That guy is in charge of one of the Big 12’s remaining unbeaten teams. There is but one other. Does that mean anything? Certainly, though not too much.

Remember, West Virginia was 3-0 last season and then raced into October and bounced off a wall of ranked opponents. Four times. (And don’t forget: This October looks a good bit more accommodating, if not more forgiving.)

But on Saturday, the Mountaineers play BYU at FedEx Field while fellow Big 12 unbeaten Baylor plays host to Oklahoma State. WVU’s strength of schedule is ranked No. 57. Baylor’s is 40 spots lower. It’s possible the Big 12 leaves the weekend with one unbeaten team, and it’s also possible there will be none.

“I don’t think there’s any question we have been able to win our first three games when we had better talent than the teams we played against, and I don’t say that in a condescending way,” said Baylor coach Jim Grobe. “We just had better speed, I think, than the other teams we played, and we got the wins.

“It’s going to be interesting to me, I think, when we play a team that has the talent Oklahoma State has this season to see what level we play at.”

 Baylor’s non-conference strength of schedule ranks No. 97, according to TeamRankings.com. WVU is No. 57. The 25th-ranked Sooners are No. 1 and well aware their losing record is a product a schedule that includes a loss at home Saturday to No. 2 Ohio State and a loss in the opener in a neutral-site game in Houston against No. 6 Houston.

But the affairs of others are of no concern to Oklahoma.

“We have to be sharper in our execution,” coach Bob Stoops said. “They are two excellent teams, and they leave you no margin for error to have an opportunity to beat them. There are just some simple, basic things we can do regardless of who we’re playing that can help us, but fixing that’s got to be my job as the head coach for us to be as good as we can be.”