Bear Bachmeier is quite the story at BYU. The buzz started when ESPN’s Pete Thamel revealed Bachmeier, a true freshman, would be starting the opener against Portland State. It makes him the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for BYU. That’s a big deal because BYU has had only one true freshman start a game before, Zach Wilson back in 2018. Originally, Bear was the No. 11-ranked high school quarterback in the class of 2025 and had committed to Stanford. But he made a late move, transferring to BYU, alongside his brother, Tiger, who is a wide receiver there. Coaches planned for him to play behind Jake Retzlaff, the former starter. But Retzlaff’s sudden exit flipped the depth chart.

And then, pretty soon, Bachmeier found himself battling with other quarterbacks like Mc

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