If the Big 12 Conference championship game were played this weekend, it would be BYU vs. Colorado. The Cougars and Buffaloes both rallied ... they’ll be headed to the College Football Playoff. Up next, though, is a Kansas team that looks much more ...

Instead of looking at the box score and realizing that Utah blew a 21-10 lead and lost the Holy War 22-21 by not scoring a single point in the final two quarters of that game, Harlan blamed the outcome entirely on Big 12 officials.

BYU is a unanimous No. 1 this week, and the undefeated Cougars could be staring at a showdown with Colorado for the Big 12 title.

BYU football is climbing the rankings. The undefeated Cougars are ranked No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, up three spots from their placement at No. 9 last week. BYU was ranked No. 7 in the latest iteration of the AP Poll and No. 8 in the Coaches Poll.

The previous version incorrectly listed Georgia as the No. 2 seed in the quarterfinal bracket instead of Texas.) The College Football Playoff and its newfangled 12-team format is nearly here.