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Games to watch for Wisconsin football fans during the bye week

By Tanner Nestle

MADISON, WI - AUGUST 31: Garrett Groshek #37, Alex Hornibrook #12, and A.J. Taylor #4 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Camp Randall Stadium on August 31, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WI - AUGUST 31: Garrett Groshek #37, Alex Hornibrook #12, and A.J. Taylor #4 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Camp Randall Stadium on August 31, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 03: Quarterback Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers scrambles in the first half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at FedExField on September 3, 2017 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

No. 12 West Virginia at No. 25 Texas Tech

12p ET

ESPN2

The Big Ten and Big 12 don’t cross paths too often or even play close to similar styles of football. That’s what makes this game so fun though.

West Virginia and Texas Tech could both score into the 50’s in this game and nobody would be surprised. The early block of games isn’t as entertaining as some of the others outside of this one so unless you don’t want to watch football on Saturday until 3:30 this is your best option. But it’s not a bad option at all.

Texas Tech is fresh off a beatdown of No. 15 Oklahoma State and now welcomes one of the best teams in the Big 12 to Lubbock. Oklahoma is the favorite year in and year out in the, but West Virginia is expected to challenge the Sooners. That’s if they get by the Red Raiders of Texas Tech.

This is a huge game in the Big 12 since the participants in the Big 12 Championship aren’t decided by winners of divisions. The top two teams in the conference play in the game and there aren’t any divisions. Finishing second is just as valuable as finishing first. If nobody catches Oklahoma, there’s still a race for second. And it starts with this game.

Expect a ton of passes and not a lot of defense. West Virginia has shown more defensive prowess this year than normal but that’s only by Big 12 standards.

This game will be a delicious appetizer for the afternoon and night games that follow.