MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia faces 19^th-ranked Kansas State later today at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown.
 
It's Senior Day for those choosing to take part in the pregame festivities prior to kickoff.
 
West Virginia (4-6, 2-5) is coming off a 23-20 victory over Oklahoma on Casey Legg's 25-yard field goal as time expired. It was the junior's second game-winning field goal of the season as his 22-yard kick at the conclusion of the Baylor game gave WVU a 43-40, come-from-behind win.
 
"It was special in that locker room (following last Saturday's win)," West Virginia coach Neal Brown said. "There is so much investment by the staff, the players and the whole support group, so to go into the locker room and be able to celebrate was special; to become the first team that's ever beaten Oklahoma since joining the Big 12 made it that much sweeter."
 
The Mountaineers are going to need another performance similar to those two when the take on 7-3 Kansas State. The Wildcats show wins over South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Baylor and losses to 21^st-ranked Tulane, fourth-ranked TCU and Texas.
 
In its most recent 31-3 victory at Baylor, backup quarterback Will Howard filled in for injured starter Adrian Martinez to complete 19 of his 27 pass attempts for 196 yards and three touchdowns, two of those going to tight end Ben Sinnott.
 
Dynamic running back Deuce Vaughn contributed 106 yards on the ground and now shows 1,081 yards for the season and 3,127 for his career. The Round Rock, Texas, resident has accounted for 4,295 yards from scrimmage in just 33 career games.
 
Junior defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah has gone from a walk-on to a potential first-round round draft pick while anchoring a K-State defense that ranks 12^th in the country, allowing just 17.5 points per game.
 
Kansas State is 14^th in interceptions and 17^th in pass efficiency defense with a 116.07 rating.
 
"They're very good, and I think they're playing their best football of the year right now," Brown said. "They're good on offense, defense and special teams and they're in the top 20 in the country for a reason."
 
Last year, Kansas State snapped West Virginia's five-game winning streak in the series with a 34-17 victory in Manhattan. Vaughn ran 25 times for 121 yards and scored a touchdown and the Wildcats limited WVU's ground game to just 77 yards on 26 attempts.
 
Kansas State, at 5-2 in Big 12 play with games left against West Virginia and Kansas, has the inside track on the remaining spot in the Big 12 championship game on Saturday, Dec. 3, at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. TCU clinched a berth with last Saturday's 17-10 win at Texas.
 
West Virginia is still in contention to become bowl eligible if it can win its remaining two games of the regular season against Kansas State and Oklahoma State.
 
The rest of this week's Big 12 schedule features TCU at Baylor, Texas at Kansas, Texas Tech at Iowa State and Oklahoma State at Oklahoma in the annual Bedlam game.
 
"We've played well at home this year, and we're really looking forward to Saturday's game," Brown concluded.
 
Here is today's Countdown to Kickoff:
 
10 – WVU has thrown for more than 300 yards in a game TEN times under Neal Brown, including twice this season.
 
9 – The Mountaineers have lost NINE times on today's date in their history, but own a 3-3 record in games played in Morgantown on this date.
 
8 – West Virginia ranks EIGHTH nationally in red-zone offense, scoring on 92.9% of its opportunities this season.
 
7 – The Mountaineers have registered at least 400 yards of total offense in SEVEN of 10 games so far this season.
 
6 – West Virginia has had at least one 100-yard rusher in SIX of 10 games this season, including backup quarterback Garrett Greene's 119 last Saturday against Oklahoma.
 
5 – Sam James moved into FIFTH place on WVU's all-time receptions list last week against Oklahoma and now shows 185 heading into today's game.
 
4 – Senior Dante Stills is now FOURTH on the school's all-time sack list with 23½ and needs 2½ more to tie his father, Gary Stills, for third place.
 
3 – Bryce Ford-Wheaton is tied for THIRD nationally among FBS receivers with 16 contested catches, according to Pro Football Focus.
 
2 – Backup quarterback Garrett Greene ran for TWO touchdowns in last Saturday's 23-20 win over Oklahoma.
 
1 – Casey Legg is tied for FIRST nationally in field goal percentage (100%, 13-13).
 
Today's game will kick off at 2 p.m. and will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks and Tori Petry). Mountaineer Sports Network coverage begins at 11 a.m. on stations throughout West Virginia and online via WVUsports.com and the apps WVU Gameday and The Varsity Network.
 
Satellite radio coverage is on SiriusXM channel 85 and the XM app channel 196.
 
Be sure to stop back afterward for complete post-game coverage.