Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally No. 15 BYU to a 24-21 victory over No. 23 Utah on Saturday night.

Bear Bachmeier threw for 166 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 62 yards and a score as No. 15 BYU handed No. 23 Utah its third consecutive defeat in the rivalry series.

Hours before No. 15 BYU hosts No. 23 Utah in arguably the most anticipated rivalry matchup between the two teams in years, Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show broadcasted live outside of LaVell Edwards Stadium to show the Provo party to the entire country.

Bear Bachmeier led No. 15 BYU to back-to-back fourth-quarter touchdown drives to lift BYU to a 24-21 win over rival and No. 23-ranked Utah Saturday night before the largest crowd in LaVell Edwards Stadium in two decades.

BYU had one stipulation for Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports to broadcast from Provo. This is why the show isn’t coming to town.

Anticipation has been running high on the Brigham Young University campus ahead of Saturday’s “Holy War” rivalry clash with the University of Utah — but so was

“BYU did not ban Barstool,” Portnoy wrote in a post to X Thursday afternoon. “In fact quite the opposite. ” (BYU) requested the show. We only do six a year with (Big Noon Kickoff). “Just wasn’t in the cards but by all indications (BYU) really wanted (the Barstool show) and were even willing to offset the extra costs as long as we didn’t swear.”

What a performance by the true freshman. On Saturday, BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier made history by becoming the first freshman quarterback to beat Utah. Bachm