The rookie delivered.

The Bear is now a legend, and he doesn’t even know it.

He may not fully understand the deed for a few weeks or months, perhaps after folks come up and tell him over and over again.

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Bear Bachmeier led No. 15 BYU to back-to-back fourth-quarter touchdown drives to lift BYU to a 24-21 win over rival and No. 23-ranked Utah Saturday night before the largest crowd in LaVell Edwards Stadium in two decades.

Bachmeier made plays true freshmen are not supposed to make.

He was as calm as a well-fed rhino.

He didn’t turn the ball over, despite facing another team throwing everything from the kitchen sink to spare tire

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