ESPN released their top 10 freshmen in college football through the first five weeks of the season, and BYU QB Bear Bachmeier checked in at #6. Below is what ESPN wrote. “Bachmeier passed his first real test of the season, beating Colorado on the road with a gutsy and productive performance. After Jake Retzlaff’s late […]
ESPN released their top 10 freshmen in college football through the first five weeks of the season, and BYU QB Bear Bachmeier checked in at #6. Below is what ESPN wrote.
“Bachmeier passed his first real test of the season, beating Colorado on the road with a gutsy and productive performance. After Jake Retzlaff’s late summer transfer to Tulane, Bachmeier was thrust into the starting job and has the Cougars off to a 4-0 start. He has been quite efficient as a passer, completing close to 70% of his passes through four games without a turnover. He has also shown more dynamism with his legs than we expected, including 99 yards on the ground last Saturday. Bachmeier is flashing an impressive skill set but equally striking leadership qualities to build around in Provo.”
Bear is the only Big 12 player that made the list and is the fourth highest-rated QB. Bear has progressively improved each week, and his best performances of the season have come in the last two weeks on the road. Defenses will evolve their game plan as they get more film on Bear and learn his tendencies, but Bear will also improve as he gets more comfortable in BYU’s offense and continues to learn college football. What makes Bear’s early success even more notable is that he didn’t arrive on BYU campus until Summer and didn’t participate in BYU’s Spring Ball like many top freshman do.
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