BYU and Colorado both finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big 12 standings, but neither team had the tiebreaker advantage to reach the Big 12 title game. That, among other factors, led Cougars quarterback Kedon Slovis to describe the Alamo Bowl matchup against the Buffaloes as "the people's" Big 12 championship game.

On BYU’s second drive of the game, the running back had three key plays: First, he picked up a crucial first down on third-

The Cougars put together their most dominant performance of the season against Deion Sanders' Buffaloes squad.