Another game, another opportunity to prove they deserve to be considered one of the better teams in the Big 12, if not the country.

That’s how the undefeated BYU Cougars are approaching Saturday’s Big 12 opener at Colorado, after coach Kalani Sitake’s crew routed East Carolina 34-13 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, on Saturday night.

The Cougars will take a No. 25 national ranking on their trip to the other side of the Rocky Mountains, as they cracked the Associated Press top 25 poll for the first time this year. They are No. 24 in the US LBM Coaches poll.

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BYU’s schedule has gradually gotten more difficult

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