The BYU Cougars were aware they likely weren't going to be the center of attention at the Alamo Bowl on Saturday. The Cougars were up against Colorado, which features Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter,

From the jump, Hill blitzed Sanders relentlessly. He bought Raider Damuni from the secondary. He brought Jack Kelly, Isaiah Glasker, and Harrison Taggart from the linebacker spots. Logan Lutui and Tyler Batty kept hitting Sanders all night.

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.