PROVO, UTAH – West Virginia’s first-ever football game at BYU (10:30 p.m., ET/8:30 p.m., MT; broadcast by ESPN) brings a lot of questions for the Mountaineers.

Thursday, West Virginia got on the plane and travels 1,738 miles to Provo, Utah, for its sixth game, and its third road game of the season. It’s by far the farthest WVU’s traveled this season, with the other road games being at Ohio and at Kansas.

The West Virginia Mountaineers players and coaches are preparing for a hostile BYU environment when the Mountaineers take on the Cougars on Friday at 10:30 p.m. EST.

In Milan Puskar Stadium’s 45-year history, the West Virginia University football team has hosted a ranked opponent 65 times. Twenty-three of those games were ranked vs. ranked matchups. A

The West Virginia Mountaineers (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) visit the No. 23 BYU Cougars (4-0, 1-0) Friday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the West Virginia vs. BYU odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

Thursday, West Virginia gets on the plane and travels 1,738 miles to Provo, Utah, for its sixth game, and its third road game of the season. It’s by far the farthest WVU’s traveled this season, with the other road games being at Ohio and at Kansas.

The opportunity to play in the mountain state's biggest stadium was a highlight to many of the students participating.