Overview
- BYU enters at 8-1 (5-1 Big 12) needing to win out to keep the cleanest path to the conference title game and hosts TCU in Provo on ESPN at 10:15 p.m. ET.
- TCU leans on quarterback Josh Hoover’s prolific passing while top rusher Kevorian Barnes has been ruled out, and BYU’s defense has been among the nation’s best at generating red-zone stops and interceptions.
- Oddsmakers list BYU as a 3.5-point favorite, USA Today projects a 24-20 Cougars win, and KSL’s model slightly favors TCU 27-24, reflecting split predictions for a close game.
- Utah travels to Baylor with an elite defense and run game facing one of the country’s top passing attacks led by Sawyer Robertson; kickoff is 5 p.m. MST on ESPN2 at McLane Stadium.
- Baylor’s administrative situation is developing as AD and CFP chair Mack Rhoades takes a leave of absence during a school review of allegations, and Utah’s Mark Harlan has assumed his CFP committee role.