Big 12 weekend matchups become spicy as playoff destinations appear. A CFB writer for The Athletic believes it will all come down to one game and picks Kyle Whittingham’s Utah Utes as the favorites. For a side that finished 5-7 last year, that’s ambitious. But you make your own luck, and Utah did just that.

Significantly, Texas Tech currently leads the Big 12 standings. However, six other teams are fighting for the second spot. With BYU, Utah, Houston, Arizona State, Cincinnati, and Arizona all in contention, the race will come down to the final two games of the season. Stewart Mandel of The Athletic tweeted, “It snuck up on me that if Cincinnati beats BYU this week you could have a five-way tie for second in the Big 12.”

If the Bearcats secure a win at Nippert, the battle for the N

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