Late Thursday night, one of two remaining unbeaten non-BCS schools, BYU got pounded by TCU, 32-7.
The Cougars had been ranked No. 8 in the AP poll, and had they finished the season undefeated, may have grabbed one of the four at-large BCS berths, but with a loss, especially one of the blowout variety, BYU is no longer a viable at-large option.
The only non-BCS school still sporting a perfect record is Utah, which plays BYU during the last weekend of the season. If the Utes can get through the remainder of the season unscathed, they very well may take one of the bids from a BCS school, but if Utah loses somewhere along the line, it too will be relegated to a .com or convention center bowl.
This is important for Penn State because if the Lions do lose sometime during the season and don't win the Big Ten (i.e. loss at Ohio State or against Michigan State), they'd have to hope for one of four at-large invites. Without BYU, the odds of receiving an at-large bid have already gone up.
--Â Wible
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