BYU football is attempting to restrengthen its chances of playing for its first Big 12 title. The Cougars took a costly conference loss to Texas Tech one week ago . But now must withstand Cincinnati without Chase Roberts due to a CFB injury .

Before the fourth quarter arrived, BYU lost one of its top playmakers. The school's athletic communications department revealed Roberts won't return to the field .

His injury wasn't revealed, but was seen wearing sweatpants and without pads on the sidelines. BYU immediately turned to running back LJ Martin to carry the load on offense. Expand Tweet

Roberts, though, is a key playmaker for the 10-1 Cougars — especially as they remain in the conference title hunt.

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