It is expected that BYU will announce its starting quarterback this week.

In my opinion, the Cougars will replace senior starter Jake Retzlaff , who transferred to Tulane, with true freshman Bear Bachmeier .

It’s a gamble. It’s as rare as a bloody slab of sirloin steak. It’s something BYU’s quarterback factory, a system that’s passed for more yards than any other college football program, is not used to doing.

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But these are times in the Big 12 when BYU must move forward and look to the future with a four-star recruit, a guy who signed with Stanford out of Murrieta High in California and had offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Michi

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