"BYU is naming true freshman Bear Bachmeier as the team’s starting quarterback, with his debut coming against Portland State on Aug. 30. Bachmeier, who will wear No. 47, will become the first true freshman to start an opener for BYU," Thamel reported.

With that, true freshman Bear Bachmeier was named the Cougars’ starting quarterback for the season opener against Portland State on Aug. 30. Freshman quarterbacks have seen the field early in BYU’s history — notably players like Jake Heaps and Zach Wilson — but none have started the opener as a true freshman until now.

Last year, when Retzlaff took over for Slovis in Week 9 vs. West Virginia, Retzlaff became the first Jewish starting quarterback in BYU's program history — one that is part of an institution ...

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Since Brendan Sullivan is sidelined with an ankle injury for roughly the next 1-2 weeks, the QB job has quickly turned into Jake Retzlaff's to lose.