Coaching changes at Stanford have been game-changers for BYU.

In the wild kingdom that is college sports and the transfer portal, quarterback Bear Bachmeier is the latest Cardinal to become a Cougar. Bachmeier graduated high school early and enrolled at Stanford in January so he could compete for the starting job during spring practice.

Bachmeier made tremendous progress, but when Stanford fired head coach Troy Taylor on March 25, the dual-threat athlete transferred to BYU. Last week, Bachmeier made program history by becoming the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener. He responded with five touchdowns in the first half.

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