BYU can earn a rematch with Texas Tech by winning its next three games. BYU faces the Cincinnati Bearcats, the other one-loss team in Big 12 play, on November 22 in Ohio. A BYU win over Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship Game feels like the only path for the conference to get two teams into the 12-team field now.

Simpson tops the SEC in passer rating as Alabama comes off a bye week and hosts LSU with a highly manageable path to the College Football Playoff ahead. The redshirt junior has thrown 20 touchdowns and just one interception while repeatedly producing huge throws in critical moments of close games. Last week: 5