Either team will become bowl eligible with a win. Baylor is coming off a bye week and is riding a three-game winning streak that turned around a 2-4 start to the season. West Virginia has won two straight, both on the road, and will try to avoid its fourth loss at home this season.

This Saturday, the West Virginia Mountaineers (5-4, 4-2) will host the Baylor Bears (5-4, 3-3) in what can be considered an elimination game as far as the Big 1

West Virginia football will start its backup quarterback on Saturday. The Mountaineers are on the road to play surging Cincinnati.