WVU will begin the 2018 football season with Tennessee (0-8, 4-8), Youngstown and North Carolina State (6-2, 9-4).
The Wolfpack is one of only three Power 5 teams with winning 2017 conference records playing Big 12 teams in 2018.
The others are Southern Cal, which will face Texas, and Ohio State, which will go against TCU.
Not many chances for prestige victories by Big 12 teams.
The other non-conference games:
Texas has Maryland (2-7, 4-8), Tulsa and Southern Cal (8-1,11-3).
TCU has Southern, SMU and Ohio State (8-1, 12-2).
Oklahoma has Florida Atlantic, UCLA (4-5, 6-7) and Army.
Texas Tech has Mississippi (3-5, 6-6), Lamar and Houston.
Iowa State has South Dakota State, Iowa (4-5, 8-5) and Akron.
Kansas State has South Dakota, Mississippi State (4-4, 9-4) and Texas San Antonio.
Oklahoma State has Missouri State, South Alabama and Boise State.
Kansas has Nicholls, Central Michigan and Rutgers (3-6, 4-8).
Baylor has Abilene Christian, Texas San Antonio and Duke (3-5, 7-6). The Little Sisters of the Poor weren’t available?
I know some of these opponents looked like a bigger deal when the contracts were signed, but the Big 12 bloodbaths should be a LOT more exciting.
The Wolfpack is one of only three Power 5 teams with winning 2017 conference records playing Big 12 teams in 2018.
The others are Southern Cal, which will face Texas, and Ohio State, which will go against TCU.
Not many chances for prestige victories by Big 12 teams.
The other non-conference games:
Texas has Maryland (2-7, 4-8), Tulsa and Southern Cal (8-1,11-3).
TCU has Southern, SMU and Ohio State (8-1, 12-2).
Oklahoma has Florida Atlantic, UCLA (4-5, 6-7) and Army.
Texas Tech has Mississippi (3-5, 6-6), Lamar and Houston.
Iowa State has South Dakota State, Iowa (4-5, 8-5) and Akron.
Kansas State has South Dakota, Mississippi State (4-4, 9-4) and Texas San Antonio.
Oklahoma State has Missouri State, South Alabama and Boise State.
Kansas has Nicholls, Central Michigan and Rutgers (3-6, 4-8).
Baylor has Abilene Christian, Texas San Antonio and Duke (3-5, 7-6). The Little Sisters of the Poor weren’t available?
I know some of these opponents looked like a bigger deal when the contracts were signed, but the Big 12 bloodbaths should be a LOT more exciting.