The UCF Knights finished the 2025 season with a 5-7 record, including an 0-5 mark away from home. The final road loss came at BYU Saturday.

Believe it or not, the finale of the regular season is here for BYU Football. It will be Senior Day at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday morning with the UCF Knights visiting Provo. BYU Football is an impressive 10-1 on the year with a 7-1 conference record.

Bear Bachmeier threw for 289 yards and a touchdown to help No. 11 BYU beat UCF 41-21. LJ Martin added 95 yards and three touchdowns on the ground for the Cougars (11-1, 8-1 Big 12, No. 11 CFP), who clinched a spot in the Big 12 championship game next Saturday.

No. 11 BYU returns home for the final regular-season game of the year against UCF in a matchup with conference championship and potential College Football Playoff implications.

Last December in the early days of the 2026 high school football recruiting cycle, the BYU football program received a commitment from Lehi star edge rusher Penisimani “PJ” Takitaki, the nephew of former Cougar star and current Minnesota Viking Sione Takitaki.

BYU took a playful jab at Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian on Saturday night following a 41-21 win over UCF that clinched an 11-1 regular season and a trip to the Big 12 Championship game.

What a regular season it was for BYU. The Cougars defied all expectations to finish 11-1, with the most recent victory coming Saturday against UCF on BYU's senior day. Kalani Sitake's squad will now head to Texas next week for the Big 12 championship game against Texas Tech.

The 2025 Big 12 Championship Game is set as No. 5 Texas Tech and No. 11 BYU will battle at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday morning. The Cougars and Red Raiders have lorded above the rest of the league all season and formally clinched the matchup after Arizona State lost to Arizona on Friday night.