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The Red Raiders took control of the Big 12 race and have their eyes firmly set on the College Football Playoff
Mistake-prone Cougars could muster only 255 yards and 7 points against the homestanding Red Raiders in Lubbock
In a battle of Top 10 teams, there was a clear and decisive victor as Texas Tech football dominated BYU from start to finish.
Richie Saunders scored 20 points, freshman and top recruit AJ Dybantsa had 17 points and eight rebounds, and No. 8 BYU never trailed in a 98-53 win over Holy Cross.
Much like we saw from Indiana earlier on Saturday in Happy Valley, No. 9 Oregon escaped a near disaster on the road in Iowa City with a late scoring drive to get an 18-16 win over the feisty Hawkeyes and remain in the College Football Playoff picture.
The much-hyped BYU freshman started his college basketball career with a 71-66 victory over Villanova in Monday's season opener in Las Vegas. The eighth-ranked Cougars had their backs against the wall when Bryce Lindsay's three-pointer gave the Wildcats a two-point lead with fewer than seven minutes remaining but closed on a 14-7 run.
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