After West Virginia jumped out to a 27-0 halftime lead and eventually buried BYU 37-7 two years ago at Milan Puskar Stadium, reporters who cover the Mountaineers loudly questioned in the press box whether the Cougars really belonged in the Big 12.

Making his first start, BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff looked overwhelmed and out of sorts at times, but fully capable at other times . BYU was dominated in the trenches on both sides of the ball and the Mountaineers outgained their visitors 567-277 along the country roads of Morgantown.

A sellout crowd of 50,266 belted out John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” after the game, as is customary when the Mountaineers taste victory, and BYU coach Kalani Sitake made his players watch the spectacle to the bitter end, perhaps as a motivatio

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