Oddsmaker give BYU reasonable odds to reach the College Football Playoff at +350, according to FanDuel. However, the Cougars trail even rival Utah -- which lost a head-to-head matchup and already has a second loss. The -480 odds to miss the playoff seems to imply that Vegas expects BYU to falter down the stretch.

We now present the CFP bubble watch going into Week 12: These teams are not officially locks, but it would take multiple earthquake-level events to keep them out at this point. The Buckeyes should be a lock in two weeks.

As December approaches, bowl executives have one eye on their upcoming matchups and another on the years ahead.

In fact, the Hotline would respectfully offer the following: Short of sheer and utter chaos in other conferences — chaos that cannot be explained by football physics or comprehended by the human mind — BYU and Utah have no path into the CFP’s at-large field. For both, it’s the Big 12 title or bust.

No. 15 Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12, No. 13 CFP) at Baylor (5-4, 3-3), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

The order makes sense, what with USC’s decisive head-to-head victory, but both are ranked lower than two-loss teams from the Big 12 (BYU and Utah), SEC (Texas, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt) and ACC (Miami).

Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton threw for 219 yards and a touchdown in a rout of #7 BYU in Lubbock Saturday morning. The senior completed 17 of his 32 attempts for a 53.1% completion percentage.

Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades has stepped down from his role as chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee and is taking a leave of absence from the school.