With the penultimate College football He clears his throat Ratings are set to decline Tuesday night and Sunday night, messaging from across the Big 12 became increasingly uniform. Commissioner Brett Yormark said the league deserves two 12-team playoff bids this year — and the result of Saturday’s Big 12 title game shouldn’t change that.
No. 5 Texas Tech enters tournament week sitting firmly within the projected field, but No. 11 BYU remains outside the overall cut line. If the bracket were released today, the Cougars would miss the playoff despite their 11-1 record and their only loss to the Red Raiders. BYU actually needs a win on Saturday to secure its bid.
Yormark also argued that there is a clear gap in blindside resume between BYU and several teams ahead in the rankings, including Notre Dame.
“Let’s not look at the logos. Let’s look at the resume,” Yormark said. “Any blind CV comparison has BYU in the top 10. There’s no doubt about that. Compared to Notre Dame as an example, BYU has a better overall record, better scoring strength and better strength of schedule. I’m confident the CFP will get it right for BYU.”
College Football Playoff Comparison Resume
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register |
Schedule strength |
The strength of the record |
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| No. 9 Notre Dame
|
10-2 |
42 |
13 |
 No. 11 BU |
11-1 |
35 |
6 |
 No. 12 Miami |
10-2 |
44 |
14 |
 No. 16 Texas |
9-3 |
8 |
12 |
The above numbers are from ESPN Football Power Index.
This argument represents an important moment for the Big 12, especially after what happened a year ago. In its first season with a 12-team format, the conference placed only one team in the playoff: Arizona State, which entered as an automatic qualifier before taking Texas to overtime in the CFP quarterfinals in the Peach Bowl. It has become one of the clearest pieces of evidence that the conference’s top teams can compete on a national level — and that the top 12 teams shouldn’t be automatically disqualified compared to the SEC or Big Ten.
“I think we’re the deepest conference in America. I’ve always said we’ve got to make it happen on the field. I don’t want any gimmicks,” Yormark said. “I think we did that this year, and I expect we will do that moving forward.”
Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire echoed that sentiment from a coaching perspective, noting that discussions of playoff contenders often drift toward helmet logos rather than comparative accomplishment.
“I’ve sent text messages to different reporters or different media people that I know, ‘You have this slogan, this slogan, this slogan, and they’re ignoring whether it’s us or Brigham Young University,’” McGuire said. “But when you look at the numbers, we have better numbers than the teams they put out there.”
The Big 12 class comes with other coaches across the country as well Click on their programs. Clark Lea submitted his appeal for Vanderbilt. Mario Cristobal has publicly defended Miami, while Steve Sarkisian has done the same for Texas — both outside the expected realm. As conference titles and resumes collide during the most important week of the season, political positioning has become as important as on-field performance.