Utah and Texas Tech have emerged as top contenders with clear paths to the Big 12 title game, according to a November 10 report by the Daily Herald's Darnell Dickson. The weekly analysis covers the status and upcoming matchups for all 16 teams in the Big 12 conference.
No. 2 Utah (9-0, 6-0) enters their next matchup scheduled for Saturday at Arizona (7-2, 4-2) at 5:30 p.m. MT. The Utes recently ended a three-game losing streak to rival BYU by defeating the 7th-ranked Cougars 28-20. During that game, Devon Dampier recorded two touchdown passes and two touchdown runs. Utah holds a 26-21-2 overall series lead against Arizona, with their last victory occurring in 2022.
No. 10 Texas Tech (8-1, 5-1) is scheduled to play at Oklahoma State (6-3, 4-2) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Red Raiders recently secured a 53-48 victory over West Virginia, a game that featured a combined 1,200 yards of offense. In that contest, Thomas Castellanos threw for 362 yards and five touchdowns while adding 102 rushing yards, and J’Koby Williams rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown.
No. 12 BYU (7-2, 4-2) is scheduled to host Baylor (6-3, 4-2) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. MT. The Cougars recently suffered a 28-20 loss to No. 3 Utah. BYU leads the overall series against Baylor 3-2, having won the last two meetings in 2024 and 2022.
Other notable standings include No. 14 Houston (7-2, 4-2), who will play at Colorado (3-6, 1-5) on Friday at 8:15 p.m. MT. No. 22 Arizona (7-2, 4-2) is scheduled to face No. 2 Utah on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. MT following an improbable 29-28 victory against TCU. Additionally, No. 24 Arizona recently won via a 37-yard field goal by Michael Salgado-Medina with 39 seconds remaining.
The Big 12 conference features 16 teams. Recent results include No. 15 Texas Tech's 53-48 win over West Virginia and No. 24 Arizona's win against TCU. The league's schedule includes several high-scoring contests, such as the West Virginia and Texas Tech game which totaled 102 combined points.
