Bear Bachmeier has already emerged as one of college football’s breakout stars in 2025.
But should he be in the Heisman Trophy conversation?
According to Robert Griffin III, absolutely.
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Griffin, a former Heisman winner himself, has been Fox’s color commentator on each of BYU’s past two games, in which time he’s become a major fan of the Cougars’ freshman phenom at quarterback.
On Wednesday, Griffin posted his current list of Heisman front-runners to X, with “Air Bear Bachmeier” in the No. 5 spot.
“This guy is an explosive runner, anything that he can possibly do to go score, he’s gonna do it,” Griffin said on the broadcast of B

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