Mountaineers beat Kansas 49-0 to become eligible for bowl

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen kept reminding his team all week about its trip to Kansas two years ago, when the lightly regarded Jayhawks stormed to a victory over the Mountaineers. The message apparently sunk in. Skyler Howard threw for 133 yards and a touchdown, ran for 129 yards and another score on the ground, and led a grinding West Virginia offense that produced three 100-yard rushers in a 49-0 win over the Jayhawks on Saturday that made his team bowl-eligible for the second straight year. "It meant a lot to our team to come here and play well," Holgorsen said. "It had everything to do with us and nothing to do with them. And I give our players a bunch of credit for attacking this week the right way.