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My quarterback! The one we trust! Bear Bachmeier! GoCougars 💙🏈💙
Notre Dame offered him a scholarship in July 2023. On Saturday night he scored all four touchdowns against them.
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He got the offer at his grandmother’s house in Lemoore, California. His late grandfather had been an Irish fan his whole life. He called it “truly special.”
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Two months later, Notre Dame took another quarterback.
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The family keeps a different kind of score. A great-grandfather flew fighters. His father, Michael, is a Naval Academy graduate who was commissioned as a Marine.
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MURRIETA VALLEY HIGH: 6,810 passing yards. 59 passing touchdowns. 33 more on the ground.
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He picked Stanford in February 2024, because his older brother Tiger was already there.
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Stanford fired its coach in March 2025. On May 3, the brothers committed to BYU on the same day.
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Then there is Hank, his older brother and another quarterback. On October 9, 2021, Hank brought Boise State into LaVell Edwards Stadium and left with a 26-17 win, BYU’s first loss of that season.
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Saturday, No. 2 Notre Dame came to the same field.
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PASSING: 23 of 36, 224 yards, 1 touchdown.
RUSHING: 2 touchdowns.
RECEIVING: 15 yards, 1 touchdown, on a double pass from @KasperKyler.
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Notre Dame went ahead 24-21 with 9:31 left. His next throw was intercepted.
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His next drive went 55 yards. Third and goal from the 6. Walker Lyons. 1:47 on the clock.
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BYU 28, Notre Dame 24.
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No FBS player had run, thrown and caught a touchdown against an AP top-five team in 30 years. No Cougar had done all three in a game since Steve Young in 1983.
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Then he said the part he had been carrying. “Kalani won’t like this because I’m talking about myself, but out of high school, Notre Dame disrespected me and my family pretty badly. I wasn’t going to lose to those guys.”
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After the press conference ended, he told reporters he loves Notre Dame and praised CJ Carr. Receipts kept. Grace too.
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Early this week the Heisman books had him at 125 to 1. By kickoff Saturday he was sixth, at about 24 to 1. That was before he played.
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Hank beat BYU in Provo. Tiger came with him to Provo. He defended it.
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His name is Bear Bachmeier.
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Now you see the whole picture.
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@bearb47 @tigerbachmeier @BYUfootball @KalaniSitake @NDFootball @BroncoSportsFB
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Stephen Snyder writes from Gilbert, Arizona, where he is building something else entirely.
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#BYU #GoCougs #HearHim #Heisman
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I can’t remember a win being so satisfying. Never seen such disrespect throughout the week leading up to the game 😂
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BYU Sports Network radio engineer Barry Squires shot some (literally) behind the scenes booth video when BYU-Notre Dame went final last night.
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BYU SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE PLAYOFF LAST YEAR.
BYU SHOULDN’T BE LEFT OUT OF THE CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION.
BYU SHOULDN’T BE DISRESPECTED FOR THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
BYU SHOULDN’T BE LOOKED DOWN ON BY ANYONE.
BYU SHOULD BE THE #1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY.
GOD’S PLAN!
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I would like to thank you and your family @SteveYoungQB..
Provo has been MAGICAL...
MAYBE IT WAS THE BOOK OF MORMON..
MAYBE IT'S THE AIR..
MAYBE IT'S THE TIE...
BROTHER PAT IS RIDING WITH THE MORMONS
GIVE MY BYU #CollegeGameDay
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Cougar Nation: as a former offensive lineman, I can tell you crowd noise is a PROBLEM when you can’t hear or communicate.
Get LOUD while Notre Dame is IN THE HUDDLE. Don’t wait until they’re at the line.
Make communication a problem. Every. Single. Down.
BRING THE NOISE! 🔊💙
LET’S GO COUGS!
@byuROC
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Notre Dame hasn’t played a defense anywhere near BYU’s. If Irish fans think this will be a blowout, they’re mistaken. This BYU defense is one of the best in the country. No one’s blowing BYU out.
The Irish have been an elite methodical offense. They haven’t been explosive, but they bludgeon defenses to death. Expecting a physical onslaught and slugfest next week.
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CougConnect remains the best way for fans to support players and make their experience here elite
Throw your support behind the guys
They’ve been balling and we are just beginning 🔥
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🌧️ A MAJOR RAIN EVENT IS TAKING SHAPE FOR UTAH
This is becoming a pretty impressive setup. Deep tropical moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Rachel will combine with a strong Pacific trough to bring a widespread, multi-day rain event to Utah from Saturday through Thursday morning.
The latest forecast shows:
• 1.5-2.5 inches of rain possible across much of Utah
• Locally 3+ inches possible, especially across the higher terrain
• Sunday through Monday currently look like the wettest days
• Rain could continue into Tuesday and especially Wednesday as the system slowly moves through
• Some areas could receive several months’ worth of typical October precipitation in less than a week
The biggest concern will be flooding in areas that respond quickly to heavy rain — including burn scars, slot canyons, slickrock, normally dry washes and poor-drainage areas.
And this isn’t one giant downpour. The rain will come in waves over several days, which is important because it gives the ground and waterways very little time to recover between rounds.
The forecast will continue to change as we get a better handle on exactly where the tropical moisture and upper-level trough come together. But confidence is increasing that Utah is headed for a very wet stretch of weather. 🌧️
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Official Statement Regarding Western Michigan - Michigan Football Game
🗒️: bit.ly/4cxOiYH
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