Bad Day for the Big 12: How bad losses by Texas Tech, BYU hurt conference's CFP outlook

BYU and Texas Tech, both Big 12 contenders with College Football Playoff aspirations, suffered damaging losses to unranked opponents during Week 8 of the college football season. The defeats dealt a significant blow to the Big 12 conference's overall CFP outlook, as two of its stronger teams stumbled unexpectedly. These results raised questions about the conference's ability to place teams in playoff contention.