Big Sky Breakdown

Ty Gregorak joins Colter Nuanez to talk about Sac State fading from the playoff pack, Idaho reascending into playoff position and Montana State entering November at 8-0.  Samuel Akem swings by to give reactions on Montana's 24-0 win over Northern Colorado, breakdown South Dakota's loss at South Dakota State and give his latest Big Sky Power Rankings. 

Samuel Akem of Skyline Sports presents his latest "Under the Helmet" interview with Griz senior running back/wide receiver Xavier Harris. 

Former Montana State player and coach Mike Rider joins Colter Nuanez to talk about the landscape of the Big Sky Conference entering November and analyze where Montana State is coming off its bye. 

0:00 - Intro  2:14 - Montana vs Northern Colorado Reaction  8:09 - South Dakota vs SDSU Reaction  15:17 - Idaho vs EWU Reaction  22:42 - Sac State vs Idaho State Reaction  31:44 - My Big Sky Poll After Week 9  34:32 - My Top Performances of Week 9  38:46 - Update On The Rest of The FCS  57:01 - Big Sky Week 10 Preview  1:04:14 - Final Thoughts 1:05:43 - End 

Vandals Weekly this week features Colter Nuanez talking with Idaho head coach Jason Eck about his team's 38-28 win over Eastern Washington and his philosophies about bye weeks.  Andrew Houghton shares an interview with Idaho wide receiver Jordan Dwyer (13:46) about UI's season to this point. 

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez to talk our way around the Big Sky Conference, including Sac State's struggles, Idaho's recent surge and the continued perplexing quarterback rotation for the Montana Grizzlies. 

Montana posted a 24-0 win at Northern Colorado to close October with a 3-1 mark in Big Sky Conference play and a 6-2 record overall.  The Griz play at Cal Poly on Saturday. Head coach Bobby Hauck, senior tight end Evan Shafer and senior safety Jaxon Lee addressed the media on Monday. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media after his team came off a bye with an 8-0 record and head to Eastern Washington (1-3, 2-6) this week to begin November. 

Following No. 11 Idaho's 38-28 win over Eastern Washington, EWU head coach Aaron Best, quarterback Michael Taylor and kick returner Michael Wortham along with Idaho head coach Jason Eck, safety Tommy McCormick, quarterback Jack Layne and running back Deshaun Buchanan addressed the media.  Idaho is now 3-2 in Big Sky play, 6-3 overall while Eastern Washington is 1-3 in league, 2-6 overall. 

In the latest installment of our "Where are your roots?" series presented by Wear Your Roots Clothing, Colter Nuanez talks to Griz senior safety Ryder Meyer, a Fairfield product, about his origin story. 

Colter Nuanez shares his interviews from the final week of October from Around the Big Sky, including: Tim Plough, UC Davis head coach (0:00), Ed Lamb, Northern Colorado head coach (26:20), Montana Griz senior linebacker Ryan Tirrell (38:47), Montana senior cornerback Trevin Gradney (48:32), former Montana State wide receive Clevan Thomas of the Bobcat Collective (58:49) + Montana State senior def...

Ty Gregorak joins Colter Nuanez to talk all things Big Sky Conference, including the continued dominance of Montana State, the regression of Portland State and other Big Sky programs + the trend of late-season improvements for the Montana Grizzlies.  Samuel Akem (40:29) swings by to talk about the best quarterbacks in the FCS, thoughts on North Dakota State's win over South Dakota State, if UC Dav...

Colter Nuanez shares this week's ESPN Roundtable with Brady Hull, the GM of KFKA in Greeley, Colorado and the host of the Hull Show and Football 52 talking all things Northern Colorado and state of Colorado sports. UNC hosts Montana on Saturday. 

Colter Nuanez shares this week's Montana State Minute presented by the Bobcat Collective NIL collective at Montana State with Bobcat Collective liaison Clevan Thomas, a former All-Big Sky MSU wide receiver. 

Colter Nuanez shares his weekly interview with Idaho third-year head coach Jason Eck after UI's 34-29 win over Cal Poly plus a preview on Idaho's rivalry game against Eastern Washington in Moscow on Saturday.  Andrew Houghton shares his interview with Isaiah King, a junior linebacker for the Vandals who shared the Big Sky Conference's Defensive Player of the Week honors last week. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by former Griz linebacker Marcus Welnel, the GM of the Good Ol' Grizzlies NIL collective, to talk about Montana's improvements over the last two weeks and to preview UM's game at Northern Colorado on Saturday. 

Montana State is 8-0 for the first time since 1978 heading into its bye week this week. Former Bobcat player and coach Mike Rider raps with Colter Nuanez about the MSU start + plenty of conversation about Bobby Hauck's Griz and why they get better as the season goes along.

Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell talk literature, the overall regression of FCS talent when pertaining to the Big Sky, how Montana State stacks up against North Dakota State and South Dakota State plus what it all means for the Montana Grizzlies. 

 Big Sky Breakdown Audio After Week 8 0:00 - Intro  0:58 - NDSU vs SDSU Reaction  9:39 - Montana State vs Portland State Reaction  13:40 - Cal Poly vs Idaho Reaction  19:57 - UC Davis vs EWU Reaction  24:51 - Sac State vs Weber State Reaction 29:54 - NAU vs Idaho State Reaction  35:03 - My Big Sky Poll After Week 8  38:18 - MY Top Big Sky Performances of Week 8  43:55 - Big Sky Week 9 Preview  48:...

Montana hosted its weekly press conference fresh off a bye week. The Grizzlies take a 2-1 Big Sky Conference record and a 5-2 overall mark to Northern Colorado. The Bears also had a bye last week. 

Big Sky basketball analyst Krista Redpath joins Colter Nuanez to preview the Portland State women's & men's (10:03) basketball teams leading up to the upcoming season. 

Big Sky basketball analyst Krista Redpath joins Colter Nuanez to preview the Northern Arizona women's & men's (6:57) basketball teams leading up to the upcoming season. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Ty Gregorak to talk about Montana State's 38-7 beat down of Idaho and the fall out from it. Are the 'Cats the most complete team in the Big Sky AND the FCS?  Brooks Nuanez swings by (35:13) to talk about the Griz second half surge to earn a 31-20 win over Northern Arizona and just how good Montana State might be. 

This year of 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Skyline Sports. To celebrate, we will have a collection of Top 10 countdowns about the top athletes, teams & moments of last decade.  Colter Nuanez and Brooks Nuanez choose our Top 5 quartebacks of the last 10 years in the Big Sky. We will also have Top 10 defensive players and Top 10 offensive non-QBs.  This video filmed & produced from the...

Colter Nuanez shares the latest ESPN Roundtable, a conversation with Matt Brown of the Extra Points Newsletter about NIL and college realignment.