West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen loves the wide-open offense. But he came into the season with a lot more proven running back talent and had to tone down the offense. They started with five straight unders. But Holgorsen was able to institute his offense slowly but very surely. Now they have gone over 5-of-6, all by 6.5 or more.

Iowa State redshirt freshman Grant Rohach is due to make his fourth straight start. He's coming off a season-high 300 yards passing against Kansas.

WVU has not had a clear-cut starter all year, but as they have shown, they have two guys who have gotten much more comfortable in the offense.

West Virginia and Iowa State rank at the bottom of the Big 12 in several defensive categories. Iowa State is last in points (39) and rushing yards (243) allowed per game. The Mountaineers have the worst pass defense at 291 yards and total defense at 503. Iowa State is next-to-last in total defense at 473 yards.