• Four Big 12 programs are bowl eligible with another four who are one win away entering Week Nine.
• Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and Texas Tech give the Big 12 five teams with one or fewer Conference losses after Week Eight.
• With a pair of games decided by a field goal on Saturday, the Big 12’s eight Conference games decided by three or fewer points are tied for the most in FBS.
• The Big 12 has eight programs in the top 35 of ESPN’s FPI strength of record metric: BYU (5th), Texas Tech (16th), Cincinnati (23rd), Arizona State (24th), Houston (29th), Utah (32nd), Iowa State (33rd) and TCU (35th).
• Big 12 QB Club: TCU’s Josh Hoover (T-1st), Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson (T-1st), KU’s Jalon Daniels (T-6th), Arizona’s Noah Fifita (T-8th) and UC’s Brendan Sorsby (T-8th) give the Conference five quarterbacks in the top 10 in FBS in passing touchdowns. No other conference has more than three.
• Only three FBS players have nine or more sacks this season, two of them are Texas Tech’s David Bailey (1st – 10.5 sacks) and Utah’s John Henry Daley (T-2nd – 9.0 sacks).
• Including the 2024 Big 12 Championship, the Sun Devils have won 11 consecutive games versus Big 12 opponents when quarterback Sam Leavitt starts. This marks the longest active streak among all Power Four quarterbacks.
• BYU is one of six remaining undefeated teams in FBS and has won 11 of its 13 Big 12 games since the start of the 2024 season.
• Texas Tech’s 6-1 record marks its best start through seven games since 2013.
• Cincinnati and Houston have both eclipsed their win totals from last season through Week Eight.
