The Big 12 Conference became the latest Tuesday to require that its teams schedule at least one Power 5 opponent in nonconference play.
As has been the case when other conferences have made such a ruling, there was some question about whether BYU, as an independent, would fit the criteria.
The Big 12 ultimately announced Tuesday that a game against the Cougars will not count, but there was originally some confusion on the matter, as ESPN's Brett McMurphy tweeted that BYU would be considered a P5 opponent.
McMurphy deleted his tweet, but it read as follows: "Like B1G & SEC, games vs.