Lane Kiffin and Co. are in the initial College Football Playoff Rankings, first reveal includes the Rebels amid an 8-1 start.

BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston (11) runs the ball as he gets free from Iowa State's defense during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)

BYU and Texas Tech are leading the Big 12's charge for multiple berths in the College Football Playoff for the first time.

Josh Weier, director of football equipment operations, said that BYU can go an entire season without repeating a uniform variation. “With the combination of face masks and helmet colors, we can come up with a different variation to where we don’t wear the same combination twice throughout the year,” Weier said.

Luckily for BYU fans, the Cougars stand atop of the Big 12 standings at 8-0 and 5-0 in conference play — the only overall unbeaten squad remaining in the league, and, along with Cincinnati, the only team to remain unblemished in Big 12 play.

Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, TX is the location where Behren Morton and the Texas Tech Red Raiders will attempt to beat the BYU Cougars on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Prop bets start at 18 pass completions, 28 pass attempts, and 235 passing yards for Morton.

BYU QB commit Ryder Lyons opened his mission call. Lyons will be serving in the Florida Orlando, Spanish-speaking mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. pic.twitter.com/1qV8g7xkq0

The Week 11 AP Top-25 Poll has been revealed with the LSU Tigers on the outside looking in after falling out last Sunday. The Top-7 of the AP Poll remained the same after Week 10 with BYU moving up two spots - along with Texas Tech up four spots.