For the first time in the 16-team era, the Big 12 Championship Game is a rematch. BYU and Texas Tech played for the first time in Lubbock on Nov. 8, a dominant 29-7 victory for the Red Raiders. Running back Cameron Dickey rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown in a breakout performance against the Cougars.

But as he walked the Texas Tech sideline on Saturday in jeans and a red quarter-zip as the final seconds ticked down, it was this moment that brought the school’s board chair to tears. Hugs with players, coaches, and former Red Raider players like himself.

It's the best time of year to be a college football fan. After another chaotic season, the field for the 12-team College Football Playoff has been set, and in just a few short weeks we'll be crowning a new national champion.

Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby is headed to the transfer portal. Will he join the Texas Tech football team next?

Could Texas Tech go from one No. 2 to another? According to college football insider Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, the Red Raiders could be connected to one of the

Nebraska's QB Dylan Raiola is expected to hit the transfer portal without the the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the mix.

There is no denying the Canes have talent, so maybe they pull it all together and make a run in the playoff. The betting market doesn't see it. Miami is a 3.5-point underdog at Texas A&M and +9.5 against Ohio State in the quarterfinal on the lookahead line.

Hosting the Crimson Tide in Norman will be a reversal of the Sooners' last battle with Alabama earlier this season. Oklahoma toppled the then-No. 4 team in the country 23-21 in Tuscaloosa, which very well may have been the determining factor in giving it a home game this time around in the playoff.

The Hurricanes head down to College Station for the first time since 2022 for the programs' sixth all-time meeting. The Aggies won that meeting 17-9 but Miami got revenge the following season at home 48-33. Overall, Miami leads the all-time series 3-2 and has won three of the last four meetings.

Robert Griffin III details why he believes it won't be the Ohio State Buckeyes or Indiana Hoosiers who win the College Football Playoff National Championship.