Overview
- Saturday's game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington decides the Big 12 champion and confers the league's automatic College Football Playoff berth.
- Texas Tech dominated the Nov. 8 meeting 29-7, holding BYU to season lows in yards and points as linebacker Jacob Rodriguez forced two turnovers.
- Both programs announced head-coach extensions this week, with Joey McGuire re-upping at Texas Tech and Kalani Sitake agreeing to a long-term deal at BYU.
- Quarterback Behren Morton has returned to form after a lower-leg injury and indicated he would practice without a protective boot this week, while BYU rushing leader LJ Martin has surged with 405 yards and six TDs in the past three games.
- Oddsmakers list Texas Tech as a double-digit favorite, and a Red Raiders win could secure a top-four seed and first-round bye in the expanded CFP.