Give edge to OU
Sooners stop the run, have had time to prepare for 3-3-5 defense and have motivation on their side

Oklahoma and West Virginia sport a combined record of 21-1 with their starting quarterbacks on hand. OU lost Sam Bradford to a first-play concussion at Texas Tech, but the Mountaineers trump that excuse. Both West Virginia defeats — South Florida and Pitt — came when Pat White was knocked from the game.

White is a slippery optioneer whose 185 pounds — 20 less than Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson — belie his productivity. White has rushed for 3,356 yards in three seasons and is on pace to set the NCAA quarterback rushing record, plus he's a 65 percent career passer.

That's a good ballplayer.

So the Sooner strategy could be simple: KO the wispy White. That's not OU's style, or much of anyone else's this side of Buddy Ryan's, but the good news for the Sooners is this:

They won't have to resort to cracking kneecaps to find victory in the desert that was so elusive a year ago against Boise State.

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