At first glance, Saturday’s Big 12 football contest between Texas Tech and the West Virginia Mountaineers might seem to be of little significance. And while the outcome of the game will have no impact on the national college football landscape, to both the Red Raiders and the Mountaineers this game could be the turning point of the 2015 season.
Each team comes in to the game on a down swing. Texas Tech has lost 4 of 6 games in the conference while West Virginia has lost 4 consecutive conference games. Coincidentally, the four losses put on each team have come at the hands of the top four teams in the Big 12; Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.