Oklahoma football: OU-West Virginia game remains a biggie for both teams

Saturday, as was expected, a coveted BCS berth will be on the line — for one team, at least — when the Big 12 stalwart and flashy newcomer meet in Morgantown.

With its four-game losing streak, West Virginia went from being a 5-0 team with national-title aspirations to a squad needing another win just to reach bowl eligibility.

The Mountaineers' stunning collapse and Oklahoma's two losses have stripped the game of much of its luster, but each team still has a lot to gain — and lose — Saturday.

Alabama's loss Saturday made an Oklahoma appearance in a BCS bowl game much more plausible.

If Kansas State wins its two remaining games — Saturday at Baylor and a Dec. 1 home game against Texas — the Wildcats would be a virtual lock for the national championship game, leaving the Big 12 champion's Fiesta Bowl spot available for the Sooners to fill.

But if two-loss Oklahoma becomes three-loss Oklahoma, its chances of securing such a berth are greatly decreased.

West Virginia has lots of issues that have contributed to its downfall, but it is still a prideful — and desperate, which can be dangerous — program, gets Oklahoma at home and features a talented offense fully capable of scoring loads of points.