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2016 Big Sky Preview: Northern Colorado

August 19, 2016August 24, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 6-5 (3-5) Key Returners: Hakeem Deggs, Trae Riek, Jacob Knipp Key Losses: Trevor Douglass, Jonathan Newsom, Sean Leslie Northern Colorado saw some success last year, more so than they’ve had over the last few years. Was it a sign of the program turning around, or was it the chips falling into place at the right time? The Bears... Read More

2016 Big Sky Preview: North Dakota

August 17, 2016August 24, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 7-4 (5-3) Key Returners: Cole Reyes, John Santiago, Keaton Studsrud Key Losses: Zach Adler (TE), Miguel Cerriteno (WR), Will Ratelle (LB), Sean Meehan (OG) Brandon Anderson (OG) Elijah Grady (OT) New year, new nickname for North Dakota. This year will be the maiden voyage of their new nickname after the university was forced to change its nickname. This... Read More

2016 Big Sky Preview: Montana State

August 15, 2016August 7, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 5-6 (3-5) Key Returners: Ben Folsom, Chad Newell, Gunnar Brekke, Mitchell Herbert, Tyler Bruggman, Mac Bignell, JP Flynn Key Losses: Dakota Prukop, Beau Sandland, Luke Daly, Trace Timmer Montana State will enter the season with a new head coach, Jeff Choate, who comes to the Bobcats from Washington where he was an assistant under Chris Pedersen. The Bobcats,... Read More

2016 Big Sky Preview: Montana

August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 8-5 (6-2) Key Returners: Brady Gustafson, Caleb Kidder, John Nguyen, Yamen Sanders Key Losses: Daniel Sullivan, Jamaal Jones, Ellis Henderson, Ben Roberts, Tyrone Holmes The Montana Grizzlies got a new head coach last year and picked up right where they left off, back in the playoffs under new head coach Bob Stitt. The Griz, 8-5 last season, started... Read More

2016 Big Sky Preview: Idaho State

August 10, 2016August 7, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 2-9 (1-7) Key Returners: Michael Sanders, Hayden Stout, Jakori Ford, KW Williams Key Losses: Xavier Finney, Madison Mangum, CJ Hatchett, Erik Collins, Kurt Karstetter The Idaho State Bengals had a pretty rough year last year. They finished the season at 2-9 last season and the media isn’t picking them to be much better than that this year, finishing... Read More

2016 Big Sky Preview: Eastern Washington

August 6, 2016August 7, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 6-5 (5-3) Key Returners: Cooper Kupp, Gage Gubrud, Jordan West, Jabari Wilson, Kendrick Bourne Key Losses: Tyler McNannay, Todd Raynes, the offensive line The Eastern Washington Eagles are returning a good amount of talent on offense this year, but much like last year, will it translate to wins? The Eagles finished at 6-5 last year, which did not... Read More

2016 Big Sky Preview: Cal Poly Mustangs

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 4-7 (3-5) Key Returners: Joe Protheroe, Kori Garcia, Kyle Lewis, Khaleel Jenkins Key Losses: Willie Tucker, Stephen Pyle, Kaulin Blair, Chris Brown The Cal Poly Mustangs finished 4-7 last year despite having the country’s leading rushing offense. Last season they checked in with 387 yards per game, 40 yards more than the next nearest team, The Citadel. The... Read More

2016 Big Sky Conference Preview

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 Brad Reed

TweetThe fall football season is nearly upon us, and even though it’s still summer and fall camp hasn’t yet begun that doesn’t mean we can’t talk some football! The Big Sky Conference just held their media days in Utah and they released their preseason poll. Here’s what the media had to say about this year’s preseason rankings: Northern Arizona... Read More

Big Sky Review 2015.12

November 24, 2015 Troy

TweetBSC Week 12 Review Lance Berndt & Kris Kallem, BSC Contributors | November 24, 2015 Lance says- Montana 54 Montana State 35 Most of this game seemed a lot closer than the score turned out to be. Montana just happened to make more big plays, and Montana State made more big penalties. After the Bobcats took an early lead and... Read More

Big Sky Preview 2015.12

November 19, 2015 Troy

TweetBSC Week 12 Preview Kris Kallem & Lance Berndt, BSC Contributors | November 19, 2015 Lance says- #19 Montana @ Montana State For a while it was looking like the 115th Brawl of the Wild was going to only have implications on the rivalry itself and nothing beyond that. The Griz have picked up two key wins, though, and a... Read More