Don’t let the aroma of Thanksgiving dinner distract you: Bowl season is near.

The Bears led by two possessions with 11:00 left in the third quarter, but the Utes stormed back with 17-straight points to win the non-conference bout.

Texas State shocked Baylor football with an upset win over the weekend, but the Bears know just how tough their next opponent is. The Utes will be rolling into Waco following 10 days of rest to clash with Baylor for a first-ever matchup. Both teams are dealing with injuries to their starting quarterbacks. The Bears will be without redshirt junior quarterback Blake Shapen for two to three weeks with an MCL injury, while Utah is monitoring star senior quarterback Cam Rising’s status.

Call me a Pac-12 homer, but it’s a shame we’re losing the Conference of Champions.

The Bears worked out 19 athletes in their annual Pro Day on Monday at Midway’s Activity Center in Hewitt, with 17 of them coming from head coach Dave Aranda’s 2022 squad.

The College Football Playoff finally found an agreement on expansion to a 12-team format after an 18-month stretch of delays and disagreements.

TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 on Monday night, seizing an opportunity to be a part of a conference with natural geographic rivals despite the league’s recent instability.