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No. 8 Cougars’ national standing, and the Big 12’s reputation, on the line in Provo

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BYU and its Big 12 conference mates are well aware of the magnitude of Saturday’s showdown with No. MDT showdown with No. 2 Notre Dame is the most important regular-season college football game in BYU history has been cemented the past month and a half as both squads have performed as expected when the season began.

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