Of course, one of those losses came to West Virginia, 41-27, in 1982. The Sooners won their other meetings with the Mountaineers in 1958 and 1987.

English OK

OU defensive end Auston English returned to practice Sunday and will be full go for tonight’s game after battling the flu this week.

“There’s no problems,” English said. “I’m ready.”

No ties

A lot has been made about the ties between the coaching staff. OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson served as a graduate assistant coach under West Virginia interim head coach Bill Stewart more than 20 years ago.

But when you look at the rosters of both OU and West Virginia, it just proves coaches get around a lot more than players.

In more than 100 years of football, the Sooners have never had a player from West Virginia. There are also no Oklahomans on West Virginia’s roster.

Homecoming

Players from Arizona are also hard to find for tonight’s game. West Virginia has none.

The Sooners, however, have two. Fullback Matt Clapp is from Phoenix and punter Mike Knall is from Scottsdale, Ariz.

Clapp, a junior, is redshirting and won’t play tonight. Knall will be a big factor. He took over full-time punting duties from Michael Cohen late in the season and has had a solid year. He averaged 43.1 yards per boot this season.