Montana Griz football – Griz Greats podcast – the silver anniversary of the 1995 national champions
Griz Greats: the Silver Anniversary of the 1995 national champion Grizzlies brought to you by Blackfoot and First Security Bank is a long form interview series hosted by Ryan Tootell and Colter Nuanez of ESPN Missoula delving into the oral history of the University of Montana’s 1995 Division I-AA football championship. Tootell and ... More
HOPE ON THE HORIZON: Shifting landscape reminds us importance of fall
One of the grandest dynamics of living in Montana and of being a Montanan is the distinct, undeniable phenomenon of the changing seasons. We choose to live here — or long to live here again — in no small part because of our collective rebirth every few months. It’s humbling because, in a world where all of a sudden many strive to ... MoreMontana Griz press conference: Bobby Hauck on Montana State
On Saturday November 23, 2019 in Bozeman, Montana, the Montana State Bobcats controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball on the way to a 48-14 win of rival Montana. UM head coach Bobby Hauck addressed the media after losing to MSU for the second straight times and the fourth time in nine matchups. More
Bobcat outburst leads Montana State to 42-7 win over Southern Utah
BOZEMAN, Montana — Jeff Choate said on Monday in a press conference that seemed part confessional, part therapy and totally honest that his team needed to “play to win.”
Montana State’s head football coach mentioned his Bobcats’ struggling offense needing to avoid “getting put in a box.”
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Griz clamp down in the second half, blow past Portland State
HILLSBORO, Ore. – Montana’s redemption tour continued Saturday in front of a partisan road crowd as the Griz blitzed Portland State, literally and figuratively on the way to another convincing win.
All season Montana has been a second-half team. That was the case again on Saturday as the Grizzlies rallied for a 38-23 victory at Portland State. The win avenges last season’s 22-20 PSU win in Missoula, a victory that came thanks to Cody Williams’ 52-yard field goal at the buzzer.
... MoreGriz football press conferences: Montana takes down EWU
Montana bounced back from a loss at Sacramento State to rush for 254 yards in a 34-17 win over Eastern Washington in Missoula on Saturday October 26.
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Eastern Washington, Montana tabbed Big Sky men’s hoops preseason favorites
FARMINGTON, Utah (October 17, 2019) – For the first time in 15 years, Eastern Washington has been tabbed the Big Sky men’s basketball preseason coaches’ favorite, while Montana was picked by the media to win the title.
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Sac State rips Griz, dominating third straight Big Sky win
Troy Taylor’s statement of arrival to the rest of the Big Sky Conference got a resounding stamp of affirmation on Saturday in Sacramento.
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Sac State QB Thomson has injury-riddled career revived
The running joke around the Sacramento State football facility is that his fellow Hornets will have to start calling Sac State’s veteran quarterback “Doctor Thomson”.
“By the time I get out of here, I will have my master’s degree so I’ll be sort of close,” Kevin Thomson said with a laugh during an interview on Tootell and Nuanez on 102.9 FM ESPN Missoula the first week of October.
“It’s been a bit of a different journey than most but one that I’m incredibly thankful for.”
... MoreGriz enter bye week with distinctly different confidence
MISSOULA, Montana — Following his team’s third straight score to take what seemed like a commanding 17-0 lead over the Grizzlies, Idaho State head coach Rob Phenicie did not want to give Montana any momentum.
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