Big 12 Roundup: West Virginia Among Several Teams in Race

With another week now in the books, the Big 12 continues to appear wide open. With that said, what actually happened around the conference beyond West Virginia’s dominating performance in a 38-14 win over Oklahoma State.

All in all, West Virginia ran all over Oklahoma State en route to a 38-14 win. The victory moves Neal Brown’s team to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12.

Below are the results from the rest of the Big 12 games:

Houston upset TCU 30-19 on Friday. 

WVU’s next opponent Iowa State wins comfortably 43-21 over Baylor. 

Jaylon Jackson through traffic 🚦#Big12FB | 📺 @CFBONFOX pic.twitter.com/ZuU3pmgilU

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 6, 2024

UCF falls to in-state foe Florida 24-13 in a non conference matchup. 

Arizona State claims their first ever Big 12 win 35-31 over Kansas. 

Texas Tech took down Arizona 28-22. 

Big 12 teams on a bye:

BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Kansas State, Utah 

WVU will now return home for a showdown with Iowa State. The Mountaineers and Cyclones are set to kickoff at 8 pm ET on Oct. 12. WVU will debut their new Coal Rush uniform under the lights next week.

Both WVU and Iowa State are among five remaining undefeated teams in the Big 12 standings.

West Virginia is one of only five remaining unbeaten teams in Big 12 play.

They also play one of the others next and don’t play two of the others at all during the regular season. https://t.co/hv30bvhLOY

— Mike J. Asti (@MikeAsti11) October 6, 2024

The Saturday night atmosphere will also serve as the backdrop to Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht’s father Anthony being honored. Former Mountaineer Anthony Becht was unable to attend his induction into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame and will be honored when his son is in town.

For a related story, Mike Asti talked with fans during a live postgame show after the Oklahoma State game.