West Virginia avoided complete disaster with a victory over UCF last week to at least clinch a bowl appearance in a season that has fallen short of preseason expectations.

West Virginia and Texas Tech close the regular season clinging to faint hopes of reaching the Big 12 championship game.

The West Virginia Mountaineers will sport blue helmets, white jerseys, and white pants for the regular season finale this Saturday The Mountaineers are looking to pick up their second straight win in the series after winning last year with backup quarterback Nicco Marchiol,

For many people, football is as much a part of Thanksgiving as the drumstick and pumpkin pie. That includes the lead Mountaineer. “This is one of the best weeks of the year,” WVU coach Neal Brown said in the run-up to West Virginia’s regular-season finale at Texas Tech on Saturday (noon on FS1).