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No. 13 W.Va. hosts No. 6 Oklahoma in Big 12 showdown

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley knows West Virginia quarterback Will Grier well.

When Riley was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina, the Pirates were the first Division I program to offer Grier, who is from Charlotte, N.C., a scholarship.

West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital is plenty familiar with Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray.

Spavital was Texas A&M's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2015, when Murray signed with the Aggies and played there for one season under Spavital.

Friday night in Morgantown, W.Va., the quarterbacks face off when No. 6 Oklahoma visits No.