Sep 25, 2026 · 50 min
BYU weighs Big 12 stakes during football’s bye week
Bye Week Breakdown: Big 12 Games That Matter & BYU vs Baylor Volleyball
The weekend’s conference results, playoff metrics, and volleyball contenders could reshape how BYU’s season is viewed across the Big 12.
- 1Big 12 matchups involving Utah, Iowa State, Kansas State, Cincinnati, and others carry meaningful consequences for BYU’s conference outlook.
- 2A new College Football Playoff strength-of-conference metric raises questions about how the committee will evaluate BYU and the Big 12.
- 3Alex Glover-Jemison previews a ranked BYU-Baylor volleyball matchup featuring BYU’s deep offense and the league’s title contenders.
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Barry Trammell identifies Cincinnati as one of the Big 12’s most desperate teams before its game with Kansas State.
The brief
With BYU idle, the hosts map the Big 12 games that could alter the Cougars’ conference and College Football Playoff outlook, from TCU-UCF to Colorado-Baylor.
The discussion expands to ranked national matchups, with the hosts assigning Cougar Impact Ratings to games involving Texas, Tennessee, Oregon, USC, LSU, and others.
Barry Trammell weighs BYU, Texas Tech, Utah, and the rest of the Big 12, while questioning whether the committee’s new conference metric will change playoff decisions.
Trammell also names Cincinnati among the league’s most desperate teams and connects its Kansas State game to broader changes in roster movement, economics, and college sports.
Alex Glover-Jemison previews ranked BYU-Baylor volleyball at Smith Fieldhouse, highlighting BYU’s 6-2 system, deep offense, Baylor’s youth, and the Big 12’s contenders.