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Utah’s Morgan Scalley admits he was ‘dead wrong’ about BYU QB Bear Bachmeier

By Salt Lake Tribune · November 3, 2026 · 1 min read
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Morgan Scalley once had a strong opinion on BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier. Or, maybe more accurately, he once had the wrong opinion on Bachmeier. “I’ll be honest, when I first started watching Bear, I was like, ‘This guy cannot throw,’” Scalley said Monday at his press conference ahead of Saturday’s rivalry game against No. 7 BYU.

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