BYU entered Conference Championship Saturday ranked No. 12 and needing some help to secure a spot in a coveted New Year’s Six bowl, likely needing to leapfrog one of Michigan State or the loser of the Big 12 title game.
The Big 12 matchup between Oklahoma State and Baylor is where BYU’s New Year’s Six hopes likely died. The best case scenario would have been for No. 5 Oklahoma State to beat No. 9 Baylor in a manner that would’ve dropped Baylor below BYU but also not so much that the Cowboys make the College Football Playoff.