Big Sky Breakdown

Idaho is 2-3 coming off its bye. The last time out, the Vandals lost 41-30 to No. 4 Montana in Missoula. UI hosts Northern Colorado (2-3) this weekend in Moscow. Idaho senior DL Sam Brown & head coach Thomas Ford Jr. joined Colter Nuanez to break down the bye and preview the game.

Andrew Schmidt, a former Griz RB and NFL agent, joins Colter Nuanez weekly to breakdown all things Montana & the Big Sky Conference.  This week, Andrew talks about "A Few Good Men", Michael Wortham for Heisman, Dr. Luke Wood's vision and much more. 

Montana and Montana State are each off to 3-1 starts in Big Sky Conference play with the Battle for the Main Line Trophy coming up in Missoula on Saturday. The Griz are off to their best start in more than 30 years, having won 11 of 12 entering Saturday's rivalry matchup with MSU.  Montana State endured a rigorous non-conference schedule and sits at 3-1 in league play after beating league powers N...

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez to chat about Montana's comeback win over Idaho State, Montana State's smothering defensive effort at Northern Arizona, Michael Wortham's prowess, the collision course the Griz and Cats seem to be on and much more. 

Colter Nuanez and Brooks Nuanez talk about Montana State's suffocating defense (0:00), Montana's "Casino Royale" defense and why it's a bad matchup against Idaho State's quick-hitting spread (10:10), what the Griz could do to get more pressure (16:47), Taco Dowler's growing legend as a punt returner and how he compares to Junior Bergen (24:51), the impact of freshmen receivers like Brooks Davis an...

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck along with sophomore linebacker Clay Oven and senior wide receiver/returner Michael Wortham addressed the media ahead of UM's homecoming game against Cal Poly on Monday. 

Montana State fifth-year head coach Brent Vigen shared analysis of his team's 34-10 win over No. 13 Northern Arizona last week and previewed his team's game Saturday against Idaho State in Bozeman. 

Blake Hempstead sits down with veteran Billings sportswriter Greg Rachac and veteran Billings TV anchor Scott Breen about their many years serving in Montana media. 

In this week's Akem's Analysis, Samuel Akem talks about Montana State and how they have continued to ascend. He looks at their road win against NAU and how dominant it was. He also looked into UC Davis and their continued winning ways. They played a close one against Cal Poly, but their young QB ultimately made the winning plays in the end. NDSU and SDSU both played close-ranked games on the road,...

In this week's Akem's Analysis, Keenan Curran joins Samuel Akem to recap the wild game between Montana and Idaho State. Everyone knew Idaho State had a good offense, but they definitely took advantage of some weaknesses in the defense. Jordan Cooke is a difference maker, and it showed. 

Northern Arizona quarterback Ty Pennington joins Colter Nuanez to talk about the No. 13 Lumberjacks hosting No. 5 Montana State on Saturday. 

Montana is 4-0 for the first time since 2022 and the second time since 2009 entering October. . Jordan Cooke, Idaho State's strong-armed starting QB, joined Colter Nuanez to preview Montana at Idaho State.

"In this Akem's Analysis, I talked with Brock Galvin to not only look at the state of the UC Davis Aggies and where they currently sit. But we also previewed their matchup this week against Cal Poly. It was a great conversation with two former players."

"In this Akem's Analysis, I talked with Keaton Gillogly, the voice of the Bobcats. We talked about where the Bobcats currently are this season, then we previewed what to expect this week in Flagstaff. He has all the insight to give, since he calls all of the games; we had a great conversation."

No. 4 Montana and No. 5 Montana State come into October on winning streaks. The Griz have won 4 straight while MSU has won three in a row. UM plays at Idaho State for its first road game of the season. MSU plays at Northern Arizona for its first road game in a month.  Brooks Nuanez & Colter Nuanez diagnose the most surprising players for UM & MSU on this week's Big Sky Breakdown. 

Jordan Tripp, the TV color commentator for Scripps Sports covering Montana football games, joins Colter Nuanez to talk about Hunter Peck's progress, the emergence of a second Griz CB, Micah Harper's man-to-man abilities, Peyton Wing's targeting ejection and Montana's upcoming road trip to Idaho State. 

Trey Bender, the television play by play broadcaster for Griz football on Scripps Sports, joins Colter Nuanez to talk all things University of Montana and Big Sky Conference on this week's ESPN Roundtable. 

Montana State offensive line head coach Matt Smith joins Colter Nuanez to talk about his team's reshuffle, the emergence of freshman Braden Zimmer and MSU's matchup at Northern Arizona on Saturday.

Montana State linebackers' coach Jody Owens joins Colter Nuanez to break down his unit's performance, the thriving Bobcat defense and his relationship with Northern Arizona head coach Brian Wright. 

Montana State punter Colby Frokjer shares his story after scoring a touchdown in MSU's 57-3 whipping of Eastern Washington on Saturday. 

No. 5 Montana State rolled to a 57-3 win over Eastern Washington for its third straight victory on the final Saturday of September.  The 54-point win is the largest margin over EWU ever and the largest margin by a Bobcat team over any opponent since 2016.  Former Bobcat player & coach Mike Rider joins Colter Nuanez to break down how Montana State has looked entering October and why the defense...

No. 13 Northern Arizona is off to a 4-1 start after making the playoffs last season. The Lumberjacks are under the direction of 2nd-year head coach Brian Wright, who was the offensive coordinator in 2010 and 2011 at Montana State. Longtime voice of the NAU Lumberjacks Mitch Strohman joined Colter Nuanez to preview Montana State at Northern Arizona this week.

Montana is off to its first 4-0 start since 2022 and its second since 2009. Andrew Schmidt, a former Griz RB and NFL agent, joins Colter Nuanez weekly to breakdown all things Montana & the Big Sky Conference. This week, Andrew talks about Montana's improved talent, UM's potential + the latest "Schmidt Storm".

No. 4 Montana is 4-0 for the frist time since 2022 and the second time since 2009 following a 40-31 win over No. 8 Idaho. The Griz play their first road game fo the season at Idaho State on Saturday. Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, senior WR Drew Deck and senior S TJ Rausch addressed media ahead of the matchup.

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media coming off a 57-3 win over Eastern Washington and leading into his team's trip to Flagstaff to take on No. 13 Northern Arizona on Saturday afternoon.