Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:

Game of the week

Houston (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) at No. 24 Arizona State (5-2, 3-1), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Reigning Big 12 champion Arizona State has won 10 home games in a row, its longest streak since 14 from 1980-82. Four of those wins have been against Top 25 teams. That includes last week against previously undefeated Texas Tech , the only team to beat Houston. Neither the Sun Devils or Cougars play Big 12 co-leaders No. 11 BYU or No. 21 Cincinnati, so this outcome could have Big 12 title game implications.

Sun Devils QB Sam Leavitt is 10-1 in his Big 12 starts, and 15-3 overall as ASU's starter. Conner Weigman, the transfer from Texas A&M, last week in a win over Arizona became the first Houston quarterback since Kevin Kolb

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