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Game Preview: Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers

After two upset wins in Stillwater, the Oklahoma State Cowboys hit the road to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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The Oklahoma State Cowboys head to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Mike Monaco, Robert Griffin III and Kris Budden on the call.

Both teams are 4-2 coming into this game, but both seem to have momentum going in opposite directions. The Cowboys are coming off two straight home upset wins against Kansas State and Kansas while having seemingly flipped the narrative on their season. 

West Virginia, on the other hand, traveled to Houston and lost to the Cougars on a last-second, 49-yard Hail Mary.

When conference play started, the Mountaineers were a surprise team, whereas the Cowboys were a team under succeeding with losses to South Alabama and Iowa State to start Big 12 play.

Mike Gundy has played West Virginia 11 times in his coaching career with an 8-3 record against them. Neal Brown, West Virginia's head coach, is 1-3 against Oklahoma State in his career.

These two teams are quite evenly matched. Oklahoma State has the total offensive edge, though West Virginia has the total defensive edge. One big key to the game will be the Cowboys' third-down defense, as closing out drives and forcing punts or field goals will be huge. 

West Virginia won this matchup a year ago, and it'll be huge for the Cowboys to continue their recent winning streak this weekend. This is West Virginia's homecoming on top of the Mountaineers being 3.5-point favorites.

For the Pokes, a win might just get them ranked in the AP Poll. They would have completed three straight upsets, with a win over West Virginia, which has also been on the bubble of being ranked this season. Taking even more momentum into the back half of their schedule, which includes all four Big 12 newcomers, could be huge for Gundy and his squad. 

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