While the Horned Frogs have a talented quarterback in Josh Hoover — who ranks second in the Big 12 in passing yards and touchdowns — their running game is somewhat suspect, with leading rusher Kevorian Barnes already ruled out for Saturday against BYU.

Oddsmaker give BYU reasonable odds to reach the College Football Playoff at +350, according to FanDuel. However, the Cougars trail even rival Utah -- which lost a head-to-head matchup and already has a second loss. The -480 odds to miss the playoff seems to imply that Vegas expects BYU to falter down the stretch.

ESPN reporter Ryan McGee took a shot at BYU’s performance last weekend — and upset more than a few fans with a joke about the Latter-day Saint faith and church founder Joseph Smith.

After suffering their first loss of the season at Texas Tech, the Cougars slid five spots to No. 12 in Tuesday’s most recent College Football Playoff rankings. Texas Tech jumped two spots to No. 6 after beating BYU, while Utah remained at No. 13 after a bye week.

BYU will host a unique visitor on campus for an official visit. Former professional basketball player Nathaniel Salmon announced his plans to take an official v

For BYU, its path to the CFP — just like the path to the Big 12 Championship game — is very simple. If BYU wins out, including a victory in Arlington, the Cougars would have a guaranteed bid to make it into the 12-team playoff.

In fact, the Hotline would respectfully offer the following: Short of sheer and utter chaos in other conferences — chaos that cannot be explained by football physics or comprehended by the human mind — BYU and Utah have no path into the CFP’s at-large field. For both, it’s the Big 12 title or bust.

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It's doomsday in Provo, Utah. With the BYU football team's hopes for a College Football Playoff berth already wobbling over a cliff, the selection committee selected the most anti-BYU athletic directo