Winning ugly is better than losing, as ASU football has learned this season with a 6-1 record in one-score games, the most such wins in all of FBS.

In a battle that went down to the final seconds, No. 21 Arizona State outlasted No. 14 Brigham Young to pick up another pivotal win. The final result wouldn’t have been possible without efforts from key players.

The ACC has a great shot now at two at-large berths. I have SMU losing to Miami in the conference championship game but remaining in the field. Keep an eye on 9-2 Clemson as well. Should the Tigers beat 8-3 South Carolina next week,

ASU will make the Big 12 Football Championship Game with a win against Arizona except for one very specific tiebreaker scenario.

Entering this final week of the regular season, Colorado, Iowa State, Arizona State and BYU are all tied atop the Big 12 standings at 6-2. Five other teams are 5-3 and mathematically still in contention for a title game berth.