If you haven't watched them play the last few weeks, they are a much improved team from the one that opened the season 1-4. Here are the stats for Jalon Daniels first 5 games vs the last 4.

First 5 games: Lindenwood, Illinois, UNLV, WVU, TCU

Last 4 Games: ASU, Houston, KState, Iowa St

In the last 4 games they are 2-2 but were leading in both their losses with only minutes left in the game. They look like the team everyone thought they would be preseason.

Analytics models still love them. They are our highest ranked opponent remaining in both FPI and SP+. Add to this, they are playing for their bowl life.

For us the stakes are high as well. If we win this, we almost certainly make the conference championship game. But this will be a tough game. I've been saying since I watched them play KState that this is our toughest remaining game and I stand by that.