MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Despite the cancellation of this weekend’s game, West Virginia climbed two spots to No. 12 in the latest Associated Press poll.
Oddsmakers also gave the Mountaineers (2-0) a boost, making them 14.5-point favorites against Kansas State (2-1). West Virginia has never been such a heavy favorite against a Big 12 opponent aside from Kansas.
That is attributable to the blistering start by Will Grier, who ranks among the top four quarterbacks nationally in passing efficiency (229.4), passing yards per game (380.5), completion percentage (76.7) and yards per attempt (12.68).
WVU also enjoys the benefit of extra preparation time thanks to Hurricane Florence.