Grizzlies’ Dante Olson grabs third Big Sky award

Montana linebacker Dante Olson was named the Big Sky's top defensive player for the third week this season after notching one of the greatest tackling performances in program history on Saturday. The junior recorded a career high 24 total tackles - half solo, half assisted - to help lead the Grizzlies to a 48-28 road win over Cal Poly. ... More

Griz hit the mark with pair of San Diego kickers

For the first two years of his college career, Adam Wilson thought rugby was the sport for him. The San Diego native started playing the sport his sophomore year of high school and competed at Arizona, one of the top collegiate rugby programs in the country. But this year, Wilson has shed his Wildcat jersey and brings a rediscovered love ... More

Offensive variety a consistent theme in Big Sky Conference

Dan Hawkins likened it to an "indie musician banging away at the local pub." Unique, varied, creative - but it's not a person the second-year UC Davis head coach refers to, but rather than many-faceted personalities of the Big Sky Conference's offensive unit. With 13 different teams adopting 13 different approaches, perhaps Hawkins might ... More

Big Sky Breakdown: Montana Grizzlies (Episode 7)

Each week on Big Sky Breakdown, Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Missoula are joined by Andrew Houghton of Skyline Sports to break down news, analysis and happenings the the Montana Grizzlies football team. This week, hear from Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh and the Mustangs' All-American fullback, Joe Prothero, as they get set ... More

Montana continues conference slate Saturday at Cal Poly

If history is any indicator, Montana should have no problem handling Cal Poly on Saturday. After all, the Griz came out on top in five of five games during Bobby Hauck's first stint as head coach. So with Hauck back at the helm, the odds are certainly in Montana's favor, right? Well, it's not as simple as that. Back then, between 2003 ... More

Sneed earns Big Sky POW honors

Montana Grizzlies quarterback Dalton Sneed has been named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for his work dismantling the Sacramento State defense on Saturday. But wasn't his arm or completion ratio that earned him the honors, nor did it have to do with touchdown passes. Instead, it was Sneed's prowess in the running game that cinched his ... More

Montana jumps to No. 17 with win

Montana continues to own the mid-rankings of the FCS Top 25 after beating Sacramento State in its conference opener on Saturday. After sliding four spots the previous week, the Grizzlies jumped two spots to No. 17 with the 41-34 win. They remain one of four Big Sky teams to secure a spot in the rankings, led by No. 5 Eastern Washington ... More

Montana Griz press conference: Hauck, Buss, Sneed on Cal Poly

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, senior linebacker Josh Buss and junior quarterback Dalton Sneed address the media following UM's 41-34 win over Sacramento State and look at the Grizzlies' game at Cal Poly on Saturday. More

Hornets still remember horror of 2016 trip to Missoula

Immanuel Anderson remembers looking up at the scoreboard and feeling a pit in his stomach rooted in disappointment. As Justin Strong sprinted across the goal line, the Washington-Grizzly Stadium scoreboard flipped to one of the biggest point disparities in the venue’s 32-year history. With two minutes to play in the third quarter, Montana ... More

Deming twins make early impact for youthful Griz

Montana's starting lineup on Saturday will be a family affair of sorts for two of its Billings recruits. Backup tight end Bryson Deming will for the first time join his twin brother, defensive end Braydon, on the field as the Grizzlies welcome Sacramento State to Washington-Grizzly Stadium. At Billings West, it was actually Braydon who ... More