Thankfully for BYU, Colorado also lost on Saturday — falling to Kansas 37-21 — and that gives the Cougars more hope that they can still reach the conference title game going into Week 14, the final week of the regular season.

On Saturday afternoon, BYU lost to Arizona State 28-23. With the loss, the Cougars lost control of their own destiny to the Big 12 championship game. While BYU's game against Arizona State was winding down, however, Colorado lost to Kansas which opened up BYU's greatly increased BYU's chances to make the Big 12 championship game.

BYU and Colorado, tied atop the conference standings at 6-1 in league play, both control their own destiny. The path to the Big 12 title game isn’t necessarily easy, but it is straightforward.