ARLINGTON, Texas — With thousands and thousands of Texas Tech fans living within a five-hour drive of AT&T Stadium, the Red Raiders will have a decided home-crowd advantage over BYU on Saturday in the Big 12 football championship game in Arlington, Texas.

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Big 12 Championship Game

No. 11 BYU (11-1, 8-1) vs. No. 5 Texas Tech (11-1, 8-1)

Saturday, 10 a.m. MST

At AT&T Stadium

TV: ABC

Radio: 102.7 FM/1160 AM

The metropolitan area of Lubbock had a population of 367,109 as of 2024, and Texas Tech football is pretty much the only game in town. Texas Tech also has a “significant alumni presence” in the Metroplex — close to 400,000 — according to the Texastechalumni.org website.

Kickoff is at 10 a.m. MST and the game will be televised by ABC, with Joe Tessitore and Jes

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