Oddsmaker give BYU reasonable odds to reach the College Football Playoff at +350, according to FanDuel. However, the Cougars trail even rival Utah -- which lost a head-to-head matchup and already has a second loss. The -480 odds to miss the playoff seems to imply that Vegas expects BYU to falter down the stretch.

It’s November on the calendar, which means it’s time to start debating who’s in and who’s out in the second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. There’s a team out there that the committee is going to have to make a controversial decision on.

In fact, the Hotline would respectfully offer the following: Short of sheer and utter chaos in other conferences — chaos that cannot be explained by football physics or comprehended by the human mind — BYU and Utah have no path into the CFP’s at-large field. For both, it’s the Big 12 title or bust.

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Want to see Arizona State football make the Big 12 football championship game? Root for BYU, UCF and Iowa State in conference games this week.

BYU’s bye week could not have come at a better time. While BYU entered 8-0, it was starting to feel like they did so hobbling. For BYU fans, this week was an ob

TCU will have to contend with a hostile environment and potent rushing attack when it faces No. 12 BYU in Provo late Saturday.

Want to see Arizona State football make the Big 12 football championship game? Root for Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Utah and BYU to lose on Nov. 15, 2025.