Big 12 Football Predictions: Our Insiders Predict Week Nine Matchups
Oct 24, 2025, 7:51 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – Welcome to week nine 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 9
- BYU – 4-0 in the Big 12 (7-0 overall)
- Cincinnati – 40 (6-1)
- Houston – 3-1 (6-1)
- Texas Tech – 3-1 (6-1)
- Arizona State – 3-1 (4-2)
- Iowa State – 2-2 (5-2)
- TCU – 2-2 (5-2)
- Utah – 2-2 (5-2)
- Baylor – 2-2 (4-3)
- Kansas – 2-2 (4-3)
- Kansas State – 2-2 (3-4)
- Arizona – 1-3 (4-3)
- UCF – 1-3 (4-3)
- Colorado – 1-3 (3-4)
- West Virginia – 0-4 (2-5)
- Oklahoma State – 0-4 (1-6)
Season Totals
(Through Week 8)
- Steve Bartle: 63-16
- Mitch Harper: 62-17
Big 12 football teams ranked in the AP Top 25 poll entering Week 9
- 11. BYU
- 14. Texas Tech
- 21. Cincinnati
- 24. Arizona State
Big 12 football predictions throughout the 2025 season
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Kansas State at Kansas
- Saturday, October 25, 2025
- Kickoff: 10 a.m. (MT)/11 a.m. (CT)
- TV: TNT
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Kansas State
- Mitch Harper: Kansas State
Kansas State has the mental edge in this rivalry; I don’t trust Kansas to execute under pressure. -Bartle
K-State has won 16 in a row in this series. If they lose this game, this season becomes a definite failure. They avoid that heartbreak with a win in Lawrence. -Harper
No. 11 BYU at Iowa State
- Saturday, October 25
- Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. (MT)/2:30 p.m. (CT)
- TV: FOX
- Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM)
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Iowa State
- Mitch Harper: BYU
Iowa State has the home crowd behind it and will exploit that. It’s a bounce-back for the Cyclones. -Bartle
These are two of the winningest programs in college football since the start of the 2024 season. It should be a great game, but BYU’s ground attack, which is one of the best in the country, wins the day. -Harper
Oklahoma State at No. 14 Texas Tech
- Saturday, October 25
- Kickoff: 2 p.m. (MT)/3 p.m. (CT)
- TV: ESPNU
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Texas Tech
- Mitch Harper: Texas Tech
Oklahoma State is in real trouble; Texas Tech has too much firepower. Tech will dominate. -Bartle
I’m picking anyone who plays Oklahoma State this year. Tech cruises with Will Hammond reportedly as QB1. -Harper
Baylor at No. 21 Cincinnati
- Saturday, October 25
- Kickoff: 2 p.m. (MT)/4 p.m. (ET)
- TV: ESPN2
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Cincinnati
- Mitch Harper: Baylor
Both offenses are clicking; I give Cincinnati the edge at home but anticipate a high-scoring affair. -Bartle
We need some Big 12 chaos, right? This is the spot. Baylor wins this shootout in Nippert Stadium. -Harper
TCU at West Virginia
- Saturday, October 25
- Kickoff: 4 p.m. (MT)/6 p.m. (ET)
- TV: ESPN+
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: TCU
- Mitch Harper: TCU
TCU should handle business on the road. -Bartle
The Horned Frogs roll. -Harper
Houston at No. 24 Arizona State
- Saturday, October 25
- Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MT)
- TV: ESPN2
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Arizona State
- Mitch Harper: Arizona State
ASU has home-field but Houston is underrated and this is certainly on upset radar though, given what last week’s win required. -Bartle
Arizona State is banged up, especially without star wide receiver Jordyn Tyson. But look, Kenny Dillingham doesn’t make excuses in the Valley. Don’t be surprised if the Sun Devils win comfortably in this game. -Harper
Colorado at Utah
- Saturday, October 25
- Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. (MT)
- TV: ESPN
Insider Predictions
- Steve Bartle: Utah
- Mitch Harper: Utah
Utah gets the victory, but Colorado keeps it tight, and the crowd makes a difference in an emotional bounce-back. -Bartle
Could this be a letdown spot after another rivalry loss? Being at home helps prevent that, regardless of who lines up at quarterback for the Utes. -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.
