The BYU Cougars could miss the College Football Playoff amid reports that head coach Kalani Sitake could leave for Penn State.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (#5 CFP) will face the BYU Cougars (#11 CFP) in a historic first-time matchup for the Big 12 Championship on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Texas Tech wins and it is in the Big 12 championship game. That's the simplest path for the Red Raiders. However, a loss to West Virginia does not mean they are out, as if BYU loses to UCF, Texas Tech can backpedal into the conference championship.

Texas A&M is out of the top five in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months.

BYU took a shot at Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian in connection to comments he made about College Football Playoff.

BYU took a swing at Texas coach Steve Sarkisian for comments he made Friday regarding the Longhorns’ deservingness of making the College Football Playoff. Following a win against No. 3 Texas A&M, Sarkisian stated that it would be “a disservice to our sport if Texas did not make the CFP.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Behren Morton threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez scored his second offensive TD in as many games, and No. 7 Texas Tech beat West Virginia 49-0 on Saturday in the Red Raiders’ final tuneup before the Big 12 championship game.