BYU football is battling with Cincinnati in a contest coming with massive Big 12 title game implications. But now won't have Chase Roberts.

The Bearcats were flying high at 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference, but they were dealt back-to-back blows by Utah and Arizona, dimming their hopes of getting to the Big 12 Championship. Things could get even bleaker this week against BYU, as the stylistic matchup for this game skews towards the Cougars.

Texas Tech has the easiest path to a Big 12 championship game appearance. Beat West Virginia, and you're in. Should the Red Raiders fall to the Mountaineers on the road, they can still reach the title game if BYU loses to either UCF of Cincinnati in its final two conference games.

The University of Cincinnati athletics director is responding after video of fans making offensive chants is going viral on social media.

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The No. 11 BYU Cougars and Cincinnati Bearcats meet Saturday at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

It took everything BYU had to get past Utah State in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night in Provo, as the Cougars outscored the Aggies in penalty kicks 7-6 to keep their season from coming to an end.