The first football game on Eastern Washington University’s new red Sprinturf surface promises to be a doozy, as the 18th-ranked Eagles host No. 6 powerhouse Montana in the Big Sky Conference opener for both schools. Kickoff at Roos Field (formerly Wo… more »

Montana coach Robin Pflugrad looks at Montana's 35-23 win over Cal Poly last season and sees some of the same red flags he saw in the Grizzlies' 73-2 demolition of Western State. "I've watched it a couple of times, and I think we can come away with s… more »

As much as Boise State's triumph over Virginia Tech this week made for compelling television nationally, in Montana it was cause for introspection. To glimpse the Broncos' ascent in the polls and vault into the national championship picture is, for f… more »

Tim Walsh has been on the road into the Big Sky Conference before. "This is the second time I've done this," said Cal Poly's football coach, who'll see his Mustangs added to the Big Sky by 2013 - or 17 years after his former team, the Portland State… more »

So, where does Southern Utah University go from here? On Tuesday, the Thunderbirds were left without a viable football league when it was announced that UC Davis and Cal Poly will take their programs to the Big Sky Conference. Montana athletic dir… more »

There's a first time for everything, as the Montana Grizzlies proved time and again Saturday in their college football opener Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. At least a dozen Grizzlies registered career firsts as UM overwhelmed outmanned West… more »

Grizzly football fine tunes itself through another scrimmage Saturday morning at Washington-Griz It wasn't all full speed ahead for either Montana's offense or the Grizzlies' defense, but Saturday's scrimmage was long enough to see a little of everyt… more »

Montana and Montana State open fall camp this week -- the Cats started today and the Griz go on Tuesday -- and that means the football season is right around the corner. Like all teams at this time of year, both the Grizzlies and Bobcats have concerns a… more »

For some, teaching is a profession. For others, it's a passion. For Montana Grizzly senior quarterback Andrew Selle, it's both. While still surrounded by a slew of talent on a team that is looking to make its third consecutive appearance in the… more »

The University of Montana football team will potentially play in front of the largest crowd in school history next year when it opens its season against the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 3, 2011. The capacity at UT’s Neyland S… more »

OGDEN, UTAH (July 19, 2010) – Eastern Washington’s J.C. Sherritt has been selected as the 2010 Big Sky Conference preseason defensive player of the year, while Montana’s Chase Reynolds has been tabbed as the preseason offensive player of the year. Bo… more »

Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the University of South Dakota athletic department will move from the Great West Conference to the Summit League for all sports. All sports that is except football. For now, the department’s premier progra… more »

KALISPELL, Montana — Officials with Montana Raceway Park have announced that Robin Plugrad, head football coach of the University of Montana Grizzlies, will be the grand marshal of Saturday night’s 20th Annual Coors Light Montana 200. “Through the as… more »

The college football landscape has changed, albeit not as drastically as predicted, but it’s about as clear as mud if you’re a University of Montana Grizzly fan. The much-anticipated move by Boise State University from the West Athletic Conference to… more »

MISSOULA — The University of Montana plans to hire an outside firm to assess its athletics department and gather information that will help guide the program for the next five to 10 years. Athletics director Jim O'Day says he's hoping the assessment… more »