One piece of the puzzle already found its place in BYU. For weeks, Kalani Sitake kept fans in suspense with who the starting QB would be in 2025. And he didn’t flinch, not even after Jake Retzlaff bolted to Tulane mid-July with a seven-game honor code suspension hanging over his head. The Cougars were suddenly without their proven man and a roster full of hopefuls were lining up for that big role. Then came Wednesday.

Kalani Sitake finally dropped the headline. True freshman Bear Bachmeier is BYU’s QB1. Not only that, he’ll be the first true freshman in school history to start a season opener when the Cougars host Portland State on August 30. So when the HC met with the media on August 19 as posted by BYU Cougars , it started with the obvious. “ Why did you choose

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