When Stanford visits BYU this Saturday, the Cardinal will face a young quarterback in Bear Bachmeier who they’re already quite familiar with.

Bachmeier spent spring ball at Stanford earlier this year, playing under interim head coach Frank Reich before ultimately entering the transfer portal and landing in Provo.

Though their time together was brief, Reich still had plenty of praise for Bachmeier during his weekly media availability, saying he “wasn’t surprised” that the true freshman won the Cougars’ preseason quarterback battle.

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“My impressions of him were very positive,” Reich said of Bachmeier. “Just from looking at the fi

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