PLAYERS TO WATCH
–RB Kennedy Brooks ran for a career-high 171 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas and is averaging 9.9 yards per carry on his 82 carries this season. Oklahoma leads the Big 12 and is No. 9 nationally with 260.7 rushing yards per game.
–QB Kyler Murray is accounting for 24.0 points per game, best in college football by more than two points. Murray is averaging 300.9 passing yards and 67.2 rushing yards per game, putting him on pace to become the first quarterback in FBS history to average 300 passing yards and 60 rushing yards per game.
–WR CeeDee Lamb has 93 catches for 1,636 yards and 16 touchdowns during his two seasons as a Sooner, including 46 catches for 829 yards and nine touchdowns this season.
–KR Tre Brown is averaging 25.2 yards per return, helping the Sooners rank No. 11 nationally at 24.2 overall. Brown’s returns include an 86-yarder earlier this season vs. UCLA. Last year, the Sooners were No. 98 nationally in kick-return average.
SERIES HISTORY: Oklahoma leads 8-2 including 3-0 in Morgantown. West Virginia has not beaten the Sooners since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12. Oklahoma won last year’s game 59-31 in Norman.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “I’ve got a lot of respect for Will Grier. Known him since he was a freshman or sophomore in high school. We were his first offer at East Carolina, so had a good relationship with him, his family. ? Happy for Will, the career he’s had to this point, the things he’s had to overcome. He’s playing great football right now without a doubt.” — Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma coach, on West Virginia quarterback Will Grier
