"BYU is naming true freshman Bear Bachmeier as the team’s starting quarterback, with his debut coming against Portland State on Aug. 30. Bachmeier, who will wear No. 47, will become the first true freshman to start an opener for BYU," Thamel reported.

QB Jake Retzlaff, who withdrew from BYU following a lawsuit accusing him of rape and a suspension for violating the school's honor code, has verbally committed to transfer to Tulane, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

The university's honor code requires students to abstain from premarital sex. BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff warms up prior to an NCAA college football game against Arizona State, Nov. 23, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. Credit: AP/Ross D. Franklin Speaking on Friday ...

Offensive line coach TJ Woods says line’s mantra this season is ‘no excuses’ after QB Jake Retzlaff departed for Tulane last month

Since Brendan Sullivan is sidelined with an ankle injury for roughly the next 1-2 weeks, the QB job has quickly turned into Jake Retzlaff's to lose.