Berry Tramel

Tulsa World Sports Columnist

The last five Big 12 football champions have come from five schools. During that time, eight members have played in the conference championship game.

Texas Tech and Utah are not on either list.

Utah, of course, for good reason, having just joined the Big 12 in 2024. Tech has made none of the 22 title games since the league formed in 1996.

But Saturday in Salt Lake City, Tech and Utah collide, and the winner has an inside track to Arlington. The Utes and Red Raiders are staging one of college football’s three top-25 matchups Saturday, and Fox will be in Salt Lake City with its Big Noon Kickoff show.

It’s a chance for Big 12 marketing and a chance for the 16th-ranked Utes and 17th-ranked Red Raiders to declare their candidacy as College Footbal

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