Content overview: “College football Week 8 winners and losers: BYU, Texas Tech upsets hurt Big 12 playoff hop”. Week 8 delivered seismic shifts in the College Football Playoff race, with the Big 12 absorbing the most damage. BYU's stunning home loss to Oklahoma State and Texas Tech's defeat at the hands of Kansas State eliminated two of the conference's top contenders, leaving the league without an undefeated team and its playoff path in peril. 9, fell 41-34 as the Cowboys' Ollie Gordon II rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns.
Texas Tech's 38-21 setback to Kansas State further muddied the Big 12 picture, where five teams now have at least one conference loss. The chaos underscores the league's depth but raises doubts about its ability to secure a playoff berth in the final four-team format. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.