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WVU set to host 5-time defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma Saturday

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) with fans after the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys (Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Oklahoma remains the one team that West Virginia has not been able to conquer since joining the Big 12 in 2012. The Sooners have had their way against the Mountaineers in eight consecutive meetings. Most notably, OU’s last visit to Morgantown on Thanksgiving weekend in 2018 bolstered the Heisman resume of Kyler Murray and denied the Mountaineers a spot in the Big 12 title game as the Sooners prevailed 59-56.

The five-time defending Big 12 champions control their own destiny for a return trip to the conference championship game on December 19.