Well, if any Texas Tech fan was expecting the BYU Cougars to struggle after losing to the Red Raiders last weekend, they can probably go ahead and take a deep breath. Because BYU didn’t just roll over and give up. The Cougars still look really, really impressive. And if I had to guess, this particular BYU football team would really, really like to win the Big 12 this season.
I mean, the Cougars welcomed the TCU Horned Frogs to Provo, Utah and simply had no issue shutting down a TCU offense that has been among the best in the Big 12 all throughout the season. BYU also managed to find plenty of life on the offensive side of things.
And when you get an offense working well while also doing a great job of shutting down your opponent’s offense, then a 44-13 win over TCU is bound to happen. Which is exactly what happened for the Cougars. BYU is now just a short step behind Texas Tech and the Cougars certainly have the potential to be a problem for the Red Raiders if we get a rematch in Arlington.
Big 12 football standings: BYU Cougars handled business against TCU Horned Frogs in such an impressive way
With Baylor falling in humiliating fashion against the Utes, here’s what the Big 12 standings look like:
- Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-1 overall, 7-1 Big 12)
- BYU Cougars (9-1 overall, 6-1 Big 12)
- Houston Cougars (8-2 overall, 5-2 big 12)
- Cincinnati Bearcats (7-3 overall, 5-2 Big 12)
- Arizona State Sun Devils (7-3 overall, 5-2 Big 12)
- Utah Utes (8-2 overall, 5-2 Big 12)
- Kansas State Wildcats (5-5 overall, 4-3 Big 12)
- Arizona Wildcats (7-3 overall, 4-3 Big 12)
- TCU Horned Frogs (6-4 overall, 3-4 Big 12)
- Baylor Bears (5-5 overall, 3-4 Big 12)
- Iowa State Cyclones (6-4 overall, 3-4 Big 12)
- Kansas Jayhawks (5-5 overall, 3-4 Big 12)
- West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7 overall, 2-6 Big 12)
- UCF Knights (4-6 overall, 1-6 Big 12)
- Colorado Buffaloes (3-7 overall, 1-6 Big 12)
- Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-9 overall, 0-7 Big 12)
It would have been really nice if Sonny Dykes had found a way to help Texas Tech out a bit here. Just getting a win over the Cougars would have really helped the Red Raiders create a bit of separation at the top of the Big 12 standings, which would have been appreciated.
And I’m sure folks in Houston, Cincinnati, Tempe, and Salt Lake City all would have appreciated seeing BYU lose to TCU on Saturday as well.