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Mercurial Cowboys aiming to dash West Virginia’s Big 12 title dreams

STILLWATER, Okla. — With two crucial games standing between West Virginia and a berth in the Big 12 championship game, Dana Holgorsen believes he’s coaching a special team. Conversely, he doesn’t know what to make of this week’s opponent, Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys (5-5, 2-5) reside next-to-last in the conference standings despite two wins over ranked teams and coming within an incomplete two-point conversion of beating No. 6 Oklahoma.

“I can’t figure it out,” Holgorsen said. “They beat Texas. Boise is a good football team, and they beat them by over three touchdowns. They were a completion away from beating Oklahoma.