Instead of looking at the box score and realizing that Utah blew a 21-10 lead and lost the Holy War 22-21 by not scoring a single point in the final two quarters of that game, Harlan blamed the outcome entirely on Big 12 officials.

As the season hits the home stretch, the Cougars and Buffaloes are in the lead positions to make the Big 12 championship game.

The top two teams remain the same in this week's Big 12 Power Rankings. BYU was the unanimous top pick, receiving all 16 first-place votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12, and Colorado was second.