Either team will become bowl eligible with a win. Baylor is coming off a bye week and is riding a three-game winning streak that turned around a 2-4 start to the season. West Virginia has won two straight, both on the road, and will try to avoid its fourth loss at home this season.

Cincinnati Bearcats running back Evan Pryor (6) runs down the field with the ball in the fourth quarter of a college football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and West Virginia Mountaineers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. Mountaineers won 31-24. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Cincinnati Bearcats football kicks off against West Virginia Saturday at noon at Nippert Stadium. Here are five things to watch from Scott Springer.