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TRUTH: Coach Gary Patterson NOT HAPPY BYU Was Left OUT of College Football Playoff, Texas Tech Elite
Selection Sunday 2025 will be remembered in Provo as the day the "Power Four" dream hit a glass ceiling. Despite a stellar 11-2 record and a run to the Big 12 Championship game, the BYU Cougars were officially left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff, finishing as the "Second Team Out" at No. 12 in the final rankings.
The exclusion ignited immediate outrage, primarily due to how the committee weighted BYU’s 34-7 loss to Texas Tech in the title game. While Alabama suffered a blowout loss in the SEC Championship and remained at No. 9, BYU was penalized for their second loss to the Red…
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