Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier will enter the transfer portal, the veteran signal-caller confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The decision comes three days after the program fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough following a 27-10 loss to UTEP in Week 4 — a loss that marked one of the worst performances for the program since it made the jump to the FBS level in 1996.
Bachmeier started 29 games over a four-year career, throwing for more than 6,600 yards and 41 touchdowns. He cleared the 3,000-yard passing mark as a junior while completing 63% of his passes. However, things went downhill in the first four games of the 2022 season, with Bachmeier completing a career-low 54% of his passes for fewer than 500 yards.
“I loved my time at Boise State, and I feel like I’ve given everything that I had,” Bachmeier told ESPN. “I’m super thankful.”
Bachmeier said that he hopes to find a school that can best prepare him for the NFL and win games immediately. As the No. 6 quarterback recruit in the country in 2019, Bachmeier had a lengthy list of suitors that included Georgia, Tennessee and Colorado. He also considered Cal, Minnesota and UCLA during his process.
By transferring now, Bachmeier is eligible to credit the 2022 season as a redshirt year and will have two full years of eligibility remaining at his next stop; Bachmeier had not used his redshirt season, nor the NCAA-granted Covid exception. Redshirt freshman quarterback Taylen Green is the next man up on the depth chart. The Lewisville, Texas, native completed 19 of 28 passes for 155 yards in a loss to Oregon State in Week 1.
With Plough out, Boise State will bring in former NFL and Boise State coach Dirk Koetter to run the offense. Koetter, an Idaho native, was working as an offensive analyst for the Broncos. His son, Davis Koetter, is a wide receiver on the team.
Wasted potential
Bachmeier was a game-changing recruit when he committed to Bryan Harsin’s program in 2019. The Murrieta, California, native ranked as the No. 6 pro-style quarterback and No. 235 overall recruit in the class, making him the best quarterback and second-best recruit in Boise State history.
He flashed major ability in his first season, throwing for 407 yards in a win over Florida State and starting eight games before his season was cut short by injury. Bachmeier and 1,000-yard running back George Holani seemed to be the next great duo at…
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