Similar to Colorado, the BYU Cougars should be close to full strength for Saturday's Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.

Provo • Sione Po’uha knew something wasn’t right.After a meeting in a hotel ballroom, bleary-eyed from BYU’s cross-country trek to West Virginia, the BYU defensive line coach was working the phones. Cougar head coach Kalani Sitake had instructed Po’uha and the rest of the coaching staff to FaceTime their recruits.

The No. 23 Colorado Buffaloes (9-3) will square off with the No. 17 BYU Cougars (10-2) in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Saturday. Both sides exceeded outside expectations this season in the chaotic Big 12 Conference and just missed out on a title opportunity, setting the stage for what's essentially a third-place game.