Bear Bachmeier claims Notre Dame ‘disrespected’ him in high school: ‘I wasn’t going to lose to those guys’

The Week 7 college football slate was loaded. We had two top-8 matchups, two additional top-14 contests and major upsets, including Auburn over Georgia and Florida prevailing against Texas. Through it all, Notre Dame-BYU handled ABC’s primetime slot and delivered a fun yet controversial finish. In the aftermath of the Cougars’ 28-24 triumph, quarterback Bear Bachmeier had no doubts about who would win on Saturday night. He told reporters that the Fighting Irish slighted him when he was a recruit, and that their actions served as fuel for him to come out on top. “[They] disrespected me and my family...