Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua got the two wins he wanted most on Saturday thanks to his team beating the Arizona Cardinals 13–9 and his alma mater BYU beating Colorado 36–14 in the Alamo Bowl.

The College Football Playoff was changing how fans, players and coaches viewed bowl season even before it expanded to 12 teams. There have been dips in ratings. Last season, an Alamo Bowl featuring Arizona and Oklahoma averaged 3.

ESPN said an average audience of 8 million people watched the Cougars win the all-Big 12 matchup over the Buffaloes on Saturday night. The audience for the game is the biggest for a game outside of the College Football Playoff or a New Year’s Six game since Michigan played Alabama in the 2020 Citrus Bowl.