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WEEK 4 · 2026
The Week 4 recap

BYU's bye week arrives with the TCU opener still unanswered

LJ Martin's three first-quarter touchdowns carried BYU past Colorado State 41-23, and the bye leaves Big 12 help from Iowa State and Cincinnati as the week's real business.

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LaVell Edwards Stadium with the Wasatch Mountains behind it.
LaVell Edwards Stadium, home of BYU football.
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Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result BYU wanted
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Peacock
Impact 1
Rooted for
Notre Dame
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Purdue
Final · Notre Dame 49–10 PurdueWish granted ✓
Projected 2.9-point playoff boost

Notre Dame won and stayed ranked ahead of its Week 7 game against BYU.

Entering-week projection19% if Notre Dame won16% with the other result2.9-point differenceBYU playoff chance
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FOX
Impact 2
Utah
at
Rooted for
Iowa State
Final · Utah 31–17 Iowa StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 4.5-point title-game boost

Utah won instead, so BYU did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection21% if Iowa State won16% with the other result4.5-point differenceBYU Big 12 title-game chance
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ESPN2
Impact 3
Kansas State
at
Rooted for
Cincinnati
Final · Kansas State 26–31 CincinnatiWish granted ✓
Projected 2.2-point title-game boost

Kansas State lost, improving BYU's place in the Big 12 standings.

Entering-week projection19% if Cincinnati won17% with the other result2.2-point differenceBYU Big 12 title-game chance
55 other games had little impact
Georgia Tech at Stanford · ESPN
Ole Miss at Florida · ABC
Liberty at Coastal Carolina · ESPN
Army at Temple · ESPN
Navy at UAB · ESPN
Northwestern at Indiana · FOX
Clemson at California · ESPN
Texas at Tennessee · ABC
Sam Houston at Texas Tech · TNT
Colorado at Baylor · ESPN2
Virginia Tech at Boston College · ACC Network
Wake Forest at Louisville · ESPN
Illinois at Ohio State · FOX
San Diego State at Toledo · CBSSN
Colorado State at UTSA · ESPNU
UNLV at Akron · ESPN+
Ball State at Kent State · ESPN+
South Alabama at Kentucky · SEC Network
UCLA at Maryland · BTN
Northern Illinois at Georgia State · ESPN+
Hawai'i at Wyoming · The CW Network
Oklahoma at Georgia · ESPN
TCU at UCF · FS1
Iowa at Michigan · CBS
Boise State at Western Michigan · ESPN2
UConn at Miami (OH) · ESPN+
New Mexico at New Mexico State · CBSSN
Houston at Georgia Southern · ESPNU
Vanderbilt at Auburn · SEC Network
Nebraska at Michigan State · BTN
Wisconsin at Penn State · ERADM
South Florida at Bowling Green · ESPN+
Delaware at Virginia · ACC Network
James Madison at Old Dominion · ESPN+
Central Michigan at Miami · The CW Network
Louisiana at Charlotte · ESPN+
South Carolina at Alabama · ESPN
Oklahoma State at West Virginia · FS1
Southern Miss at Tulane · ESPN+
Kennesaw State at Arkansas State · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Jacksonville State · ESPN+
Texas A&M at LSU · ABC
Arizona at Washington State · CBS
Oregon at USC · NBC
Troy at Utah State · CBSSN
App State at NC State · ESPNU
Missouri at Mississippi State · SEC Network
Tulsa at Arkansas · SECN+
Florida Atlantic at UL Monroe · ESPN+
Missouri State at SMU · ACC Network
Oregon State at UTEP · MW+
Massachusetts at Sacramento State · ESPN+
Rice at Fresno State · The CW Network
Air Force at Nevada · FS1
Minnesota at Washington · FOX
The rooting list was:BYU is off, then Notre Dame, Iowa State, Cincinnati.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 4, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 4). How the model works.