In an ideal world, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark might have signed up for a different bowl game matchup.As every conference not named the SEC or the Big Ten claws for credibility, each non-conference win is a data point this time of year.

There will be lots of eyeballs on BYU and Colorado when the two teams meet in San Antonio on Dec. 28. That much we know.

The most notable change in Colorado's starting lineup will come at linebacker, as Nikhai Hill-Green recently transferred to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Head coach Deion Sanders will also likely be without Phillip Houston, who started nine games at right tackle before suffering an injury.