Blessing in Disguise for Bear Bachmeier as BYU Legend Reveals Kalani Sitake’s QB1 Security Blanket In many ways, this was never the script anyone expected. But it might just be the story Bear Bachmeie

As they say, everything happens for a reason. Jake’s loss turned out to be Bear’s gain. What was supposedly a returner QB1’s offense at BYU Cougars is now all Bear Bachmeier ’s. Coach Kalani Sitake and offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick planned everything that would have suited Jake Retzlaff . But his untimely departure has passed on those perks, willingly or unwillingly, to the first freshman starter in BYU history. The Cougars didn’t plan it this way, yet here they are, hitching the wagon to an 18-year-old who suddenly gets the keys to an offense of a historic program.

The surprise twist is how Roderick’s adjustments for Jake are now serving as a launchpad for Bear Bachmeier. The OC pulled back the curtain on the play-call tweaks that were meant to ease Jake into the season