By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist An old 1960s TV show titled “Get Smart” came to mind over the weekend. To be honest, that show is older than I am so my recognition of it is through the reruns on TVLand. On that show, Maxwell Smart coined the ph… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist As I mentioned last week, it's great to see football back in the "West" [MVFC, PFL, BSC, GWC]. While Indiana State started last week and unfortunately continued its longest losing DI streak of 27 games now (and tha… more »

The 2009 FCS Yearbook by College Sporting News has been released. Free download here: Full magazine. more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist It is hard to believe the summer is nearly coming to an end and the football season is just around the corner this week. It didn't seem that long ago that we saw Montana defeated by Richmond in the title game in C… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist The NCAA struck Eastern Washington football with a probation and significant sanctions last Wednesday. The following were the sanctions against the Cheney, Wash., school: • Improper… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist Another year — another Montana Grizzlies team at the top of the Big Sky standings. If this phrase, Montana and Big Sky championship, sounds familiar it is. This is the 11th straight season that has seen Montana wit… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist The Great West Football Conference lost two members and gained two members before the start of the 2008 campaign. The conference welcomed D-II moving-up schools North Dakota and South Dakota to replace those two sc… more »