On a critical fourth down against Iowa State, BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier misheard Aaron Roderick and called the wrong play, leading to a turnover on downs deep in Iowa State territory.
BYU uses a wristband with numbers assigned to every play. Bachmeier misheard Roderick and accidentally called a back-shoulder fade to Walker Lyons instead of the original call. Despite the miscommunication, the pass hit Lyons in the hands and was nearly completed. It fell incomplete and the Cougars turned it over on downs.
“We had a communication problem down there the the play called was not what we called. Bear heard the wrong wristband number…[he] had a little trouble hearing a few times through the communication device. Unfortunately, that was not the play we were trying to run that right there…I thought we still had a chance there.”…