Griffin’s Bachmeier Dinner Anecdote Draws Online Attention

Robert Griffin III said during a Fox broadcast of BYU’s game against Arizona that quarterback Bear Bachmeier had told him his family sometimes eats dinner without clothes, an anecdote that later circulated widely online. The family practice has not been independently confirmed, and Bachmeier and his relatives had not publicly addressed Griffin’s account in the reporting available as of September 24. The remark came in the fourth quarter on September 12, while BYU was leading Arizona 28-17. Cameras showed Bachmeier’s mother, April, in the stands as Griffin recounted what he said was a conversation with the quarterback. Play-by-play announcer Connor Onion responded to the comment, and Griffin asked Onion whether he ate dinner naked with his family. Onion replied that he did not have to answer; Griffin said he did not think listeners did that, and Onion told viewers to use their imagination. The broadcast exchange was the source of the claim. The reports did not provide a direct statement from Bachmeier or a family member confirming or denying it.