Big 12 Football Predictions: Our Insiders Predict Week Eight Matchups
Oct 17, 2025, 7:17 PM | Updated: 7:17 pm
SALT LAKE CITY – Welcome to week eight of Big 12 football in the 2025 season.
Here are our weekly insider picks from BYU Insider Mitch Harper and Utah Insider Steve Bartle.
Check out their daily podcasts, Cougar Tracks, and The Utah Blockcast, for the latest on the Cougs and the Utes.
Big 12 Standings Entering Week 8
- BYU – 3-0 in the Big 12 (6-0 overall)
- Texas Tech – 3-0 (6-0)
- Cincinnati – 3-0 (5-1)
- Houston – 2-1 (5-1)
- Utah – 2-1 (5-1)
- Arizona State – 2-1 (4-2)
- Baylor – 2-1 (4-2)
- Iowa State – 2-2 (5-2)
- Kansas – 2-2 (4-3)
- Kansas State – 2-2 (3-4)
- Arizona – 1-2 (4-2)
- TCU – 1-2 (4-2)
- Colorado – 1-3 (3-4)
- UCF – 0-3 (3-3)
- West Virginia – 0-3 (2-4)
- Oklahoma State – 0-3 (1-5)
Season Totals
(Through Week 7)
- Steve Bartle: 59-14
- Mitch Harper: 58-15
Big 12 football teams ranked in the AP Top 25 poll entering Week 8
- 7. Texas Tech
- 15. BYU
- 23. Utah
- 24. Cincinnati
Big 12 football predictions throughout the 2025 season
Week 0 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14
Arizona at Houston
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Kickoff: 10 a.m. (MT)/11 a.m. (CT)
- TV: FS1
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Houston
- Mitch Harper: Arizona
Hard to see the Wildcats going on the road and winning after a disappointing loss at home last week. -Bartle
Brent Brennan felt good coming out of the loss to BYU I’ll call for them to get a big road win behind a strong passing performance from Noah Fifita. -Harper
Baylor at TCU
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Kickoff: 10 a.m. (MT)/11 a.m. (CT)
- TV: ESPN2
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: TCU
- Mitch Harper: TCU
Picking the Horned Frogs, only because they are at home. -Bartle
This is going to be a vintage Big 12 offensive output. Horned Frogs by a field goal. -Harper
West Virginia at UCF
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Kickoff: 11 a.m. (MT)/1 p.m. (ET)
- TV: TNT
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: UCF
- Mitch Harper: UCF
UCF, I think the Knights bounce back against a Mountaineer squad that is just way too beaten down. -Bartle
The battle of coaches, who are back at their old stomping grounds. I’ll go with Coach Frost to get his first Big 12 win. -Harper
No. 7 Texas Tech at Arizona State
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Kickoff: 2 p.m. (MT)
- TV: FOX
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Texas Tech
- Mitch Harper: Texas Tech
Texas Tech, however, I think Arizona State makes this a very competitive game. I would not be surprised to see this come down to the final minutes. -Bartle
There are reports that Will Hammond is expected to start on Saturday. That doesn’t change my tune on the Red Raiders, in fact, I might be even more bullish on Tech with Hammond at QB. -Harper
No. 24 Cincinnati at Oklahoma State
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MT)/7 p.m. (CT)
- TV: ESPN2
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Cincinnati
- Mitch Harper: Cincinnati
The Bearcats keep it rolling behind Brendan Sorsby. -Bartle
Cincy improves to 4-0. Who would have ever guessed that? -Harper
No. 23 Utah at No. 15 BYU
- Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MT)
- TV: FOX
- Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM)
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Utah
- Mitch Harper: BYU
This is a truly incredible heavyweight bout that will go all 12 rounds, and that could come down to one or two plays.
My goodness, this is going to be a game. The Big 12 schedule makers delivered with a strange October date. It worked out as this game has a little bit of everything. Will Ferrin comes up with a big kick again to deliver BYU a third-straight rivalry win. -Harper
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (SUBSCRIBE). Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.
Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU athletics in the Big 12 Conference on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram: @Mitch_Harper.
Steve Bartle is the Utah insider for KSL Sports. He hosts The Utah Blockcast (SUBSCRIBE) and appears on KSL Sports Zone to break down the Utes. You can follow him on X for the latest Utah updates and game analysis.
