Overview
- Utah enters as a heavy favorite — roughly 17.5 points with ESPN win odds near 89% — leaning on a league-best rushing attack while QB Devon Dampier remains day-to-day and freshman Byrd Ficklin surges.
- Kansas State seeks bowl eligibility without top receiver Jayce Brown, who is out for the season after last week’s injury.
- BYU’s road game at Cincinnati carries clinching paths, with a berth secured by a win plus an Arizona State loss and either a Houston loss or a Utah win.
- Texas Tech is idle yet can lock a title-game spot with an Arizona State loss and a BYU win, or if Arizona State, Utah and BYU all lose.
- Six teams remain in contention per the conference — Texas Tech, BYU, Cincinnati, Utah, Houston and Arizona State — with tiebreakers progressing from head-to-head and common opponents to SportSource Analytics before a coin toss.