Big Sky Breakdown

Montana head coach Bobby Kennedy, defensive coordinator Eric Sanders & senior linebacker Peyton Wing on UM's third week of fall camp

Colter Nuanez is joined by Samuel Akem on ESPN MT to go through more of our thoughts on the preseason Top 25 as well as give over-under guesses for Northern Arizona and Southern Utah.

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen shared thoughts with MSU sports information following Saturday's scrimmage, the only live action for the Bobcats this fall camp. 

Northern Arizona quarterback Ty Pennington talks about his Oklahoma roots, his college journey so far and his aspirations for his senior season with Samuel Akem & Colter Nuanez at this year's Big Sky Kickoff media event. 

Cal Poly All-American linebacker Mikey D'Amato joins Colter Nuanez and Samuel Akem to talk about his football roots, what gives him his edge and his pursuit of a second straight All-American season. 

Idaho State quarterback Jordan Cooke joins Colter Nuanez and Samuel Akem to talk about his journey in Pocatello, how he's grown under Cody Hawkins' tutelage and his aspirations for his final season. 

Eastern Washington defensive tackle Isaiah Perez joins Colter Nuanez and Samuel Akem at the Big Sky Kickoff to talk family, what keeps him at EWU, his off-season weight gain and the prospects for the Eagles heading into the 2026 season. 

Montana head coach Bobby Kennedy, offensive line coach Brent Myers, senior offensive tackle Austin Buehler & junior OT Torin Jeske analyzed the Griz offensive line following Tuesday's fall camp practice. 

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez to go through some of the former FCS standouts battling to make NFL rosters plus the duo picks over/under win totals for the best teams in the Big Sky Conference.

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen talks about his team's visit to the White House, the collective mentality of his program and plenty of specifics about his roster with this long-form sit down with Colter Nuanez. 

Montana State sophomore wide receiver Dane Steel talked with Colter Nuanez about the MSU wide receivers room, the Bobcat off-season and chasing another national title. 

Montana State senior linebacker Bryce Grebe talks with Colter Nuanez about MSU's off-season

Montana State sophomore punter Colby Frojker, a preseason All-Big Sky selection, checks in to talk about his progressions this off-season and his burgeoning golf career.

After a much-maligned start to his career, Zac Crews has emerged as one of the premier defensive ends in the Big Sky Conference. He was named to the preseason All-Big Sky team entering his senior season.  On July 30, he sat down with Skyline Sports to talk about his journey.

UC Davis head coach Tim Plough joined Colter Nuanez & Samuel Akem at the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington to talk about the evolution of the league, replacing a stud quarterback and the outlook for the No. 6 Aggies.

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez on Nuanez Now for this week's "Inside the FCS" to talk about the recently released preseason Top 25, dark horse contenders to make playoff runs and early impressions from Griz fall camp. 

Jordan Tripp, a former Griz & NFL linebacker, sat down with Colter Nuanez and Samuel Akem at the Big Sky Kickoff media event to discuss his first year working for Scripps as a color commentator TV broadcaster and his thoughts on the league + his thoughts on the 2026 Griz.

Montana head coach Bobby Kennedy, defensive coordinator Eric Sanders (8:01), senior linebacker Clay Oven (13:10) and super senior linebacker Solomon Tuliapupu (19:42) talked about UM's revamped defense following fall camp practice on August 4, 2026.

Montana State offensive coordinator Pete Sterbick joins Colter Nuanez to talk about Justin Lamson's development, key fall camp position battles and how to motivate a team coming off its first national title in 41 years. 

Bobby Daly is back as the defensive coordinator at Montana State. He sat down with Colter Nuanez to review the challenges & question marks for the MSU defense as the Bobcats try to defend their national championship. 

Billings West senior Walker Olson is one of the top recruits in the state of Montana. He committed to the Grizzlies earlier this summer. Olson joined Colter Nuanz on Nuanez Now, ESPN MT, to talk about the commitment and preview the 2026 high school football season.

Montana head coach Bobby Kennedy, offensive coordinator Brent Pease ( 6:25 ), senior quarterback Keali'i Ah Yat ( 15:51 ) and senior quarterback Gage Sliter ( 20:31 ) talked offensive evolution, position battles, growth and general fall camp points of emphasis following Monday August 3 fall camp practice at Dornblaser Field.

Braden Zimmer was thrown into the fire as a freshman last season, making his first career start at the University of Oregon. By the end of 2025, he was a Freshman All-American and a key cog for the Bobcat offense as MSU rolled to its first national championship in 41 years.  Zimmer is up to 295 pounds entering his sophomore year. He sat down with Skyline Sports to talk about his first season of co...

Colter Nuanez provides analysis of Idaho's upcoming season before Nuanez and Samuel Akem sit down with UI second-year head coach Thomas Ford Jr. (11:20), senior quarterback Joshua Wood (23:18), and senior linebacker Cruz Hepburn (33:30 about the upcoming campaign.  EDITOR'S NOTE: We are aware of the microphone issues, but did not realize we had reverb until after the interviews were finished. We h...