He is on schedule to graduate in the spring, but Chris Kolone has already received an education. Major: life. The reason Kolone first arrived at MSU in 2005 was partly due to the cancer in his younger brother Calvin’s body. As a freshman, Chris ha… more »

If he never participates in another playoff game, Tyler Lulay will have nothing to complain about. At Montana State, where he is a senior receiver, he has played in two. It was during MSU’s memorable 2006 season, when the Bobcats hosted a playoff gam… more »

Give the Big Sky credit. At least its teams are giving themselves ample opportunity to pull off an Appalachian State-like upset this season. Take one look at the nonconference schedules of the nine teams in the league, and it becomes apparent that Id… more »

Isaiah Taito did some figuring when last season was over. After three seasons of declining opportunities to run the football, the math added up to even fewer carries. As Taito saw it, unseating returning running backs Demetrius Crawford and Aaron Mas… more »

Jeff Hansen’s first job was as a bus boy at age 15. He cleared tables, made salads, prepared to-go orders. It wasn’t glamorous. But there were some perks n the best kind if you’re an offensive lineman - some that he enjoys to this day: never a lack o… more »

Rob Ash is certain of one aspect when it comes to Montana State’s ongoing battle for the starting quarterback spot: “It won’t be a tie,” he said after Monday afternoon’s practice. How does he know this? Experience. In 2000, during Ash’s 17-year te… more »

It was billed as decision day; the day there would be, at the very least, more of a distinct answer to the question everyone has been asking all fall: who will Montana State’s starting quarterback in 2008? But this year’s fall scrimmage came and went… more »

BOZEMAN — Mark Iddins and Cody Kempt aren't making things easy on Rob Ash. "My first reaction is that we still have two guys in the race," Ash, Montana State's second-year head coach, said of his team's quarterback competition after Saturday's 110-pl… more »

BOZEMAN (AP) - Montana State coach Rob Ash says he's no closer to choosing a starting quarterback after a 110-play scrimmage Saturday. Mark Iddins was 10-for-12 passing with a touchdown and an interception, while Cody Kempt was 14-for-23 for 124 yard… more »

BOZEMAN — Rob Ash and his Montana State football team reach a pivotal point of its fall camp on Saturday, when the Bobcats take to the Bobcat Stadium field at 2:30 p.m. for the program's major preseason scrimmage. "This is really an important time ri… more »

BOZEMAN - Montana State head football coach Rob Ash put his Bobcats through their first full-contact scrimmage on Saturday and generally liked what he saw. He says the offense started strong; but when the defense settled in and started playing well,… more »

Nobody who follows NCAA Football Championship Subdivision schools should be surprised to learn that Appalachian State is the odds-on favorite to win another national championship. All three major preseason polls listed the Mountaineers as the team to… more »

Other Big Sky teams with pros Name Pos. NFL team NFL exp. Montana Cory Procter C Dallas 4 Jimmy Farris WR Washington 5 Kroy Biermann DE Atlanta R Tuff Harris CB New Orleans 2 Lex Hilliard RB Miami R Justin Green RB Baltimore 4 Montana Sta… more »

Aaron Mason isn't new to the Montana State football program, but he feels like it. And it starts with the number on his back. "It's a new beginning," Mason said after MSU's practice on Tuesday, the Bobcats' second practice of fall camp. Mason returne… more »

Josh Sarratt is always the first to “play” on the surfaces he installs. As he drove a roller in the midday heat Tuesday, however, his actions more resembled work. The self-described former “college jock” and his crew of eight were at Bobcat Stadium a… more »