Lubbock is the center of the college football universe this week.

No. 8 BYU visits No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday for the first top-10 matchup in a Big 12 conference game since 2021. ESPN’s “College GameDay” show is going to set up shop at Jones AT&T Stadium for the first time since 2008 and a tent city has sprung up outside the gates with eager students hoping to get the first crack at the best seats.

Locals say the buildup for this one matches or exceeds the one for a sixth-ranked Texas Tech’s 39-33 win over a No. 1 Texas in 2008. Michael Crabtree caught the winning 28-yard touchdown pass with 1 second left that night.

Second billing this week goes to No. 3 Texas A&M’s game at No. 19 Missouri. The Aggies, playing a third straight on the road, are going for their first 9-0 start since

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