College Football’s Week 11 proved the Big 12 Conference has come down to two teams. BYU and Colorado, two teams who joined the Big 12 this season, are fighting for the conference’s automatic bid to the College Football Playoff. The Cougars remained undefeated Saturday night following a fourth-quarter comeback against rival Utah, whereas Colorado’s win over Texas Tech improved their conference record to 5-1.
BYU and Colorado are firmly in first and second place in the conference standings after Iowa State dropped its second straight game, losing to Kansas 45-36 . Colorado now has sole possession of second place in the Big 12, a full game ahead of the Cyclones, who will need Colorado to drop a game if they want to make the Big 12 Championship.
If Colorado continues to play how they’ve been playing, that likely won’t happen. Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders had his seventh straight game with multiple touchdown passes, completing 30 of his 43 attempts for 291 yards and three touchdowns in Colorado’s 41-27 win over Texas Tech .