Turned out, Texas was a prescient callback by Roderick. BYU went into Austin and got thumped 35-6 in 2023 — and the Cougars’ offense didn’t fare much better in Lubbock on Saturday. In a game of two top 10 teams, BYU’s offense struggled to pick up first downs, much less score, en route to a 29-7 loss. BYU finished with 250 yards of offense.

In fact, according to the NCAA, BYU is tied with three other schools in the West — Arizona, Arizona State and Oregon — for the worst record in the country in “GameDay” contests, as all four are 0-3. Here’s a look back at the Cougars’ three previous “GameDay” contests.

Stone Harrington kicked a school-record five field goals and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez had two takeaways as the No. 9 Red Red Raiders beat eighth-ranked BYU 29-7.

Texas Tech football's barber Ivan Ortiz's wife Maddie was critically injured by a drunk driver. BYU fans rallied to exponentially exceed the $25k asked to help.

The No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders showed off the "Too Cold" uniforms they are wearing for their huge Big 12 clash with the No. 8 BYU Cougars on Saturday.

Bear Bachmeier family tree: Meet BYU QB's football brothers Tiger, Hank and Buck, parents and more originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The BYU Cougars have become a force and have turned into contenders for a Big 12 title and College Football Playoff berth.

The biggest Big 12 game of the season is set to take place this Saturday when No. 8 BYU takes on No. 9 Texas Tech. This could very well be a preview of this yea