It’s been 18 years since BYU last won a conference championship and with the last quarterback to do it, Max Hall , in attendance on Saturday, freshman Bear Bachmeier marched the Cougars another step in that direction.

BYU’s 41-21 victory against UCF completed the regular season with the same record as Texas Tech (11-1, 8-1). All that’s left to decide the Big 12 champion and automatic qualifier into the College Football Playoff is a rematch in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday (10 a.m., ABC).

“The next best thing to a 12-0 year is 11-1, which we are,” said BYU coach Kalani Sitake. “Our only loss was to a top-five ranked Texas Tech (29-7), so we are looking forward to the rematch.”

The Cougars capped their first unbeaten season at home since 2020 with a 20-point win against the Knights. De

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