Five of the six teams who are still alive in the race for a Big 12 championship game berth are playing this weekend — league leader Texas Tech is the only one who is on a bye.

That puts plenty of importance on the Big 12 schedule in Week 13, as four of the weekend’s seven league games will have some sort of implication to the conference chase.

Here’s a look at four games critical to the league chase that take place in Week 13.

Kansas State at No. 12 Utah

Saturday, 2 p.m. MST (ESPN2)

The Utes (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) are on a roll, having won their last three games and five of their last six. And Utah is winning big — its 35.3 margin of victory in its eight wins leads the country.

Even so, the Utes will need help to reach the Big 12 championship game besides just winning out — if Cincinnat

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