MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s 3-0 start to the 2015 season has inspired hope, quelled doubts, heightened expectations and raised more than a few eyebrows, not just because the team has won, but how it has won, steamrolling opponents by an average of 35.7 points per game.
The beginning of Big 12 Conference play Saturday will represent a new challenge for the Mountaineers, but even a word like “challenge” undersells what awaits them. All four games in October will come against teams currently ranked in the top 20 of both major polls, a slate that includes, in order, No.