Texas Tech’s 34–7 rout of BYU knocked out more than the Cougars’ Playoff chances; it took Notre Dame down, too. Miami jumped into the final CFP slot, leaving both programs stunned. BYU moves on to the Pop-Tarts Bowl; Notre Dame has rejected a bowl bid in protest.

The loss effectively locked BYU out of the top 10, widening the gap Miami needed to jump them. Notre Dame slid to No. 11 behind Miami at No. 10, with selectors suddenly leaning on the Hurricanes’ Week 1, 27–24 head-to-head win as the decisive tiebreaker.

“When I started looking at BYU with Notre Dame, I’m like, BYU’s resume is better,” analyst Stanford Steve shares in a conversation with Scott Van Pelt on Monday. “Beating Utah is better than beating USC. We took it as Notre Dame and Miami and put them side by side as if that’s t

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