Notre Dame faces its toughest test yet as Bear Bachmeier, one of the nation’s most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks, leads BYU into South Bend.
Notre Dame faces its toughest test yet as Bear Bachmeier, one of the nation’s most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks, leads BYU into South Bend. Fresh off a dominant outing against Iowa State—throwing for 329 yards and rushing for 109—Bachmeier is rewriting BYU record books and forcing defenses to defend every inch of the field.
With 1,000 passing yards, 8 touchdowns, and 4 scores on the ground through five games, Bachmeier pushes the Irish defensive unit to their limits. Can Notre Dame’s disciplined rush lanes and secondary contain both his arm and his explosive running ability, or will BYU’s playmaker break free for another statement performance? The path to the national championship may hinge on keeping Bachmeier in check.