West Virginia's Big 12 opener against Kansas will be televised on ESPN2 at 12 p.m. EST with Ben Custer serving as the play-by-play announcer and Rod Gilmore as the color analyst. In years past, this Saturday's game featuring a pair of 1-2 teams wouldn't mean much outside of the Big 12.

Kansas football will face West Virginia on Saturday on the road. Here’s more on what this matchup could mean for the Jayhawks this season.

Kansas and West Virginia meet Saturday hoping to get off to a good start in the Big 12 after going 1-2 in nonconference play. The Jayhawks gave up a late touchdown to UNLV last week and lost 23-20. The Mountaineers allowed a blocked punt for a TD and surrendered a 10-point lead in the final