Bear Bachmeier gets his revenge: ‘Notre Dame disrespected me and my family’

Bear Bachmeier gets his revenge: 'Notre Dame disrespected me and my family'.

Key points

• While Knight landed at Auburn, in the end, neither Bachmeier nor Knight enrolled at Notre Dame: Bachmeier committed to Stanford before transferring to BYU.
• (Coach Kalani Sitake) won't like this because I'm talking about myself, Bachmeier remarked, but out of high school Notre Dame disrespected me and my family pretty badly.
• As the BYU signal-caller had a hand in every Cougars score in the 28-24 win, indeed, Bachmeier's play was arguably the deciding factor in the game.
• He additionally rushed 13 times for 45 yards and two more scores, and even hauled in a 15-yard touchdown reception on a trick play.
• And what, exactly, did the Fighting Irish do to "disrespect" BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier and his family?

Bear Bachmeier gets his revenge: 'Notre Dame disrespected me and my family'. Zac Al-Khateeb USA TODAY. BYU coach Kalani Sitake on Cougars' dramatic win over Notre Dame.

Notably, the Cougars upset the Fighting Irish in a final sequence that featured two potentially missed calls.

No. 8 BYU's dramatic – if not controversial – win over No. 2 Notre Dame featured plenty of intriguing storylines.

Did the Cougars commit pass interference? Why did authorities not review the game clock? And what, exactly, did the Fighting Irish do to "disrespect" BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier and his family?

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Speaking after the game, Bachmeier – asked by USA TODAY's John Brice on what it was like to be part of a win that caused fans to storm the field – hesitated a moment. Then he took aim at Notre Dame.

"(Coach Kalani Sitake) won't like this because I'm talking about myself, " Bachmeier remarked, "but out of high school Notre Dame disrespected me and my family pretty badly. And I wasn't going to lose to those guys. There was no way I was going to lose to those guys tonight."

As the BYU signal-caller had a hand in every Cougars score in the 28-24 win, indeed, Bachmeier's play was arguably the deciding factor in the game. He completed 23 of 36 passes for 224 yards and one touchdown to one interception.

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He additionally rushed 13 times for 45 yards and two more scores, and even hauled in a 15-yard touchdown reception on a trick play. His go-ahead, 7-yard touchdown pass to Walker Lyons under the 2-minute mark was the ultimate difference in the game.

Bachmeier's comment probable has to do with his recruitment out of high school, with the prevailing theory that Notre Dame flew the No. 28-ranked quarterback in the class out for a visit as a recruiting tactic to seal the commitment of another quarterback in the class, five-star Deuce Knight.

While Knight landed at Auburn, in the end, neither Bachmeier nor Knight enrolled at Notre Dame: Bachmeier committed to Stanford before transferring to BYU. Bachmeier leading BYU to a win over the Fighting Irish was the latest – and perhaps final – chapter in that story. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

For now, bear Bachmeier gets his revenge: 'Notre Dame disrespected me and my family' remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.