While peers made statements, the Horned Frogs were left hoping for silver linings instead of competing for relevance.

A true testament for great players and great teams is to bounce back after a tough defeat. Freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeir and BYU passed this test with flying colors as the Cougars crushed TCU 44-13 Saturday night in Big 12 football.

The Horned Frogs are all but out of the Big 12 title race after blowing an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Welcome back to another edition of What Did We Learn. With the return of the football season, my weekly article returns, a two-year-long tradition now. At the end of every weekend, I release my weekly "what did we learn"—an opinionated editorial detailing what Frog fans can take away from the week before that might not appear in the box score.

TCU football overcame the elements and avoided a stunning late collapse to defeat Baylor 42-36 on a rainy afternoon Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The Horned Frogs (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) have won five of the past six matchups against the Bears (4-3, 2-2 ...

Bear Bachmeier threw for 296 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 12 BYU bounced back from its first loss of the season with a rout of TCU.

The Cougars will head east to face off with the Bearcats on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT, with the game being broadcast by Fox.

FanDuel Sportsbook released its week 13 college football lines and BYU opened as a 2.5-point road favorite over Cincinnati. The point total is 53.5. The game will be broadcast at 8pm ET on FOX. BYU is 9-1 after a dominating 44-13 home win over TCU Saturday night.