The latest model to come out of the BYU Quarterback Factory is different than anything we’ve seen previously. It has vastly different lines, for one thing. Fire-hydrant legs, low to the ground, wider, burlier, bigger. One opposing coach said he looked like a (blankety blank) centaur.

His name is Bear — which ought to tell you something — not Steve or Robbie or Jim or Gifford. Bear. It’s his real name. He has a different license plate, too — jersey No. 47, like a linebacker. He plays like a linebacker. Bear is a football player first, then a quarterback.

In other words: finally, the perfect quarterback for Kalani Sitake.

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