ARLINGTON, Texas — BYU coach Kalani Sitake and Texas Tech's Joey McGuire have shared a few meals together, and they've talked about their teams making the Big 12 championship game.

“If you want me at my best, Joey understands this, it's usually when we're eating,” said Sitake, the former Cougars fullback now in his 10th season as their coach. "If you want to talk about manifesting ... we talked about playing each other in the championship game. We manifested it, and now here we are.”

They meet for the Big 12 title Saturday, when the Red Raiders (11-1, No. 4 CFP) are a virtual lock for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff no matter the outcome. For the Big 12 to get a second team into the playoff when the bracket comes out Sunday, the Cougars (11-1, No. 11 CFP) have to beat Tech

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