Root Sports to Telecast 12 Big Sky Football Games

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — DIRECTV Sports Networks has announced its Big Sky Conference football schedule for the fall, and all 12 games it plans to televise involve either Montana or Montana State, including the Nov. 17 Cat-Griz game in Missoula.

The games will be televised in high definition on the Root Sports regional networks, which reach 8.7 million viewers across 18 states.

The schedule includes Northern Arizona at Montana on Sept. 22, both Montana State at Southern Utah and Montana at Eastern Washington on Sept. 29, both Montana at Northern Colorado and Montana State at Cal Davis on Oct. 6 and Eastern Washington at Montana State on Oct. 13.

The schedule continues with Montana at North Dakota on Oct. 20, Idaho State at Montana on Oct. 27, both Montana at Weber State and Montana State at Sacramento State on Nov. 3, Portland State at Montana State on Nov. 10, and the 112th Cat-Griz matchup the next weekend.