The Shotgun/Throwdown: West Virginia climbs into the Top 25

West Virginia's men's basketball team is ranked 24th in the Associated Press and USA Today Sports Coaches polls. The Mountaineers are 10-2 after their latest win over Stony Brook. Erik Stevenson is leading the team with 14.5 points per game, followed by Tre Mitchell with almost 13 points. Joe Tousssaint is also making an impact in his first year at WVU. Half of the Big 12 teams are ranked in top 20.

West Virginia has signed former LSU tight end Kole Taylor. Taylor has 17 receptions, 159 yards and one touchdown in seven starts for the Tigers. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

West Virginia is ranked No. 25. Four running backs are set to return and quarterback Garrett Greene is showing flashes.

The game between West Virginia and Texas is sold out.

Oklahoma State is coming into the Guaranteed Rate Bowl as underdogs against Wisconsin. Texas Tech is primed to blow out the South Carolina State men's basketball team on Tuesday night in Lubbock. West Virginia climbs into Top 25.

Middle Tennessee held San Diego State to field goals and hit a late field goal to win the Hawai’i Bowl. West Virginia climbs into the Top 25.