While the BYU Cougars were enjoying their only week off in the 2026 college football regular season, their next two opponents were sustaining devastating losses.
The TCU Horned Frogs, who will play host to BYU on Saturday in Fort Worth, fell 21-13 on the road to the UCF Knights. Meanwhile, the rebuilding Iowa State Cyclones, who will visit BYU on Oct. 9, were downed 31-17 at home by the Utah Utes, who are No. 13 in the new Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The Cougars dropped from No. 9 to No. 10 in the poll…