Brigham Young Cougars

FORT WORTH, Texas -- When BYU opted for football independence, the Cougars no longer had a conference title to play for and were out of any possible BCS contention after two early losses.

Things certainly change when you're out on your own.

"You kind of have to be more introspective as a team to try to figure out what you can pull out of every player, see how good of a team we can become," senior linebacker Jameson Frazier said. "That was more of a goal for us because we didn't have the conference there."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas coach Charlie Weis landed a pair of high-profile quarterbacks Thursday.

Former top recruit Dayne Crist announced on Twitter that he would join the Jayhawks for his senior season after a checkered career at Notre Dame, shortly before news broke that BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was also transferring to Kansas.

Crist will reunite with Weis, who recruited him to Notre Dame, and be eligible to play next season because he's already graduated from Notre Dame. Heaps will have to sit out under NCAA transfer rules but will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

PROVO -- Brandon Davies had a big game Saturday, collecting 18 points, 13 rebounds, a block and a steal for Brigham Young. He had a shot at an even bigger performance, but he lost track of one of the smallest players on the court.

Davies' buzzer-beating 3-point attempt was blocked by 5-foot-10 Pierre Jackson, and the Cougars lost 86-83 to No. 6 Baylor at the Marriott Center.

"I had no idea where he came from," Davies said. "I didn't see him at all. The clock was winding down. Obviously, I could have made the better play but unfortunately we didn't get the shot off."

HONOLULU -- Riley Nelson threw for 363 yards and three scores to lead Brigham Young to a 41-20 win over Hawaii on Saturday.

The Armed Forces Bowl-bound Cougars (9-3), who trailed in the second quarter, rallied with 34 consecutive points to end postseason aspirations for the Warriors (6-7). Hawaii needed to beat the Cougars to secure a berth in the Hawaii Bowl.

Nelson, who missed most of the last two games due to injury, completed 25 of 37 passes. BYU racked up 530 yards of offense -- including 296 in the second half -- and 28 first downs.