Evan Johnson lives for big games, and Saturday’s BYU-Cincinnati showdown (6 p.m. MST, Fox) is the biggest so far — not only because it’s the next one on the schedule, but also because it’s a game that can put BYU in the Big 12 championship game.

“Those games are just the things you have dreamed about as a kid,” the BYU junior cornerback told the “BYU Sports Nation Game Day” pregame show. “When you get those opportunities to show that you prepared and you go out there and let it loose — those are the best moments in your life.”

A win for BYU Saturday, coupled with losses by Arizona State and Houston, will ensure the Cougars of a date in the conference title game on Dec. 6 in Arlington, Texas. Another clinching scenario for BYU this weekend includes a victory over the Bearcats, a Utah win

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