ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — BYU safety Faletau Satuala says the Cougars have no choice but to be optimistic going into the College Football Playoff selection show, and of course, he’ll be watching Sunday.

The outlook isn’t so great after a second lopsided loss to Texas Tech, this time 34-7 in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday.

From BYU’s point of view, the only two losses are to one of the best teams in the country.

The Cougars (11-2) were already on the playoff bubble at No. 11 in the CFP rankings . They couldn’t even afford to drop one spot, and will have a hard time making a case to stay where they were.

They’ll try anyway.

“I’d say we won all season. The only time we’ve lost is the No. 4 team in the nation,” Satuala said, referring to Texas Tech’s CFP ranking that would e

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