Overview
- No. 7 Texas Tech visits West Virginia on Saturday after a bye, bringing the Big 12’s top scoring offense at 42.6 points per game and a league-best 12.3 points allowed.
- No. 11 BYU hosts UCF with a chance to secure its first conference championship appearance since the 1998 WAC title game.
- Texas Tech already owns a 29-7 win over BYU from Nov. 8, the Cougars’ lone loss in a season where their average winning margin is 19.7 points.
- If Texas Tech or BYU lose this weekend, Utah (9-2) and Arizona State (8-3) are the only teams still able to reach the Big 12 championship on Dec. 6.
- Oklahoma State named North Texas’ Eric Morris as its next head coach as the 1-10 Cowboys try to avoid a second straight winless Big 12 slate against Iowa State.