Three months after being hired as Montana State's running backs coach, Milo Austin has left for a non-coaching position at the University of Cincinnati. Montana State head coach Rob Ash said Austin accepted a job as director of player development in… more »

In a recent article in the Spokesman-Review, Idaho head coach Robb Akey suggested that Montana makes sense geographically for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The league's commissioner, Karl Benson, has stated through the media on several occas… more »

With Boise State defecting from the WAC to the Mountain West starting in 2011, it will be interesting to see what WAC officials try to do. Football is what made Boise State the program it is today. The Broncos also won WAC championships in gymnastics… more »

Current WAC membership Here's what the WAC's membership will look like in 2011-12 if it doesn't add additional institutions. » Fresno State » Hawaii » Idaho » Louisiana Tech » Nevada » New Mexico State » San Jose State » Utah St… more »

Montana schools contemplate transition to Football Bowl Subdivision This morning, 11 men and women will walk into a meeting room at Big Ten Conference Headquarters in Park Ridge, Ill. When they emerge this afternoon, the landscape of college athletic… more »

Sports fans in our state historically have been split between their allegiance to the Montana Grizzlies or the Montana State Bobcats. The biggest game of the year in any sport — whether it be football, basketball, volleyball or track — is UM vs. MSU.… more »

One of the thinnest positions on Montana State's football roster got a little thinner on Friday, when head coach Rob Ash confirmed that Bobcat sophomore linebackers Jared Rohrback, Jimmy Ekumah and Brad Daly have decided to leave the program. Their r… more »

Montana State football student-athletes Joe Schreibeis, Tanner Ripley and Caleb Schreibeis spent their spring break coaching a football team in Istanbul, Turkey. The trio was part of a group that included six former and current student-athletes from… more »

GREAT FALLS - It's about a three-hour drive from Bozeman to the Electric City. On the trip up from Montana State to his hometown to once again test out his old C.M. Russell stomping grounds at Memorial Stadium, it gave Tanner Bleskin ample time to pr… more »

Montana-born Kirk has unique opportunity in MSU backfield There's no lighting in the parking lot behind Frenchtown High. Just a long blacktop that slowly clears out as school dismisses. By 9 p.m., the lot is all but empty. The sun has set. A symphony… more »

'Cat Clips Somebody hit somebody: Saturday was the Bobcats' first opportunity since the turn of the year to lay a licking on somebody and not get in trouble for it. As a result, head coach Rob Ash said things got a little sloppy as his team donned fu… more »

Montana State's football beat writer addresses five of the biggest challenges that will be present as the Bobcats open spring drills today. 1. Is Brian Wright the missing ingredient? Make no mistake, MSU did not force former offensive coordinator… more »

Milo Austin, a former player at West Virginia, has joined the Montana State football coaching staff, Bobcat coach Rob Ash announced Wednesday. Austin, tabbed to mentor Bobcat running backs, brings experience at the NCAA Division I Football Champions… more »

After three consecutive record-breaking seasons, college football attendance declined slightly for the first time in five years. A total of 48,284,673 fans attended games at all 630 NCAA schools during the 2009 season (including home games, neutral-site… more »

MSU coach Rob Ash and the Bobcats square off with Drake next fall Montana State plays its official Homecoming game on October 9 against Portland State next fall, but Rob Ash will face a different Homecoming game of sorts much earlier in the season w… more »