MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia head coach Neal Brown spoke during the Big 12 coaches teleconference Monday morning, heading into WVU’s (5-3, 4-3 Big 12) showdown with No. 14 Oklahoma (6-2, 5-2) on Saturday.
- On how Oklahoma has improved from its two early season losses: “They’re definitely playing their best football here in the last month. Some of that is Spencer Rattler maturing — a freshman quarterback with that talent that he has … he’s going to improve and he definitely has.
“Another thing, too, is they have [DE Ronnie Perkins and RB Rhamondre Stevenson] back in the lineup, and they’ve been a different team.”
- On the status of linebacker Josh Chander-Semedo: “He ran last week and he’s going to practice the early part of this week. We’re hopeful, not ready to say he’s ready to go, but we’re hopeful.”
- On why the Mountaineers have had so much success in pass defense this season: “The pass rush is always the best thing for good pass coverage, and that has definitely benefited us. I think that we’ve got two safeties that are veteran guys that do a really good job communicating. Jahmile Addae has done a really good job schematically, putting our guys in positions to be successful. Our corners have made steady improvement as the year’s gone on.”
- On Oklahoma’s ability to jump on teams early in the first quarter: “It’s something crazy — they’re 124-17 in the first quarter. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that. They’ve been able to score and get explosive plays early. They always mix it up and are a little bit different each week. Their speed is at a different level compared to other teams that you play week in and week out. Sometimes teams take a little bit of time to adjust to it.
Oklahoma kickoff time announced
The Big 12 announced WVU’s Saturday game against Oklahoma at Milan Puskar Stadium will be televised at 7:30 p.m. on ABC.
The matchup with the Sooners will be Senior Day. Tickets are available online at wvugame.com or by calling 1-800-WVU GAME.
With the 25% capacity limit at Milan Puskar Stadium, seats available in the socially distanced, reduced capacity manifest are displayed on the “Pick Your Own Seat” map on wvugame.com in seat blocks ranging from one to six seats.
Tickets are priced by seat locations in each zone (Blue/Red Zone, Orange/Gold Zone, or Green Zone) and will be reflected on the map.
Iowa State given six-day window
The Big 12 also announced ESPN and FOX will utilize a six-day window to announce the broadcast network and time slot for WVU’s Dec. 5 road game against Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium. The game time and television network will be announced after the games Saturday.
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