Big Sky Breakdown

Montana State senior cornerback Takhari Carr is expected to have an elevated role this upcoming season as Montana State tries to become the first Big Sky Conference team to win back to back national titles.

Montana State junior Tayden Gray was named second-team All-Big Sky a year ago and was named to the preseason all-league squad ahead of this year. He joined Colter Nuanez to talk White House visits, off-season progress, national championship chasing and goals for fall camp.

Fresh off a trip to the White House in Washington D.C., Montana State opened its 2026 fall camp on Thursday with a media day event. This is Brent Vigen's 15-minute pre practice press conference. 

Montana head coach Bobby Kennedy joins Colter Nuanez & Samuel Akem to talk Joe Glenn, new rules, rising stars and expectations going into 2026 season, his first leading the Griz. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen joins Colter Nuanez & Samuel Akem to discuss his team's pursuit of a second straight FCS title. 

Tom Wistricill, the commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, sat down with Colter Nuanez & Samuel Akem to discuss the state of the league, the way the TV schedule is determined, night games, national championships and mannequins. 

Big Sky Conference commissioner Tom Wistricill did a Q&A with media following his annual "State of the Big Sky" address at the Big Sky Kickoff media conference the end of July 2026. 

Taco & Caden Dowler, a pair of All-Big Sky captains for Montana State entering their final collegiate seasons, sat down with Colter Nuanez & Samuel Akem of Skyline Sports to discuss their jam-packed off-season including Taco's wedding + the resetting of the program's mindset in connection to a pursuit of a second straight national championship, the honor of wearing No. 41 and much more. 

Montana senior running back Eli Gillman sat down with Colter Nuanez & Samuel Akem to discuss his off-season, what motivates him, his pursuit of UM's career rushing record and his recent accolades. 

Montana senior safety Tanner Huff sits down with Colter Nuanez to talk about his off-season, UM's defensive transition under a new coaching staff and his youth football camp coming up July 17 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. 

Montana sophomore wide receiver Brooks Davis joins Colter Nuanez to discuss his Freshman All-American debut season, his priorities this off-season and his upcoming youth football camp.

Montana linebacker Peyton Wing talks about his transition to UM after transferring from Portland State, acclimating to "Linebacker U" and his upcoming youth football camp on July 17 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. 

Montana junior quarterback Keali'i Ah Yat joins Colter Nuanez to discuss his upcoming youth football camp on July 17 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez LIVE from the Mo Club on June 18 to talk everything from the Big Sky Conference's nationally televised games to Eli Gillman's legacy with the Griz to the emergence of the Grizzly Football Players Association to the best quarterbacks outside of the state of Montana that play in the Big Sky Conference

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez on Nuanez Now LIVE on June 24 to break down Montana's home and home with Rio Grande Valley, Colter's projected Griz over-under win total (MSU coming next week!) plus 3-4 Bobcat players and 3-4 Griz players that could be household names by the end of the 2026 football season. 

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez for Inside the FCS on June 10 to talk about a variety of college football topics, including Idaho State signing Cody Hawkins to a contract extension and Brent Vigen's long-term future at Montana State. 

Colter Nuanez breaks down the 18 top stories from 2025-2026 on the ESPN Roundtable from June 10. 

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez for a retrospective ESPN Roundtable rehashing the best sports stories of 2025-2026. Plus, Tootell & Nuanez talk recruiting (25:00) in Montana. 

Timm Rosenbach, a former Missoula Hellgate quarterback who also served as the offensive coordinator at Montana 2018-2022, also played at Washington State and the Phoenix Cardinals before getting into coaching.  Rosenbach is one of the headlining members for the Montana Pro Football Hall of Fame and he joined Colter Nuanez on Nuanez Now, 102.9 FM ESPN MT to tell stories of his football life. 

Samuel Akem and Colter Nuanez talk about congressional conversations about regulating college football, the changes to Big Sky Conference media days, a tease for an event with the GFPA at the Mo' Club June 18 + Myles Garrett to the Rams and the NBA Finals begins. 

Montana State senior Rob McManus is a three-time Big Sky Conference champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and is headed back to Eugene, Oregon for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 10-13.

Montana senior pole vaulter Kevin Swindler tied his own UM school record in the pole vault during the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field championships next week in Eugene, Oregon. 

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez on Nuanez Now 102.9 ESPN MT to discuss Sammy's all-time Griz Mount Rushmore, the potential contract extension being floated for first-year Griz head coach Bobby Kennedy and Montana State's new transfer cornerback.

Ty Hobbs, the president of the Grizzly Football Players' Association, along with GFPA founding member DJ Colter join Colter Nuanez for a teaser about the upcoming "Cussin' & Discussin'" podcast series presented by Skyline Sports.

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez on 102.9 FM ESPN MT to discuss NFL story lines and which game comes with more ramifications between Montana State's September 12 game at Nevada or Montana's September 19 game at Oregon State.