Few, if any, believed back in August that No. 11 BYU would race to an 11-1 season and face No. 5 Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 6.

But someone forgot to tell the players and coaches.

BYU outscored UCF 41-7 after trailing 14-0 Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium to finish the regular season 11-1 with an 8-1 Big 12 record.

The Cougars tied Texas Tech at 8-1 when few, if any, experts believed any of the league teams would finish better than 7-2. The preseason thought was that the top teams would likely finish in a multi-team tie wherein tiebreaker rules would determine participants in Arlington.

Unlike a year ago, BYU and TT made sure there were no tiebreakers needed. These two teams ruled supreme from start to finish.

Saturday’s 10 a.m. M

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