Leaving aside the Vols for a moment...
...how the heck did Iowa State and NC State pass TCU and @ Texas as the #2 and #3 toughest games on WVa's schedule? Sure, they get TCU at home, but the Horned Frogs had the #15 scoring defense in the land last season; that's a hell of a lot better than NC State, which came in at #51. And TCU has a pretty potent offense, something Iowa State does not have (#56 scoring offense last year). And as for Texas, well, Tom Herman might just get the Longhorns to wake up from their long slumber this season.
So yeah, I just don't get that as a top 3. Oklahoma their toughest test, absolutely. The writer got just about everything else wrong.
Back to the Vols. I'd put us at about the level of NC State, Texas Tech, or Oklahoma State ... somewhere in the middle of the pack of difficulty for West Virginia. Fortunately, I think the Mountaineers are going to lose somewhere around half their games this year...so we got a shot of getting their disappointment going early.
Go Vols!