Big Sky Breakdown

Vandals Weekly this week features Colter Nuanez interviewing Idaho head coach Jason Eck after the Vandals fell 31-29 to be eliminated from Big Sky Conference title contention last week.  Andrew Houghton features Idaho running back Nick Romano to talk about coming back from injury during his career and to preview UI's rivalry game against Idaho State this week to finish the regular season. 

Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports is joined by Riley Corcoran the Voice of the Griz to preview No. 4 Montana State at No. 3 Montana in the first Top 5 matchup in the 122-year history of the rivalry. 

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck plus senior captains linebackers Braxton Hill, Levi Janacaro and center A.J. Forbes talk about the 122nd rendition of the rivalry against Montana State. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media ahead of the 122nd clash with rival Montana. The showdown is the first between Top 5 teams on both sides and the first for the outright league title in the 60-year history of the Big Sky Conference. 

Colter Nuanez presents this week's slate of interviews, including Portland State head football coach Bruce Barnum (1:10), Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best (16:40) and Montana State senior nickel back Level Price Jr. (

Colter Nuanez is joined by Andrew Houghton (0:57) to talk about the various season-ending scenarios around the Big Sky Conference, the regression of Eastern Washington to the middle of the Big Sky pack, different outcomes for the six teams that are currently 3-3 in league play and various seeding scenarios for the three title contenders (Montana, Montana State, Idaho).  Colter and Samuel Akem (31:...

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho head coach Jason Eck to talk about earning a road win after an emotional home win over Montana State, which the Vandals did by winning 27-13 over Northern Colorado last week. Plus, Eck previews his team's matchup at Weber State on Saturday.  Andrew Houghton shares an interview with Terez Traynor, a wide receiver who was one of the best in the Big Sky in 2021 before...

Riley Corcoran, the Voice of the Griz, joins Colter Nuanez to talk about the beginning of basketball season, analysis on Montana football's five-game winning streak, Clifton McDowell's continued toughening, and what Griz team from the past the current Montana team reminds Colter of. 

No. 3 Montana won for the fifth week in a row by ripping previously No. 7 Sacramento State 34-7 in Missoula, Montana The Griz are now 8-1 overall, including 5-1 in Big Sky Conference play as they head to Portland State for their final regular-season road game of the year.  Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, senior quarterback Clifton McDowell (left) and senior defensive back Trajon Cotton addressed t...

No. 5 Montana State scored on its first four offensive possessions to spark a 45-21 win over Northern Arizona to move to 5-1 in league play, 7-2 overall. Montana State hosts Eastern Washington (4-4) on Saturday November 11 in Bozeman, MT. It's the final regular-season home game of 2023. Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media on November 6, 2023. 

Colter Nuanez presents a slate of interviews from Around Big Sky Conference football for the first week of November in 2023, including: - Sacramento State head coach Andy Thompson ( 2:45) - Northern Arizona head coach Chris Ball (16:50) - Sacramento State senior tight end Marshall Martin (31:25) - Northern Arizona senior center & captain Jonny Bottorff (38:16) - Montana State senior linebacker...

Colter Nuanez is joined by former Griz wide receiver and current Philadelphia Stars player Samuel Akem to break down all things Big Sky Conference, including how Idaho beat Montana State, the keys to the matchup between Sac State at Montana and the various scenarios and story lines coming down the pipe the last month of the regular season. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho offensive coordinator Luke Schleusner and defensive coordinator Rob Aurich to break down Idaho's rise to the No. 3 team in the FCS thanks in part to last week's 24-21 win over Montana State. Andrew Houghton is joined by Idaho true freshman center Layton Vining, who's been throw to the fire against two of the top defensive fronts in the Big Sky (Montana, Montana Sta...

Colter Nuanez is joined by Skyline Sports lead analysts Andrew Houghton, Brooks Nuanez and Ty Gregorak to talk all things Big Sky Conference football.  Colter & Houghton (2:20) answer questions like who's the best team in the Big Sky Conference, what are most fun November scenarios and is this Bobby Hauck's best coaching job at Montana? Colter and Brooks Nuanez (28:05) go in depth on what Broo...

Colter Nuanez is joined by Riley Corcoran, the Voice of the Griz, to talk about the thriving Grizzly defense, the sudden emergence of Keeali'i Ah Yat, the scenarios for the chase for the Big Sky Conference title and Montana's path to it + a breakdown of Montana's Saturday night contest against No. 7 Sacramento State. 

Montana won its fourth straight game by blasting Northern Colorado 40-0 on Saturday to move to 7-1. The Griz host No. 7 Sacramento State on November 3 in Missoula under the Washington-Grizzly Stadium lights.  Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, senior linebacker Braxton Hill and junior wide receiver Junior Bergen addressed the media on October 30, 2023 to preview the game. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media on October 30, 2023 ahead of MSU's home game against Northern Arizona. Montana State is coming off a 24-21 loss at Idaho, just the second Big Sky Conference loss under Vigen in 21 league contests. 

Colter Nuanez and Skyline Sports analyst Samuel Akem go around the Big Sky Conference, giving analysis on Montana State's win over Sac State last week, Montana's recent hot streak, and thoughts on this week's slate of games.  Colter also presents this week's set of interviews including chats with Idaho State head coach Cody Hawkins (40:40), Northern Colorado Ed Lamb (52:40), Montana State junior t...

Ty Gregorak joins Colter Nuanez to dive deep into just what makes Montana State a true national title contender + some commentary on the recent fine play by Montana. Brooks Nuanez joins Colter (26:05) to review the revisionist history around Bobby Hauck's first stint at Montana, analyze Montana's recent hot streak and dive into what has helped Montana State rise to the top of the polls. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Jason Eck to preview No. 9 Idaho's home game against No. 2 Montana State on Saturday afternoon at the Kibbie Dome.  Plus, Andrew Houghton chats with All-Big Sky cornerback Marcus Harris (19:30) about his path to Idaho and his thoughts on another big-time matchup for the Vandals. 

No. 7 Montana posted a 23-21 win at then-No. 3 Idaho to enter its bye week on a three-game winning streak and move to 6-1 overall. Saturday, the Griz host winless Northern Colorado.  On October 23, UM head coach Bobby Hauck, senior defensive tackle Alex Gubner and senior center A.J. Forbes addressed the media to preview Montana's final game of the month and first home game since September. 

Montana State third-year head football coach Brent Vigen puts a bow on his team's 42-30 win at No. 4 Sacramento State last week and looks ahead to MSU's game at No. 9 Idaho on October 28, 2023. 

Colter Nuanez presents his slate of interviews for the third week of October leading to the "Big Sky After Dark" matchup between No. 2 Montana State at No. 3 Sacramento State, the first clash between the two teams since 2019.  Colter is joined by Montana State head coach Brent Vigen (3:30), Sacramento State head coach Andy Thompson (16:30), Sac State associate head coach and offensive line coach K...

Colter Nuanez and Skyline Sports lead analyst Ty Gregorak break down Montana State six games into the season heading into Saturday night's showdown against No. 3 Sacramento State plus some thoughts on Montana's win at Idaho last week.  Stick around for Andrew Houghton breaking down the Lady Griz and the Montana men's basketball team after this week's Silver-Maroon scrimmage. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by former Bobcat player and coach Mike Rider to break down No. 2 Montana State's nationally televised game at No. 3 Sacramento State on October 21, 2023.