What better way for fans to look forward to another dramatic race to the Big Sky Conference football championship than looking back to the league's amazing past? And who better to speak of the future of the league than one who has tasted all the best… more »

@FCS_Football Tweeted something that caught my eye the other day: "635 hours until kick off." There's even less than that now. Yep, there are fewer than 30 days before the season opener, and we here at the CGI are getting close to wrapping up our ann… more »

Football fever has been building around the Gallatin Valley since the completion of Montana State University's last campaign. On Friday, the fever will break as 90 Bobcats hit the practice field for the opening of fall camp on the MSU campus. The ‘Ca… more »

Some of the best overall players in the league play defensive line, namely Sacramento State's Zack Nash and Eastern Washington's Renard Williams. Both are All-America candidates yet again. From top to bottom, these guys make life difficult on everyb… more »

Consistency, longevity ... talent. Those are the proper descriptions for this year's crop of offensive linemen in the Big Sky Conference. All 10 of our picks have been named to an All-Big Sky team in the past -- some more than once. With the quali… more »

Finding quality tight ends in the Big Sky Conference on a year-in, year-out basis is about as easy as splitting the atom. For whatever reason, the league (of late) hasn't really been a hotbed for this important yet underrated position. NOTE: This is… more »

I got my 2011 Big Sky Conference football ballot today. Folks who cover the league will soon fill out their picks to make up the preseason poll. I have yet to fill mine out; I'm going to need some time to mull this one over. On the heels of winn… more »

Brad Smith always had the talent. He had the motor, he had the frame. He had the speed, the size, the desire. But the Belgrade native simply couldn’t avoid the bite of the injury bug. Wednesday, the Montana State senior defensive end retired from the… more »

On the day that the rebuilding Western Athletic Conference added Seattle University as its ninth member beginning in 2012, Big Sky commissioner Doug Fullerton disputed the popular opinion that members of his league are not ready to move to the WAC.… more »

He's married, he runs his own business and he's coaching again. Most of all, he's remorseful. Former Montana State University assistant football coach Joe O'Brien, who spent nearly two and a half years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetam… more »

It's a shame, really. But for all the talent in the Big Sky Conference at the wide receiver position, we could only put 10 on this list. Guys like Eastern Washington's Ashton Gant, Montana State's Elvis Akpla and Sacramento State's Morris Norrise --… more »

The coaching staff was prepared for this. Montana State University 1,000-yard rusher Orenzo Davis is once again ineligible for the 2011 football season, head coach Rob Ash announced on Thursday. Davis was originally declared ineligible in January… more »

It's a shame, really. But for all the talent in the Big Sky Conference at the wide receiver position, we could only put 10 on this list. Guys like Eastern Washington's Ashton Gant, Montana State's Elvis Akpla and Sacramento State's Morris Norrise --… more »

If the Big Sky Conference is predominantly a passing league, don't tell these guys. Indeed, the Big Sky has churned out some really good running backs in the last few years, and the 2011 season looks like it'll provide another good crop. NOTE: This i… more »

The Big Sky Conference had to send out a few extra invitations to its spring meetings with expansion on the horizon in 2012. Representatives from the four schools joining the league in 2012 - Cal Poly and UC Davis for football only, and Southern Utah… more »