This reporter had the privilege of visiting on Saturday before the Grizzly – Sacramento State football game with University of Montana Police Chief Brad Giffin.
The National Football Foundation announced Wednesday that Montana offensive tackle Dylan Cook has been named a semifinalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the "Academic Heisman”.
After a lost 2020 football season, the Montana Grizzlies will play a spring game on April 10 as they host Central Washington, but it is not clear yet whether there will be fans in the stands.
News that the Big Sky Conference has officially canceled the fall football season hit the Missoula and western Montana business community hard, in that the economic impact is normally in the millions of dollars per home game.
According to a press release from the NCAA, ‘The divisions must determine by Aug. 21 whether their respective fall sports seasons and NCAA championships should occur this year. All three divisions must follow their governance processes in making decisions.’
At the FCS Awards banquet in Frisco, Texas on Friday night, University of Montana linebacker Dante Olson was named the Buck Buchanan Award winner as the top defensive player in the nation.