What to know about BYU QB Bear Bachmeier, from number 47 to name origin and brother Tiger originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. When you lay it all out, BYU true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier has a case as the most interesting man in college football.

Bear Bachmeier family tree: Meet BYU QB's football brothers Tiger, Hank and Buck, parents and more originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The BYU Cougars have become a force and have turned into contenders for a Big 12 title and College Football Playoff berth.

Coming from a 'super family' of athletes, Bachmeier is the fourth of his siblings to compete in college athletics, and he's ready to make his mark in a top-10 matchup against Texas Tech.

Iowa State scored on the first play of this game, a 75-yard strike from Rocco Becht to Brett Eskildsen. BYU then lost running back LJ Martin, the Big 12’s leading rusher through eight weeks, to an injury in the first half.

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“I don’t know, I like to sing songs to myself,” Bachmeier said. “... I like listening to the songs that they are playing [in the stadium]. I saw Luke Combs came [to Iowa State] to play. So I was singing ‘Hurricane’ and ‘Fast Car’ that was on. Yeah.”

Bear Bachmeier threw for a career-high 351 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 23 BYU to a 38-24 victory over West Virginia on Friday night.

Bear Bachmeier led BYU past Iowa State with a breakout performance that turned heads across college football — and earned him a spot on Gus Johnson’s “GOT IT" team.

The freshman quarterback played an original song on the guitar. Bachmeier wrote the song, which he titled “Ortega Road,” about his upbringing. In the song, he referenced his siblings, singing about “four boys and a pretty girl just having fun, enjoying the world.”

Freshman QB Bear Bachmeier excels, while 2026 recruit Ryder Lyons announces LDS mission. Next game is against No. 9 Texas Tech on ABC. Much of the team’s success this season can be attributed to the stellar play of true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier.