Social Media Reacts After No. 23 BYU’s Win Over West Virginia
Oct 4, 2025, 1:10 AM
PROVO, UT - OCTOBER 3: Bear Bachmeier #47 of the Brigham Young Cougars celebrates scoring a touchdown with Bruce Mitchell #63 during the first half of their game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at LaVell Edwards Stadium on October 3, 2025 at Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah – No. 23 BYU football became the ninth team in program history to begin the season 5-0 after handing West Virginia a 38-24 loss.
An ESPN game on a quiet college football Friday night gave the Cougars another chance to be seen by pundits across the nation.
ESPN morning show host and bombastic personality Pat McAfee started the love fest, responding to a fan in the third quarter as the Cougars dominated West Virginia in a 28-10 first half.
RELATED: Bachmeier Reaches BYU Freshman Milestone Against West Virginia
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— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 4, 2025
True Freshman QB Bear Bachmeier set a passing career-high with 249 first-half yards while throwing for one score and running for another.
His fifth rushing score of the year surpassed Taysom Hill (2012) for the most by a freshman QB in program history.
The best freshman QB in the country wears #47. pic.twitter.com/iGjR8nudiO
— Barstool Big 12 (@BarstoolBig12) October 4, 2025
Bachmeier ended the night with 351 passing yards, finishing 14 yards short of Tanner Mangum’s freshman program record of 365 yards set against UConn in 2015.
BYU has an exceptional freshman QB. Bear seems to have a level of maturity that is beyond his years.
— Dr. Derwin L. Gray (@DerwinLGray) October 4, 2025
Multiple outlets complimented The ROC, BYU’s always rambunctious student section.
THE ROC IS ROCKING 🔥 pic.twitter.com/yTom9AFWow
— Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) October 4, 2025
Parker Kingston with one rushing and one receiving touchdown in the #BYU win.@kslsports pic.twitter.com/dPZf293JnU
— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_TV) October 4, 2025
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BYU Cougars 2025 Schedule (5-0, 2-0)
- Portland State Vikings @ BYU Cougars | W 69-0
- Stanford Cardinal @ BYU Cougars | W 27-3
- BYE
- BYU Cougars @ East Carolina Pirates | W 34-13
- BYU Cougars @ Colorado Buffaloes | W 24-21
- West Virginia Mountaineers @ BYU Cougars | W 38-24
- Saturday, October 11 – BYU Cougars @ Arizona Wildcats | 6 p.m. MT
- Saturday, October 18 – Utah Utes @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA
- Saturday, October 25 – BYU Cougars @ Iowa State Cyclones | Kickoff TBA
- BYE
- Saturday, November 8 – BYU Cougars @ Texas Tech Red Raiders | Kickoff TBA
- Saturday, November 15 – TCU Horned Frogs @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA
- Saturday, November 22 – BYU Cougars @ Cincinnati Bearcats | Kickoff TBA
- Saturday, November 29 – UCF Knights @ BYU Cougars | Kickoff TBA
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