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Bear Bachmeier threw for 289 yards and a touchdown to help No. 11 BYU beat UCF 41-21 on Saturday. LJ Martin added 95 yards and three touchdowns on the ground for the Cougars (11-1, 8-1 Big 12, No. 11 CFP) who clinched a spot in the Big 12 championship game next Saturday. Parker Kingston added 181 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. Tayven Jackson threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns to lead UCF. The Knights (5-7, 2-7 Big 12) did not qualify for a bowl game for a second straight season after giving up 31 unanswered points to the Cougars. Jackson picked apart BYU's secondary in the first quarter, throwing for 110 yards while completing 10 of his first 12 passes. He tossed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Wade to put the Knights on the board and followed with a 20-yard strike to Agyeman Addae, giving UCF a 14-0 lead.

Both receivers were wide open on their respective scoring plays. BYU rallied before halftime after allowing UCF to gain only 16 total yards during the second quarter. The Cougars forced an interception on a trick play and allowed only minus 4 yards on the ground. Meanwhile, Martin punched it into the end zone twice from a yard out to level the score. Will Ferrin then gave BYU its first lead at 17-14, connecting on a 26-yard field goal right before halftime. The Cougars extended their lead to double digits on Martin's third touchdown carry. Martin dragged several would-be tacklers to the goal line with him on a 4-yard run off a direct snap. Kingston made it 31-14 midway through the third quarter after returning a punt 55 yards for a touchdown. - AP College Football

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QB Bear Bachmeier, Brigham Young
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11/24/25 - LJ Martin, Jr/2027, Brigham Young, 6-2, 220 (DS#4 RB) + More +

WEEK 13 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LJ Martin, RB, BYU,...With another 200-yard performance on the ground by a Big 12 running back, Martin rushed for a career-high 222 yards on 32 carries to go with two touchdowns in BYU's win at Cincinnati. His 222 rushing yards marked a top-10 performance by a BYU running back. Martin's 33-yard touchdown with 1:02 to play in the game sealed No. 11 ranked BYU's 26-14 victory. - Big 12 Football

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RB LJ Martin, Brigham Young
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11/24/25 - Keanu Tanuvasa, rJr/2027, Brigham Young, 6-3, 300 (DS#19 DT) + More +

WEEK 13 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK: BYU,...BYU was voted Defensive Line of the Week for a second consecutive week in its 26-14 win over Cincinnati. The unit helped slow one of the best rushing teams in the nation, holding the Bearcats to just 87 yards on the ground and a season-low 14 points. Saturday was Cincinnati's lowest rushing total in a game since the 2022 season. The defensive line collected 18 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry. - Big 12 Football

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DT Keanu Tanuvasa, Brigham Young
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11/24/25 - Bear Bachmeier, Fr/2029, Brigham Young, 6-1, 220 (DS#6 QB) + More +

WEEK 13 BIG 12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Bear Bachmeier, QB, BYU,...Bachmeier has now earned Freshman of the Week honors six times this season after leading BYU to a 26-14 win at Cincinnati on Saturday. He completed 15 of his 25 passes for 127 yards while rushing for 54 yards and a score. His 11 rushing scores in 2025 break BYU's season record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback held by Steve Young, Taysom Hill and Zach Wilson. Bachmeier is one of three FBS players this season with at least 2,300 passing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns, with four or fewer interceptions. - Big 12 Football

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QB Bear Bachmeier, Brigham Young
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11/22/25 - LJ Martin, Jr/2027, Brigham Young, 6-2, 220 (DS#4 RB) + More +

LJ Martin ran for a career-high 222 yards and scored twice to help No. 11 BYU keep its Big 12 title-game hopes alive with a 26-14 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday night. After Brendan Sorsby's 19-yard TD pass to Jeff Caldwell cut the Cougars' lead to six points with 4:37 left, Martin had a 33-yard touchdown run to seal it for BYU (10-1, 7-1). The 222 rushing yards are eighth-most in school history. It's the 18th time a BYU running back has run for more than 200 yards, first since Tyler Allgeier ran for 266 against Virginia in 2021. Sorsby passed for 300 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Cincinnati (7-4, 5-3). The Bearcats have lost three straight. Bear Bachmeier's 6-yard touchdown run put the Cougars ahead 7-0 in the first quarter. He has 11 rushing TDs to tie with Ronney Jenkins for second-most by a freshman in program history.

Cincinnati's Manny Covey returned a punt 57 yards to the BYU 33. Two plays later, Sorsby tossed a 27-yard TD pass to Cyrus Allen to tie the score it at 7. Allen has 11 touchdown receptions to lead the Big 12. Bearcats kicker Stephen Rusnak who was 12 of 13 on field-goal attempts, missed from 42 and 40 yards in the first half. He missed again from 48 in the third quarter. Sorsby, who went seven straight games without an interception, threw his fourth pick in three games early in the third quarter. The Cougars took advantage of the turnover with an 11-play 66-yard scoring drive. Martin's 1-yard TD run made the score 17-7. Martin rushed for 100 yards for the sixth time this season. An offsides penalty on the Bearcats on a punt extended BYU's drive leading to a 32-yard field goal by Will Ferrin that made it 20-7 with 14 minutes remaining. - BYU/AP College Football

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RB LJ Martin, Brigham Young
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11/19/25 - Jack Kelly, rSr/2026, Brigham Young, 6-2, 242 (DS#8 OLB) + More +

WEEK 12 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK: BYU,...BYU earned Defensive Line of the Week after registering three sacks, five tackles for a loss and allowing only 13 points in its victory over TCU. The Cougars held the Horned Frogs' passing attack to 183 yards, marking its fewest in a game since 2023. TCU had only allowed 13 total sacks in the nine games prior to Saturday. - Big 12 Football

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OLB Jack Kelly, Brigham Young
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11/19/25 - Will Ferrin, rSr/2026, Brigham Young, 6-2, 175 (DS#3 K) + More +

WEEK 12 BIG 12 CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will Ferrin, K, BYU,...Finishing BYU's win over TCU by making all three of his field goal attempts and five extra points, Ferrin accounted for 14 points. His field goals were from 29, 35 and 52 yards out, and the senior extended his BYU record of consecutive made extra points to 110. Ferrin now ranks in the top 10 of FBS with four made field goals from 50 or more yards out. - Big 12 Football

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K Will Ferrin, Brigham Young
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11/19/25 - Bear Bachmeier, Fr/2029, Brigham Young, 6-1, 220 (DS#6 QB) + More +

WEEK 12 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bear Bachmeier, QB, BYU,...Bachmeier was named Offensive Player of the Week for the first time after winning freshman honors on five different occasions. He completed 22 of his 33 pass attempts for 296 yards and a touchdown through the air in BYU's 44-13 win over TCU. Bachmeier also rushed for 59 yards and a score in the victory. The freshman is one of three FBS quarterbacks to rush and throw for a touchdown in seven games this season. - Big 12 Football

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QB Bear Bachmeier, Brigham Young
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11/19/25 - Faletau Satuala, So/2028, Brigham Young, 6-3, 210 (DS#31 SS) + More +

WEEK 9 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Faletau Satuala, S, BYU,...Satuala posted a game-high 10 tackles and a pick-six from his safety position in BYU's 41-27 win at Iowa State. Six of his 10 tackles were solo and included one for a loss. With the Cougars leading 34-27 in the fourth quarter, Satuala intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards for the final score of the game. Saturday was his third consecutive game of double-digit tackles. - Big 12 Football

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SS Faletau Satuala, Brigham Young
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10/26/25 - Bear Bachmeier, Fr/2029, Brigham Young, 6-1, 220 (DS#6 QB) + More +

The Big 12 has five teams in the Top 25 for the first time this season, Vanderbilt earned its highest ranking in 88 years and LSU dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday following its third loss in four games. The top six was unchanged, with Ohio State holding the No. 1 spot for a ninth straight week followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Oregon. The idle Buckeyes received 53 first-place votes and the Hoosiers got 11, six more than last week. Texas A&M was No. 1 on one ballot. No. 7 Mississippi and No. 8 Georgia Tech swapped spots, as did No. 9 Vanderbilt and Miami, which is tied at No. 10 with BYU. The Big 12's five ranked teams are BYU, No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 22 Houston and No. 24 Utah. The Big 12 last had five Top 25 teams in the Sept. 22, 2024, poll.

Houston, which knocked off then-No. 24 Arizona State 24-16 for its first road win against a ranked opponent since 2017, is in the Top 25 for the first time since the first two polls in 2022. Vanderbilt's 17-10 win over then-No. 15 Missouri gave the Commodores a 7-1 start for the first time since 1941 and, at No. 9, its highest ranking since it was No. 7 for one week in 1937. Vandy has a program-record three regular-season wins over Top 25 opponents. LSU was ranked as high as No. 3 for three weeks in September and in the top 10 for the first five polls. Road losses to Mississippi and Vanderbilt and this weekened's 24-point home loss against Texas A&M put the Tigers on the outside looking in. It's the second straight year the Tigers have taken a fast fall. They were No. 8 a year ago and dropped out after three straight losses. - AP College Football

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10/25/25 - Bear Bachmeier, Fr/2029, Brigham Young, 6-1, 220 (DS#6 QB) + More +

BYU safety Faletau Satuala returned an interception for a touchdown to help 11th-ranked BYU pull away in the fourth quarter, and the Cougars stayed unbeaten with a 41-27 win over Iowa State on Saturday. Bear Bachmeier threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and Chase Roberts and Parker Kingston each had over 100 yards receiving for BYU. Iowa State's Rocco Becht threw three interceptions, the last one coming with 1:14 left and allowing BYU to run out the clock. BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) drove 79 yards in the third quarter to take its first lead, converting two fourth downs before Bachmeier dashed 9 yards up the middle for a touchdown.

After Iowa State (5-3, 2-3) tied it 27-all, BYU looked as if it would go three and out on its ensuing possession. As the Cougars were preparing to down the punt, the ball touched Iowa State's Eli Green and BYU recovered. Three plays later Bachmeier, under pressure, threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kingston. It was 41-27 less than a minute later when safety Satuala, who made a game-high 10 tackles, pulled a short pass away from Gabe Burkle and ran it back 40 yards for a touchdown. Bachmeier led the Cougars in rushing with 12 carries for 49 yards. Kingston had seven catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs, and Roberts caught eight balls for 128 yards. Carson Hansen ran 16 times for 152 yards and two TDs for the Cyclones. - BYU/AP College Football

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QB Bear Bachmeier, Brigham Young
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10/21/25 - Bear Bachmeier, Fr/2029, Brigham Young, 6-1, 220 (DS#6 QB) + More +

WEEK 8 BIG 12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Bear Bachmeier, QB, BYU,...Bachmeier earned his fourth consecutive Big 12 Freshman of the Week award, and fifth of the season, as he guided BYU to a 24-21 victory over then-No. 23 Utah. He threw for 166 yards and a score while rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown without committing a turnover. Facing 3rd-and-11 late in the rivalry game, Bachmeier scored on a 22-yard run, breaking a number of tackles on his way to the endzone. - Big 12 Football

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QB Bear Bachmeier, Brigham Young
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10/21/25 - Tanner Wall, rSr/2026, Brigham Young, 6-1, 205 (DS#9 FS) + More +

WEEK 8 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tanner Wall, DB, BYU,...Wall is the first BYU player to earn weekly honors on defense this season as he tallied a season-high 10 tackles in the Cougars' win over rival, then-No. 23 Utah. In addition to the double-digit tackles, the senior safety also intercepted Utah's Devon Dampier in the fourth quarter that set up BYU's final scoring drive of the game. - Big 12 Football

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FS Tanner Wall, Brigham Young
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10/19/25 - Bear Bachmeier, Fr/2029, Brigham Young, 6-1, 220 (DS#6 QB) + More +

Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No. 15 BYU to a 24-21 victory over No. 23 Utah on Saturday night. LJ Martin added 122 yards on the ground to help the Cougars (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) remain unbeaten and beat their Holy War rivals for a third straight time. BYU has won three straight in the rivalry series for the first time since winning four straight from 1989 to 1992. "I've been a part of all three of those wins," senior safety Tanner Wall said. "To be able to say, leaving this place, I never lost to Utah, I'll wear that with a lot of pride for the rest of my life." Devon Dampier threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns for Utah (5-2, 2-2). Daniel Bray added a career-high 121 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. The Utes surrendered 14 straight points after taking their first lead less than a minute into the fourth quarter. "Did some really good things tonight," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "Outrushed them, outthrew them, out first downed them, but we didn't score more points than they did."

Utah went up 14-10 when Bray cut to the sideline and raced 49 yards untouched. BYU charged back in front on its ensuing drive, going up 17-14 when Parker raced in from 12 yards out on a jet sweep. Dampier threw an interception to Wall on Utah's ensuing drive. Bachmeier turned the turnover into points when he dragged three would-be tacklers into the end zone at the end of a 22-yard run, giving the Cougars a 24-14 lead with 4:22 left. "We're not happy," Dampier said. "We know what our team is capable of. We had aspirations to be undefeated after our first loss, so it hurts us right now." BYU scratched out a 10-7 halftime lead after the Utes turned it over on downs twice and muffed a punt. "We knew it would take all three phases to do this, and we knew it would be a fight to the end," BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. - BYU/AP College Football

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QB Bear Bachmeier, Brigham Young
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10/13/25 - LJ Martin, Jr/2027, Brigham Young, 6-2, 220 (DS#4 RB) + More +

MIDSEASON AP BIG 12 MOST SURPRISING PLAYER: BYU junior LJ Martin is the Big 12's leading rusher at 108.7 yards per game. The junior has run for 652 yards, only 66 shy of his 2024 season total. He had career highs of 25 carries and 162 yards in a double-overtime win at Arizona, his fourth 100-yard game this season. - AP College Football

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RB LJ Martin, Brigham Young
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