BYU quarterback’s bizarre habit of eating dinner NAKED with his family is revealed in remarkable live TV exchange
BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier and his family like to keep things casual, according to Heisman Trophy winner and college football analyst Robert Griffin III.
As he explained during the fourth quarter of BYU’s September 12 win over Arizona, Bear and his brother/teammate Tiger occasionally enjoy naked meals with their family members.
‘[Bear] he told us that at the dinners, you know, sometimes they just, they just take the clothes off and they walk around naked,’ Griffin told play-by-play announcer Connor Onion after seeing their mother April in the BYU stands. ‘You naked at your dinners with the family?’
Onion didn’t entertain the question: ‘Do I have to answer that?’
Although the exchange didn’t initially go viral, it has gained traction over the ensuing days as football fans began questioning the bizarre dynamic.
Some misguided trolls ridiculed BYU’s connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by inquiring about the garment of the holy priesthood – something followers are required to wear night and day.
Bear and Tiger Bachmeier of the BYU Cougars walk off the field after a 2025 win in Provo
Bachmeier has been impressive this season, completing 71 percent of his passes for 642 yards
The devoutly Catholic Bachmeier brothers are seen praying before a game in Arlington
The dubious sincerity of those inquiries notwithstanding, the Bachmeier family is devoutly Catholic and the brothers are often seen praying together on the field before games.
But the vast majority of online responses refused to believe the 36-year-old former NFL quarterback’s claim.
‘Ok, everyone,’ one angry fan began, ‘stop being idiots. No one eats dinner as a family nude–no matter how much you wish this was true.’
Others saw the practice as a good way to eat modestly: ‘That’s one way to stay thin.’
Neither Bear nor Tiger, a wide receiver, have addressed the story publicly. The two California-born brothers transferred from Stanford to BYU in 2025. Since then, the Cougars have gone 15-2, including a 3-0 start this season.
Bear has been particularly impressive, completing 71 percent of his passes for 642 yards and six touchdowns over three games.
However, last Saturday’s win over Colorado State was tainted by hateful chants from Rams fans. Colorado State has since issued an apology after a chorus of ‘f*** the Mormons’ rang out from Canvas Stadium during the Cougars’ 41-23 win on Saturday.
‘Colorado State apologizes to BYU, its student-athletes and fans, and to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the chant directed at them during Saturday’s game,’ read the CSU statement. ‘Mocking anyone’s faith has no place at CSU. It runs counter to our community’s values and to who we are. BYU’s players, coaches and fans deserved better. We are addressing this with our students.’
The Daily Mail has also sought comment from the Big 12, as well as the newly reformed Pac-12, which includes CSU as one of its member schools. A BYU spokesperson shared a statement about the issue that the school released last year.
Head coach Jim Mora of the Colorado State Rams and Head coach Kalani Sitake of the BYU Cougars shake hands after the game. Sitake insists only a small group of fans were guilty
Many BYU fans traveled to Fort Collins on Saturday to see the heavily favored Cougars win
BYU head coach Kalani Sitake took the high road when speaking to reporters on Saturday by stressing his belief that only a small group of fans were involved in the chants.
‘I think the chants [are] mostly a minority of people and fans,’ he said. ‘There’s some amazing fans here in Fort Collins, so I’m not too worried about that.
‘The guys are motivated to play football, no matter what. We’re not going to judge an entire fan base on a few … of the ones that made their chants.’
It was a much different scene in Fort Collins before the game, when students from both schools took part in a book drive for the city’s Children’s Speech & Reading Center. In total, the two groups of students donated 3,000 books, which set a new single-event record for BYU’s Cougs Care initiative, according to organizers.
Unfortunately, Saturday night’s incident was hardly the first. A year ago, it was students at the University of Colorado who directed a similar chant at BYU during a game in Boulder.