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BYU defensive end Hunter Clegg celebrates an interception against Colorado State in a college football game at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo., on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026.

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Utah running back Wayshawn Parker, left, runs from Iowa State cornerback Keyon Washington, right, during a touchdown run in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Each week of the college football season the Daily Herald’s Darnell Dickson takes a deep dive into the Big 12: What happened and what’s up next with the league’s 16 teams.

1. No. 10 BYU (3-0, 1-0)

Last results: Bye

Game On: Saturday at TCU (2-2, 0-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

What’s Up? BYU won the last meeting in the series with TCU 44-13 at Provo last season. … The Cougars are 41-11 under Kalani Sitake when playing as a Top 25 team. … With a win on Saturday BYU would be 4-0 for the fifth time under Sitake.

2. No. 13 Utah (4-0, 1-0)

Last results: Wayshawn Parker ran for a career-high 174 yards and two touchdowns and caught five passes for 65 yards and a score as No. 15 Utah won at Iowa State 31-17.

Game On: Bye

What’s Up? Parker ran for a 54-yard TD run on game’s opening play from scrimmage. … Utah has scored 30 or more points in ten straight games, the longest active streak in FBS. … The Utes are off until Oct. 10, when they host Kansas.

3. No. 12 Texas Tech (4-0, 1-0)

Last results: Austin Romaine became the first FBS player in 13 years to return two interceptions for a touchdown on consecutive throws as No. 11 Texas Tech rolled past Sam Houston State 49-14.

Game On: Saturday at Colorado (2-2, 0-1), 5:30 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Texas Tech only led 21-14 at halftime. … Cameron Dickey ran for two scores while Will Hammond was 17 of 29 for 224 yards and three interceptions. … Texas Tech’s last win in the series with Colorado came in 2010, 27-24 at Boulder.

4. No. 20 Houston (3-1, 0-1)

Last results: Conner Weigman accounted for six touchdowns (four passing, two rushing) as No. 25 Houston blitzed Georgia Southern 42-28.

Game On: Saturday vs. UCF (3-1, 1-0), 10 a.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? Houston scored touchdowns on its first six possessions against Georgia Southern. … The Cougars won the last meeting with UCF 30-27 at Orlando in 2025.

5. No. 19 Oklahoma State (3-1, 1-0)

Last results: Drew Mestemaker threw for a season high 389 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-24 victory against West Virginia.

Game On: Bye

What’s Up? Caleb Hawkins ran for 180 yards and a score against West Virginia. … The last time Oklahoma State was ranked in the Top 25 was September 22, 2024. … The Cowboys are off until Oct. 10, when they host UCF.

6. Arizona (3-1, 0-1)

Last results: Noah Fifita threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns as Arizona overcame a 14-0 deficit to win at Washington State 34-24.

Game On: Saturday vs. Cincinnati (4-0, 1-0), 9 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Tre Spivey caught seven passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns against Washington State. … Arizona won the only previous meeting with Cincinnati on the road 30-24 last season.

7. Cincinnati (4-0, 1-0)

Last results: Cole Tabb ran 11 times for 124 yards and three touchdowns as Cincinnati got past Kansas State 31-26.

Game On: Saturday at Arizona (3-1, 0-1), 9 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Gi’Bran Payne rushed 16 times for 126 yards against Kansas State. … Cincinnati’s win broke a three-game losing streak against KSU and was its first victory in the series Since 1966.

8. Arizona State (2-1, 1-0)

Last results: Bye

Game On: Saturday vs. Baylor, 8:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)

What’s Up? In the first three games, quarterback Cutter Boley is 53 of 84 (63.1%) for 736 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions. … Arizona State is 2-0 against Baylor, winning 34-13 at Tempe in 1990 and 27-24 at Waco last season.

9. Baylor (3-1, 1-0)

Last results: DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes in his return to Baylor’s lineup in a 23-13 victory against Colorado.

Game On: Saturday at Arizona State (2-1, 1-0), 8:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)

What’s Up? Lagway finished 19 of 39 for 221 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. … Rhett Armstrong kicked field goals of 37, 27 and 54 for Bears.

10. UCF (3-1, 1-0)

Last results: Landen Chambers scored on a 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter and UCF held on for a 21-13 victory against TCU.

Game On: Saturday at No. 20 Houston (3-1, 0-1), 10 a.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? Keyone Jenkins was 19 of 20 for 160 yards and one touchdown for the Golden Knights. … UCF leads the overall series with Houston 8-4 and won seven of nine meetings between 2009 and 2023.

11. Kansas State (3-1, 0-1)

Last results: Avery Johnson was 30 of 50 for 292 yards and a touchdown and Rodney Fields rushed for two scores in Kansas State’s 31-26 loss to Cincinnati.

Game On: Bye

What’s Up? Derrick Salley Jr. caught seven passes for 140 yards and one touchdown against Cincinnati. … The Wildcats return to action Oct. 10 and host Houston.

12. West Virginia (3-1, 0-1)

Last results: West Virginia rushed for 335 yards in a 41-24 loss to Oklahoma State.

Game On: Saturday at Iowa State (2-2, 0-1), 10 a.m. MT (TNT)

What’s Up? Cam Cook rushed 29 times for 193 rush and Michael Hawkins Jr. added 28 carries, 103 yards and three touchdowns for West Virginia. … The series with Iowa State is tied 6-6 with the Mountaineers last win coming in 2021 at Morgantown (38-31).

13. TCU (2-2, 0-1)

Last results: Jayden Craig was 25 of 40 for 310 yards but threw a pair of interceptions as TCU lost to UCF 21-13.

Game On: Saturday vs. No. 10 BYU (3-0, 1-0), 5 p.m. MT (ESPN or ESPN2)

What’s Up? TCU pulled to within one point, 14-13, with 3:25 to play in the third quarter on a 45-yard Nate McCashland field goal. … The Horned Frogs finished with just 33 yards on 27 carries. … TCU leads the overall series with BYU 7-6 and won five in a row (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2023) before the Cougars’ win last season.

14. Iowa State (2-2, 0-1)

Last results: Jaylen Raynor finished 21 of 40 for 205 yards as Iowa State lost to No. 15 Utah 31-17.

Game On: Saturday vs. West Virginia (3-1, 0-1), 10 a.m. MT (TNT)

What’s Up? Aiden Flora had 107 total yards from scrimmage (13 carries for 54 yards rushing, five catches for 53 yards receiving). … Iowa State has won the past two meetings with WV 31-14 at Ames in 2022 and 28-16 at Morgantown in 2024.

15. Kansas (1-2, 0-1)

Last results: Bye

Game On: Saturday vs. Middle Tennessee State (2-2), 10 a.m. MT (ESPNU)

What’s Up? Quarterback Isaiah Marshall is 44-82 (53.7%) for 649 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions through three games. … This is the first meeting between Kansas and Middle Tennessee State.

16. Colorado (2-2, 0-1)

Last results: Backup quarterback Isaac Wilson replaced starter Julian Lewis and was 12 of 25 for 156 yards and one score in a 23-13 loss to Baylor.

Game On: Saturday vs. No. 12 Texas Tech (4-0, 1-0), 5:30 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Wilson, who transferred from the University of Utah, threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Williams to tie the game at 13-all with 11:04 to play. … Colorado leads the overall series with Texas Tech 6-5 and won the last meeting 41-27 at Lubbock in 2024.