Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:

Game of the week

No. 8 BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12, No. 7 CFP) at No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1, 4-1, No. 8 CFP), Saturday, noon ET (ABC)

This is the first conference game in the Big 12 matching top 10 teams since 2021. The Cougars, with true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier and banged-up league rushing leader LJ Martin (98.6 yards per game), will try to get to 9-0 for the second year in a row.

Texas Tech has its highest AP Top 25 ranking since 2008, which was the last time that ESPN broadcast its “College GameDay” show from the Lubbock campus. Then sixth-ranked Tech upset No. 1 Texas 39-33 in that November game, part of the Red Raiders’ 10-0 start that season. Quarterback Behren Morton returned for Tech last week after missing two games with a r

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