PROVO, Utah — Bear Bachmeier threw for 289 yards and a touchdown to help No. 11 BYU beat UCF 41-21 on Saturday.

LJ Martin added 95 yards and three touchdowns on the ground for the Cougars (11-1, 8-1 Big 12, No. 11 CFP) who clinched a spot in the Big 12 championship game next Saturday where they will face Texas Tech for a second time this season. Parker Kingston added 181 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.

BYU is playing in a conference championship game for the first time since battling Air Force for the WAC title in 1998.

“Last year, we were kind of feeling sad that we weren’t in this championship game because it came down to a tiebreaker and all that stuff,” BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. “It just felt good to have this game and make sure that we lock it up. Now we can get back on t

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