Bear Bachmeier headlines those most to blame for BYU's painful loss to Texas Tech in the 2025 Big 12 Championship Game

It was a record-breaking day at the Big 12 Championship game between No. 4 Texas Tech and No. 11 BYU.

In a game where BYU had to play almost perfectly to contend with No. 4 Texas Tech for the Big 12 championship, the No. 11 Cougars were far from it. Mistakes on both sides of the ball and in the kicking game spoiled BYU’s highly anticipated rematch that ended in a 34-7 Red Raiders victory.

The Cougars are expected to be on the outside looking in after a second loss to Texas Tech in the Big 12 title game

On Thursday night, BYU released the second injury report for the Big 12 championship game. BYU star wide receiver Chase Roberts, who missed the game last week a

BYU freshman Jane Hedengren earned a pair of Big 12 yearly cross country awards, the conference announced Thursday. Hedengren won both the Big 12 women’s cross country runner of the year and the newcomer of the year.

Bachmeier is the first true freshman to start an entire season at quarterback for the Cougars. He has led No. 11 BYU (11-1) to 11 wins for a second straight season and helped the Cougars clinch a Big 12 Championship Game berth in just their third season in the league.