David Pollack explains why BYU QB Bear Bachmeier has ‘shades of (Tim) Tebow’
By Sydney Hunte
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David Pollack has been impressed with what Bear Bachmeier has been doing behind center for BYU. The Cougars took down Notre Dame 28-24 on Saturday in one of the biggest games in some time at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Bachmeier’s play makes for an “easy comp” to a former SEC star, Pollack said on his “See Ball Get Ball” podcast.
“Golly, does he have shades of (Tim) Tebow,” the Georgia legend said. “Going and watching that tape again … he understood answers to questions.”
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Pollack spotlighted a third-and-four situation that proved his point about Bachmeier, discussing how the sophomore QB adjusted to a zone look given by the Notre Dame defense.
“Ninety percent of QBs know, like, hey, dude, I’m getting man-to-man on third and short. And so I’m going to have these distraction routes, and I know where I’m going to go to the football with my matchup to make sure I get usually a crosser or somebody running across the field to get an easier route,” Pollack said. “Dude throws a deep dig because he sees them go to zone.”
Bachmeier — who said after the game that he felt “disrespected” by Fighting Irish staff as a high school recruit — finished 23-of-36 for 224 yards. He accounted for four touchdowns: he threw for one, ran for two more, and even caught one on a trick play.
“(He’s) vaunted up the Heisman Trophy list,” Pollack said.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
