In 2007, after BYU went 11-2 and blew out Oregon 38-8 in the Las Vegas Bowl, the Cougars faced a challenge. They had to replace an experienced quarterback with someone who hadn’t taken live snaps in Provo before.
Sound familiar?
The departure of Jake Retzlaff following last year’s 11-2 season and a dominating 36-14 win against Colorado in the Alamo Bowl, has BYU scrambling to do the same thing.
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When fall camp begins next week, a trio of contenders from a talented quarterbacks room will go after the job — Treyson Bourguet (junior), McCae Hillstead (sophomore) and Bear Bachmeier (freshman).
BYU quarterback McCae Hillstead (3) calls out before a play during the opening day of BYU football spring camp held at the Zions Bank Practice Fields of the Student Athlete Building on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Going into the 2007 season, BYU quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman had a talented pool too, including Max Hall, a promising sophomore, whose experience was limited to running the scout team in practice. Doman was ready to take a gamble on Hall to succeed John Beck and his 11,021 passing yards and 88 total touchdowns, but he needed to hedge his bet.
“I was the next man up. They told me that. They said ‘We believe in you. You are going to be our guy,’” Hall told the “Y’s Guys” livestream show. “Then, here comes Cade Cooper, Brenden Gaskins, Jacob Bower and Sam Doman. Suddenly, there are six quarterbacks in the room.”
In a quarterback battle, the distance between security and insecurity can be as short as a goal line pass. Worried and confused, Hall approached Doman.
“Hey, I thought you guys…
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