The Athlon U podcast takes a deep dive into the Big 12 for the 2025 college football season.

BYU is coming off a season where they went 11-2 and won a bowl game. That wasn’t quite good enough to make the Big 12 Championship Game, but they were clearly a threat late into the season.

BYU head coach Kalani Sitake speaks during Big 12 football media days in Frisco, Texas, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. | LM Otero, Associated Press Dick Harmon July 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM UTC · ...

BYU moved to the Big 12 in 2023, started 5-2, and fizzled out with five straight losses to close out the year, finishing with just the second losing record since 2004. But there was a reason.

Winning 10 games would put BYU in contention for the Big 12 championship and potentially a spot in the College Football Playoff as well. Ford gives BYU a 20% chance to win 10 games or more.