7 p.m., ESPN
Records: West Virginia 5-1, Syracuse 4-2
The skinny: West Virginia needs to win to continue its march toward its first top-10 ranking since 2008 and the BCS bowl bid that goes to the Big East champion. The Mountaineers also want to recapture the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy, which Syracuse won last year with a 19-14 victory in Morgantown, ending an eight-game losing streak to West Virginia. The Orange must find consistency on both sides of the ball if it hopes to play in a bowl game for the second year in a row.
The stat: The Mountaineers have a nine 100-yard receiving performances this season, a school record.
The line: West Virginia by 13 1/2
FRIDAY'S OTHER TV GAME
• Rutgers at Louisville, 7 p.m., ESPN2
