The Red Raiders took control of the Big 12 race and have their eyes firmly set on the College Football Playoff

Notre Dame fans certainly didn't hold back from BYU fans after some things that were said earlier in the week.

Turned out, Texas was a prescient callback by Roderick. BYU went into Austin and got thumped 35-6 in 2023 — and the Cougars’ offense didn’t fare much better in Lubbock on Saturday. In a game of two top 10 teams, BYU’s offense struggled to pick up first downs, much less score, en route to a 29-7 loss. BYU finished with 250 yards of offense.

In a battle of Top 10 teams, there was a clear and decisive victor as Texas Tech football dominated BYU from start to finish.

Nearly a year ago, a then 6-3 Texas Tech team hosted No. 20 Colorado with a chance to position itself toward a Big 12 Championship berth — something the Red Rai

There were a couple near upsets in the Big Ten that would've tossed College Football Playoff projections into a jumbled mess, but unbeaten Indiana and one-loss Oregon prevailed on their final possessions against Penn State and Iowa, respectively, away from home to keep pace behind top-ranked Ohio State.

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See how Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland promoted positivity to Tech fans right before their football game with BYU.