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Column: 5 questions to get you primed for West Virginia vs. Oklahoma

COMMENTARY

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A handful of questions as No. 13 West Virginia (8-2, 6-2) hosts No. 6 Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1) in the Black Friday regular-season finale:

Is this a defining moment for Dana Holgorsen?

He claims “this ain’t a do-or-die situation for me or this program.” In reality, that’s precisely what it is.

We’re at the tail end of Year 7 for West Virginia in the Big 12, and Holgorsen’s program has finished higher than fifth only once. After such an extended run of mediocrity, the fans expected Will Grier and a loaded offense to carry this year’s team to the Big 12 championship game.