Bear Bachmeier has gotten off to quite the impressive start to his collegiate career as a true freshman quarterback.
Already with two road comeback wins under his belt, he will walk into Saturday's rivalry game against Utah with a 6-0 record and a No. 15 ranking in the Associated Press poll.
But on the other sideline sits legendary head coach Kyle Whittingham, who in his 20-plus years as a Utah head coach, has only lost to BYU five times.
Bachmeier will be the fourth freshman quarterback to ever start a "Holy War" game against Whittingham, and will look to fare better than the previous three.
Let's take a look at how the last three freshman BYU quarterbacks fared against Whittingham's defensive minded squads.
2010: Jake Heaps
22/37, 228 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 1 FUM
No. 20 Utah 17, BYU 16
A costly fumble in the fourth quarter by true freshman Jake Heaps was a big momentum-shifter in this 2010 game for Utah.
With BYU leading 13-3, this turnover led to a Utah touchdown to bring the Utes within three.
Heaps did give BYU a chance to win the game at the last second. He orchestrated a 54-yard drive that wasted the perfect amount of time to set up a 42-yard field goal kick by Mitch Payne, but the attempt was blocked by Utah defensive back Brandon Burton.
While Heaps' stats were not great in this cold, defensive battle, he gave BYU a chance to win it, which is sometimes all you can ask for from your quarterback.
The following year, Heaps had a game against the Utes that he'd like to forget, losing 54-10 at home.
2015 Las Vegas Bowl: Tanner Mangum
25/36, 315 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT, 1 FUM
No. 22 Utah 35 — BYU 28
Impressive comeback aside, the nightmare that was the first quarter of the 2015 Las Vegas Bowl will be etched in BYU fans' memories forever.
Mangum had three interceptions and a lost fumble in the first eight minutes of the game. Two of the interceptions were pick-6's and one was returned to the one-yard line.
Fans who tuned in late saw the stunning score of 35-0 halfway through the first.
But BYU managed to crawl back into this game, with Mangum producing zero turnovers for the rest of the day, and putting up an impressive 315 yards overall.
Yes, BYU only lost by seven, but the first quarter is one of the most dominant 15 minute stretches of the BYU-Utah rivalry that any team has played.
2018: Zach Wilson
20/29, 204 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
No. 17 Utah 35, BYU 27
The one that got away from BYU.
BYU led 20-0 at halftime, and true freshman Zach Wilson was rolling. The Cougars were poised to break the 2010s Utah streak, which at that point was seven Ute wins in a row.
But a stagnant offense in the second half for BYU only produced seven points, while the Utes scored touchdowns on four straight possessions in the third and fourth quarters.
Wilson's pick-6 pass to future NFL defensive back Julian Blackmon was a major momentum shift in this game.
Utah came away with its eighth win in a row over the Cougars, and BYU left thinking, "what could have been."
2025: Bear Bachmeier vs Kyle Whittingham
After going the first four games of the season without a turnover, Bachmeier has produced four in the last two, but has also increased his numbers overall.
A staple of the Whittinham era Utes is their ability to create turnovers, especially against inexperienced quarterbacks.
In the three games that Whittingham has coached against BYU freshmen quarterbacks, the Utes defense managed to force seven turnovers from the quarterbacks alone, and have yet to lose.
If this trend continues, then Bachmeier might be in for a long game with costly turnovers, and potentially, the first loss of the season.
But as we've seen from Bachmeier all season, he is up for the task, and has a great chance to break the trend.