MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (KSL.com) — Facing a 14-0 deficit in hostile territory — maybe in more ways than one — BYU slowly chipped away at Colorado’s lead Saturday night.

But with a tornado of a play-call, the Cougars got the go-ahead score and held off a late Buffaloes push to earn the team’s first Big 12 win of the season. Not only was it a big step forward on the season for the Cougars, but it moved the team up in the national rankings — even if just by a little bit.

BYU moved up to No. 23 Sunday afternoon in the latest Associated Press Top 25 rankings, up two spots from its previous standing at No. 25.

The Cougars include four teams from the Big 12 ranked this week, with Texas Tech leading the charge for another week at No. 11 off a bye. Behind the Red Raiders is No. 14 Iowa State, No. 23

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