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For obvious reasons, BYU football coach Kalani Sitake and offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick want to choose a starting quarterback as quickly as possible.
That is going to be quite difficult, obviously, as the three main candidates — Treyson Bourguet, McCae Hillstead and Bear Bachmeier — all appear physically able to lead the team.
All three have the requisite amount of confidence in themselves, as Wednesday’s interviews with media members showed after the Cougars wrapped up the first practice of preseason training camp. Bourguet was particularly bold.
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The Western Michigan transfer from Tucson, Arizona, is a redshirt junior with only two years of eligibility remaining and seems to have more of a sense of urgency than the others.
“I know that we can wait until the first game, but we would like to get it sorted out soon as we can. But you can’t really put a deadline to it.”
— BYU coach Kalani Sitake on the BYU QB battle
“I just want to continue to show that I am worthy to play at this level, in the Big 12, that is one of the best conferences in the country,” Bourguet said. “I want to continue to show that I am ready for this level of competition, and can go out there and compete with the best.”
After a few conversations with head coach Kalani Sitake — one at the Big 12 media days in early July and another on Wednesday — it appears that coaches are looking for someone with the mental capability of getting the job done. That means a quarterback who can make good decisions, limit turnovers, and rally the team in crunch time when games are on the line, a trait that departed QB Jake Retzlaff displayed several times in BYU’s recent 11-2 season.
Coaches will…
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