BYU’s offensive line coach envisions a big season ahead for the trenches
TJ Woods focusing on veteran group’s mentality to help set the tone for a Cougars offense that also returns Bear Bachmeier, LJ Martin.
BYU offensive and defensive lines wait for the snap during practice March 6, 2026, at the indoor practice facility in Provo. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo 3:29. That’s the exact moment TJ Woods watched freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier win over his offensive line.
The Cougars had marched 82 yards on five plays, highlighted by runs of 47 and 11 yards by LJ Martin and a 17-yard catch by Sione Moa. Staring at second-and-goal at the Stanford 3, Bachmeier got his offensive into formation and called for the ball with 3:29 on the clock. “We motion a tight end inside and we run quarterback-split zone,” Woods told the “Y’s Guys” livestream show this week.
“We botch it up front. We don’t get to the backside linebacker. He is scot-free on the 2-yard line and Bear just runs him over and scores a touchdown.
If you are the left guard, how do you not just absolutely fall in love with that — that’s your quarterback! ” Woods, BYU’s offensive line coach and running game coordinator, watched his big boys galvanize around Bachmeier, who just months earlier was taking snaps at another school. “Any offensive linemen that has a quarterback that they know is excited about running the football, he automatically becomes one of the guys — and that’s Bear,” Woods said.
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