Cincinnati's upset win over Texas Tech throttles College Football Playoff picture in Big 12

The Bearcats just tossed a wrench in the conference’s plans for three CFP selections

The Bearcats just tossed a wrench in the conference Down goes another one of college football's remaining unbeatens, this time in the Big 12. Cincinnati's stunning 37-24 win over eighth-ranked Texas Tech on Saturday snapped the Red Raiders' nine-game Big 12 winning streak dating back to last season and threatens the league's shot at three selections in the College Football Playoff. With five top-25 teams entering Week 8, the attention now turns to the primetime battle between 14th-ranked Houston and No. 10 Utah, with the winner getting a leg up on the rest alongside second-ranked BYU at the top of the conference. Behind four touchdown passes from JC French and a career-best 173 yards rushing from Cole Tabb, the Bearcats snapped a two-game skid with a signature win and took advantage of Texas Tech's season-long sputters in the passing game.

Struggles offensively finally came back to haunt the Red Raiders, who turned it over three times and never recovered from Cincinnati's 21-point surge in the second quarter. The ranked win was only Scott Satterfield's second at Cincinnati in four seasons. It was personal for the Bearcats, who watched last season's starting quarterback Brendan Sorsby leave this offseason sign with Texas Tech out of the transfer portal — though he never played a down for the Red Raiders. Sorsby was suspended