The BYU Cougars were officially shut out of Big 12 title contention on Saturday night. By virtue of Iowa State beating Kansas State Saturday (the game went final during BYU’s game against Houston), the Cougars will have just a bowl game remaining.

Here's the tiebreaker scenarios for the Big 12 championship game between Arizona State, Colorado, BYU and Iowa State after Colorado's win over Oklahoma State, Texas Tech's win over West Virginia, Baylor's win over Kansas, Arizona State's win over Arizona, TCU's win over Cincinnati and Iowa State's win over Kansas State.

It’s been 15 years since BYU last found itself in a conference race this late in the season, but the Cougars are in contention in the Big 12 even after two straight losses. Because BYU didn’t control its own destiny,

BYU learned it was eliminated from Big 12 Championship Game contention at halftime, but the Cougars still had a job to do. Jake Retzlaff ran for two touchdowns and threw for 167 yards to lead No. 19 BYU to a 30-18 victory over Houston on Saturday night.

BYU’s Big 12 title hopes have been dashed. The Cougars entered Saturday needing a win over Houston and help from either the Arizona or Kansas State Wildcats to sneak into the conference championship game.