The Trojans fill Saturday’s late-night slot as the visitors after a long journey but will be competitive if they can replicate the trouncing of Middle Tennessee a week ago. It was only two years ago that Troy downed Nebraska in Lincoln, so this program is capable of stepping up in class. BYU has been idle the last two weekends, more recently because COVID-19 issues forced a postponed game. OL Tristen Hoge has been declared out with pneumonia.

I have the Cougars rated the 22nd-best team out of 130 FBS schools. Zach Wilson returns at QB, 99% of their rushing yards and 72% of defensive tackles also return. Wilson was 13-18 with one interception, 232 yards and two touchdowns in a rout of Navy back on Sept. 7. BYU ran for 321 yards on just 49 carries. I have Troy rated three points below average and QB Gunnar Watson makes his first road start. Meanwhile, BYU returns 25 players with 7+ starts.