Griz Game Day Oct. 24

UM at SACRAMENTO STATE

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Austin Mullins

Instrumental Griz Eclectic upbringing led Mullins to UM; he’s finishing on a high note

By FRITZ NEIGHBOR of the Missoulian

Austin Mullins is equal parts Montana cowboy and “Deep Ellum” jazz and blues, a 270pounder who is chasing a career in music as earnestly as he chases opposing quarterbacks.

He already is a UM graduate, having picked up his degree in business management along with a minor in music and a certificate in entertainment management. In this, his senior year playing defensive tackle for the second-ranked Montana Grizzlies, Mullins is closing in on his masters.

Not to mention the occasional running back.

Montana is 6-0 heading into Saturday’s Big Sky Conference game at Sacramento State, and Mullins has played as well as anyone on the defense. His 26 tackles lead the Grizzlies’ linemen. His five pass knock downs put him right behind Trumaine Johnson, a cornerback.

Not bad for a high school linebacker whose switch to defensive end at Montana didn’t translate into meaningful playing time in his first three years here. It took another switch, to the interior, for Mullins to find his niche with the Griz.

“Last year was really my first year to get my feet wet,” said the Great Falls Russell product, who was 11th on the team with 38 stops in 2008. “As far as playing actual defense instead of just special teams, last year was the first year where I had any substantial plays.”

Better late than never.

“I’m a senior, but I have as many plays under my belt as

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Montana defensive tackle Austin Mullins jumps up after sacking Eastern Washington quarterback Matt Nichols Saturday.

Ryan Fetherston or Tyler Hobbs,” Mullins noted, referring to two sophomore teammates.

“The list goes on. But just like anything else, that’s the deal I got, and what I had to work with. And I’m working with it, and at the same time also trying to be some sort of leader on the line.”

Mullins is an easy quote who shows big emotion to match his motor on the field.

“I love his effort,” says Kraig Paulson, the Grizzlies’ defensive coordinator. “I love a guy who can think on his feet. He doesn’t have the most, quote-end quote ‘speed,’ but he’s got all of the other things.”

It was all those other things that made Mullins a key cog at linebacker on Great Falls Russell’s 2004 State AA championship team. He and Billings Skyview’s Shawn Lebsock, a standout at linebacker on the Griz, were the AA’s co-defensive MVPs that season.

“Probably not the prototype linebacker, but just smart,” said Paulson. “Jack (Johnson, CMR’s coach) loved him.”

But when the recruiting calls came, Griz coach Bobby Hauck immediately mentioned putting him at defensive end.

“He said, ‘We’d love to see you with your hand in the dirt,’ ” said Mullins. “I didn’t know what to think. I hadn’t had my hand in the dirt since middle school, when everybody played everywhere.”

He tried it, and when that didn’t work out he tried something else.

“I’m not going to lie; I miss it,” Mullins said of playing linebacker. “You got to learn the entire defense and understanding everything, and it’s different now. At defensive tackle, in all honesty, you don’t need to know a whole lot. You just have to physically be able to do it.”

Mullins has the tools. His third-down stop of Cal Poly quarterback Harlan Prather, late in Montana’s 35-23 win on Oct. 10, is the most memorable example. As his teammates slapped his helmet in celebration, it looked like he was at home.

“They’re a good group, and he’s a good leader,” says Paulson.

“There are not too many spots you go after D-tackle. Their job ain’t easy. There’s a lot of physical contact.”

Mullins might have a thankless job, but there are those who notice.

“This may sound like coach speak, but it was about finding the right place and not the wrong one for him,” said See MULLINS, Page G5

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack

BY THE NUMBERS MONTANA (6-0) Griz

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Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards

36.8 148.5 4.0 114-186-4 265.8 8.6 414.3 6.1 42-88 27:18 8-5 21-23.8 14-21.6 21-40.7 6-28

19.7 89.0 2.9 160-260-6 278.7 6.4 367.7 5.0 34-95 32:42 8-4 33-18.6 4-8.5 33-35.8 5-35

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DT Tyler Hobbs 2-10 LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8 DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6 221 118

Offensive leaders Rushing Chase Reynolds 128-469 (3.7 ypc.), long 29, 8 TDs Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 30-113 (3.8 ypc.), long 13, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 13-104 (8.0 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Gerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Andrew Selle 14-65 (4.6 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDs Justin Roper 8-50 (6.2 ypc.), long 22, 0 TDs Passing Andrew Selle 76-121-1 for 1,062 yards, long 68, 11 TDs Justin Roper 38-64-2 for 533 yards, long 84, 5 TDs Gerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards

Defensive leaders Tackles LB Shawn Lebsock 45, 17 unassisted SS Erik Stoll 39, 17 unassisted FS Shann Schillinger 30, 12 unassisted LB Brandon Fisher 30, 9 unassisted

Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards

Tackles for loss DT Tyler Hobbs 4-13 DE Severin Campbell 3.5-6 DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10 DE Jace Palmer 3-9 CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6 LB Shawn Lebsock 2.5-10

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Receiving Marc Mariani 25-542 (21.7 ypc.), long 84, 5 TDs Tyler Palmer 21-270 (12.9 ypc.), long 25, 2 TDs Chase Reynolds 14-122 (8.7 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDs Stephen Pfahler 13-172 (13.2 ypc.), long 28, 3 TDs Sam Gratton 13-125 (9.6 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Jabin Sambrano 10-148 (14.8 ypc.), long 38, 0 TDs Dan Beaudin 6-106 (17.7 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDs Rob Overton 4-37 (9.2 ypc.), long 16, 1 TDs

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DE Severin Campbell 28, 6 unassisted CB Keith Thompson 28, 16 unassisted LB Alex Shaw 28, 7 unassisted DT Austin Mullins 26, 5 unassisted CB Trumaine Johnson 24, 14 unassisted DE Jace Palmer 18, 3 unassisted

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Interceptions CB Trumaine Johnson 2-0, 0 TDs SS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDs LB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDs DE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDs FS Shann Schillinger 1-0, 0 TDs

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PATs/Field goals Brody McKnight 28-28/5-10, long 54, 1 blocked, 43 points Punting Sean Wren 21-40.7, long 60, 5 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Marc Mariani 8-24.1, long 82, 1 TD Sam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Jabin Sambrano 8-29.5, long 50, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 9-26.2, long 61, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 1-21, 0 TDs Mike Sylvestre 1-4, 0 TDs Bryan Waldhauser 1-2, 0 TDs

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21.8 128.0 3.7 98-172-6 205.7 7.2 333.7 5.3 33-81 29:08 12-8 27-21.8 6-2.5 32-38.1 11-58

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42 49

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HORNETS’ SCHEDULE Sept. 5 ........................................at UNLV (L, 3-38) Sept. 12 ................................at Cal Poly (L, 19-38) Sept. 26 ........EASTERN WASHINGTON (L, 30-56) Oct. 3 ..........................at Portland State (W, 31-14) Oct. 10 ............................IDAHO STATE (W, 38-17) Oct. 17 ............................at Weber State (L, 10-49) Oct. 24 ..................................................MONTANA Oct. 31 ................................NORTHERN ARIZONA Nov. 7 ....................................at Northern Colorado Nov. 14 ........................................at Montana State Nov. 21....................................................UC DAVIS 131 212

Rushing Terrance Dailey 99-546 (5.3 ypc.), long 69, 2 TDs Sam McCowan 45-177 (3.6 ypc.), long 20, 3 TDs Evander Wilkins 33-131 (4.0 ypc.), long 16, 1 TD McLeod Bethel-Thompson 4-3 (0.8 ypc.), long 5, 0 TDs John Loeliger 2-0, 0 TDs Passing Jason Smith 90-154-5 for 1,123 yards, long 54, 8 TDs McLeod Bethel-Thomspon 8-18-1 for 111 yards, long 22, 0 TDs Receiving Dylan Lane 21-239 (11.4 ypc.), long 54, 3 TDs John Hendershoot 20-291 (14.6 ypc.), long 46, 0 TDs Brandyn Reed 17-282 (16.6 ypc.), long 46, 2 TDs Ron Richardson 8-87 (10.7 ypc.), long 18, 0 TDs Evander Wilkins 8-48 (6.0 ypc.), long 11, 0 TDs

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Fumbles forced-recovered LB Jordan Tripp 0-2 DT Austin Mullins 1-0 LB Brandon Fisher 0-1 DE Severin Campbell 0-1 FS Mike McCord 1-0 LB Alex Shaw 0-1 Pass breakups CB Trumaine Johnson 6 DT Austin Mullins 5 CB Keith Thompson 4 DE Jace Palmer 3

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Defensive leaders Tackles SS Zach Scharder 64, 32 unassisted FS Deionte Gordon 39, 24 unassisted LB Greg Johnson 29, 9 unassisted LB Peter Buck 28, 16 unassisted CB Durrell Oliver 24, 14 unassisted LB David Coleman 24, 9 unassisted LB Jarred Pereira 21, 5 unassisted Tackles for loss DT Christian Clark 8-33 DE Kein Moore 5-16 LB Avery White 4-25

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LB Peter Buck 3-5 LB Jare Pereira 1.5-2 DT Christian Clark 4-24 DE Kevin Moore 2.5-10 LB AVery White 2-16 DE Ryan Shinar 1-4 LB Peter Buck 1-1

Sacks

Interceptions CB Marquese Smith 2-40.0, long 83, 1 TD CB Duirrell Oliver 1-38, 1 TD SS Zach Schrader 1-22, 0 TDs DL Reese Heaslet 1-10, 0 TDs Fumbles forced-recovered FS Deionte Goardn 2-0 SS Zach Scharder 5 CB Marquese Smith 4 LB David Coleman 4

Pass breakups

Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Chris Diniz 14-16/7-7, long 44, 0 blocked, 35 points Punting Augie Heath 32-38.1, long 57, 9 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Ron Richardson 6-2.5, long 12, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Sam McCowan 11-23.5, long 75, 0 TDs Dieonte Gordon 5-18.8, long 23, 0 TDs John Hendershott 4-20.5, long 31, 0 TDs Evander Wilkins 3-27.3, long 30, 0 TDs Ron Richardson 3-23.3, long 27, 0 TDs

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Austin Mullins

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weekends, as part of their volunteer service to the Sons.

“There was nowhere to put the kids,” Continued said Tom. “So we brought them with us.”

Later it became Austin dragging his Paulson. “Instead of talking about what dad to other shows during each ensuing he doesn’t have, we knew what he did summer visit. They’d go to 100-to 300have. He never fought where we wanted seat bars in Dallas’ Deep Elm Street – to play him. He said, ‘Play me.’ And we “Deep Ellum,” as the locals call it – and felt this was the spot to match his take in bands like The Vines. physical attributes.”

So it is easy to see why Austin Mullins wants to be in the music business. He’s Of more import to Mullins wasn’t been around it from the first time he held where he played, but where he studied. his father’s guitar.

Montana State, where two of his uncles “I taught him some chords, but more attended college, was recruiting him. It was UM’s academic options that won out. importantly I taught him music appreciation,” said his father.

“One of the premier reasons he went Of course, Tom Mullins is Texas-style to Montana, probably there with through and through. Austin grew up Montana football neck and neck, was around the songs of Guy Clark and their entertainment program and music program,” said Mullins’ father, Tom. “I’d Thomas Van Zant and Jerry Jeff Walker.

“You see the earthiness and originality say that was instrumental.” of it,” his dad says of the Texas style.

Tom Mullins was speaking on a cell “Rather than the Nashville ‘Star Search’ phone from Dallas. Remarried with approach. He absolutely loved it. He took another 6-year-old son, he stayed in his to it like a duck to water.” native Texas while Austin’s mom, Heather, took their young kids – Tom Mullins met Heather because daughter Staley plays basketball at he had attended the same all-boys Division III Southwestern University in boarding school in New Jersey as Tom Georgetown, Texas – back to Montana Guthrie, Heather’s friend and the after they divorced. grandson of author A.B. Guthrie.

Austin had plenty of contact with his When Tom Guthrie got married in father, a singer-songwriter who exposed Choteau, Tom Mullins was there. his son to music from an early age.

That the Mullins’ marriage didn’t last “There’s a Texas fraternity called the is perhaps not all that rare; that Austin Sons of Hermann,” said Tom Mullins.

“There’s a hall erected in 1910, and on the has had such a rich upbringing despite it is fairly remarkable. second floor is a bar and an old-time He says his grandfather Donny mahogany plank floor.”

McGillis – Austin and Griz basketball The bar would fill to the rafters, 400 player Jack McGillis are cousins – was a strong, when the Sons of Hermann brought in acts like Ray Price and Asleep major influence growing up.

“He taught me skills about hunting at the Wheel and Joe Ely. Tom and his and fishing, and a lot about work ethic,” wife Dana would bartend on the

said Austin, who spent a lot of time on the family ranch outside Choteau. “He ranched his whole life, and he put me to work. I was milking cows and mending fence.”

“He had influences from both sides of the family,” Tom Mullins said. “Austin was allowed to experience life in Texas in a big city, and live in Montana in a midsized town and out in the country.

“I think there was a lot of heartaches and pain involved, but I think collectively it’s made Austin who he is. He isn’t one thing. He’s a combination of a lot of influences.”

Heather Mullins landed on her feet in Great Falls, where she taught emotionally disturbed students for 10 years and is now teaching in the resource room at Riverview Elementary.

Austin played flag football in third grade and got his first taste of tackle football in seventh grade. As the recruiting calls began coming in during high school, he knew what it could mean thanks in part to Heather.

“I wanted him to know that first and foremost, the reason he was going to college was to get his degree,” his mom said. “But if football could be a part of that, that was great.”

sit in on a class, because it’ll blow your mind, the people you’re introduced to.”

Alongside that is the connection to the football team. This fall, like many before, a few Griz have foregone their senior season to concentrate on studies. That wasn’t Mullins’ way.

“I made a commitment,” he said. “I signed a letter of intent and made a commitment to be here four or five years, whichever happened.”

The Grizzlies are 6-0 despite being tested by the offenses of Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona, among others. The sack totals are low, the passing yards allowed are high. But Mullins loves this group.

“Go ask (Eastern QB Matt) Nichols if we got any pressure,” said Mullins. “We might’ve had only two sacks on him, but he took some licks.

“I think we’ve got two or three Dlinemen in the top 15 in the conference in knockdown passes. We’re up there with the corners and safeties.”

His mom makes most games. His dad catches most of them online. They have to like what they see.

“The D-tackles, I think we’ve had a heck of a year,” Austin says. “All these guys come in from all different walks of life and we’ve all got around each other So Mullins has taken to UM. He and connected. The nice thing is we all learned the piano for his minor, and really believe in each other.” eagerly anticipated the entertainment Heather Mullins knows the feeling. management class. Speakers like Jeff “I’ve very proud of Austin,” she said.

Ament of Pearl Jam and movie producer “He’s just a good guy, a good man. He’s Gerald Molen would show up. Tying them made me very proud.” together were their Montana Then she pauses. connections, either with UM or the state “He’s been easy,” she laughs. “That’s at large – “The Big Sky,” as A.B. Guthrie coming from a teacher, he’s been easy.” called it.

Fritz Neighbor can be reached at 523“It’s amazing,” said Mullins. “Every 5247 or at fneighbor@missoulian.com. student should at least hear about it and

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky picks

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Fritz: EWU 40, Cats 35. Michael: EWU 27, Cats 19. Bill: Cats 28, EWU 21. Nick: Cats 33, EWU 19.

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Season record: Fritz 31-5, Bill 29-7, Nick 33-3, Michael 31-5

By FRITZ NEIGHBOR of the Missoulian

Thanks, Idaho State. The school that gave us all those stars with two first names – Jared Allen, Marvin Lewis, Merrill Hoge – seemed like a lock to beat Northern Colorado last week, in a battle of teams with one win between them.

Or so I thought.

Instead the Bengals laid another egg, losing 30-7 to the usually punchless Bears. So now I’m 31-5 and still look at the back of Nick Lockridge’s preHalloween mullet as the Big Sky picks enter their seventh week.

Maybe I shouldn’t complain. Michael had a shot at a 5-0 week right up to the point that fourth-down pass hit South

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South Dakota’s not available for Big Sky teams to kick around this week. UC Davis is the lone outsider, taking on Portland State in Portland.

That and the Eastern WashingtonMontana State game are the toughest ones to pick on this week’s schedule.

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Fritz: Montana 30, Sac State 15.

Michael: Griz 34, Sac State 17. Bill: Montana 38, Sac State 18. Nick: Griz 40, Sac State 24. n Montana State at Eastern Washington: The Eagles have won six straight from the Bobcats, who have a quarterback controversy. On the Cats’ side is Eastern’s likely post-Griz hangover, and the reality that their playoff hopes rest on a win.

n No. 16 Weber State at Northern Colorado: The Wildcats’ Cameron Higgins has thrown for more yards, 2,109, than anyone in the nation. Seems like most of them have come in the final two minutes of the first half.

Fritz: Weber 42, UNC 14. Michael: Weber State 44, UNC 12. Bill: Weber State 45, UNC 14. Nick: Weber 38, UNC 17. n Idaho State at No. 24 Northern Arizona: The Bungles have lost 19 straight road games and 13 straight road contests in Big Sky play. Right now NAU’s Michael Herrick has my vote as the league’s top QB. Fritz: NAU 51, ISU 21. Michael: NAU 36, ISU 14. Bill: NAU 49, ISU 3. Nick: NAU 37, ISU 14. n UC Davis at Portland State: Portland State is generally tough to beat at home but has now lost three straight at PGE Park. What gives? Well, while the Vikings have piled up the passing yards they haven’t been all that steady at QB. Run-first Connor Cavanaugh started for PSU last week.

Fritz: Davis 38, PSU 28. Michael: Davis 31, PSU 17. Bill: Davis 35, PSU 28. Nick: Davis 29, PSU 27.

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Marc Mariani is the top punt returner in the FCS. After last week’s thrilling 82-yard return for a score against EWU, Mariani is averaging 24.1 yards per return. That’s almost a quarter of the football field every time he touches a punt.

The Grizzlies are 14-0 against the Hornets (13-0 since they joined the Big Sky in 1996) and have outscored them 538-198 in a series that is decidedly lopsided. Sacramento State’s biggest contribution to the rivalry is Don Read, who is an alum of the California school.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

TCU takes aim at Boise St. in BCS race the Broncos of the Western Athletic Conference, even if they go undefeated, get shut out of the Boise State better watch its BCS for a second consecutive back. TCU is trying to bust into season in favor of the Mountain the BCS, too.

West Conference champion?

The sixth-ranked Broncos The Horned Frogs haven’t have drawn the most attention of beaten any one team as good as the teams from the nonOregon so far, but they do have automatic BCS qualifying road victories against Clemson conferences this season. Boise and Virginia.

State started the season with a The conventional wisdom is convincing victory against the MWC is stronger than the Oregon and has spent the last WAC, so if TCU can navigate that five weeks ranked in the top 10. league without a loss it will When the first BCS standings trump Boise State’s unbeaten arrived Sunday, Boise State was record. fourth.

While the WAC can’t match TCU has taken a slow climb, the MWC’s top three of BYU, starting the season ranked No. 17 Utah and TCU – Fresno State and in the AP poll and rising to No. Idaho behind Boise State – the 10. The Horned Frogs were eighth Mountain West seems to have in the BCS standings and can more soft spots than last year. make the case for a jump New Mexico is winless. San Saturday with a victory at No. 16 Diego State looks as bad as usual.

BYU. UNLV and Colorado State, both “No thoughts,” TCU coach expected to make a run at bowlGary Patterson said when asked eligiblity, are under .500. about the BCS standings. “We’re Wyoming hasn’t beaten an FBS in the top 10. We’re playing BYU. team with a winning record.

If we don’t win this ballgame, it The two leagues have faced off doesn’t make any difference in 10 games this season and the anyway.”

MWC is 6-4. If computer True, but the race within the rankings are your thing, the BCS chase has become Sagarin ratings have the Mountain West seventh among fascinating stuff. the major football conferences While there is already and the WAC eighth. percolating debate about TCU also handed Boise State whether Boise State has a chance its only loss last season in the to play for the national title, the Poinsettia Bowl. There was no better question might be: Will

By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

leads nation in yards passing (2,464) ... HOUSTON 48-28.

Minnesota (plus 18) at No. 18 Ohio State Maybe Gophers’ struggling D can boost Buckeyes’ offense ....

OHIO STATE 28-7.

Air Force (plus 9½) at No. 19 Utah Utes’ last three victories against AFA have been by average of four points ... UTAH 24-20.

South Florida (plus 6½) at No. 20 Pittsburgh Road team has won four of six meetings ... PITTSBURGH 2821.

Texas A&M (plus 21½) at No. 21 Texas Tech Aggies coming off embarrassingly bad performance ... TEXAS TECH 45-28.

Connecticut (plus 7½) at No. 22 West Virginia Huskies to play after teammate was killed ... WEST VIRGINIA 26-21.

Vanderbilt (minus 12½) at No. 23 South Carolina Vandy has won two straight meetings ... SOUTH CAROLINA 31-14.

No. 25 Oklahoma (minus 7) at No. 24 Kansas Sooners have won five straight vs. Jayhawks ... OKLAHOMA 3521.

Last week: 12-5 (straight); 9-8 (vs. points). Season: 112-27 (straight); 58-63-3 (vs. points).

room for the Broncos in the BCS because unbeaten Utah earned an automatic bid.

And if TCU runs the table this season, there might not be a spot for Boise State again.

So if you’re a Boise State fan, you best be a BYU backer this week.

The picks:

... BOISE STATE 48-21.

No. 7 Iowa (pick) at Michigan State Why can’t Hawkeyes keep winning ugly? ... IOWA 24-20.

Clemson (plus 4½) at No. 8 Miami Hurricanes and Tigers haven’t played since ’05 ... MIAMI 27-17.

Auburn (plus 7½) at No. 9 LSU Before LSU victory last Saturday season, home team had won Tennessee (plus 15) at eight straight meetings ... LSU No. 1 Alabama 21-20.

Vols first team since 2000 to No. 10 TCU (minus 2½) at face No. 1 twice in a season ...

No. 16 BYU ALABAMA 24-13.

Cougars are 5-3 against Frogs No. 2 Florida (minus 23) at ... TCU 31-27.

Mississippi State No. 11 Georgia Tech Gators’ offense due for a big (minus 5½) at Virginia game ... FLORIDA 35-10.

First-place Cavaliers just No. 3 Texas (minus 13) at doesn’t sound right ... GEORGIA Missouri TECH 34-21.

Longhorns are 11-0 in games No. 12 Oregon (minus 10) after Oklahoma under Mack at Washington Brown ... TEXAS 31-14.

Huskies about due for another Oregon State (plus 20½) upset ... WASHINGTON 34-28. at No. 4 Southern California No. 13 Penn State (minus Beavers kept USC from 4½) at Michigan playing for national title last Nittany Lions last victory at season .... USC 38-17.

Big House was 1996 ...

Louisville (plus 18) at No. MICHIGAN 28-21.

5 Cincinnati No. 14 Oklahoma State Whoever plays QB for (minus 9½) at Baylor Bearcats will roll against Cards’ Cowboys peeking ahead shaky D ... CINCINNATI 40-17. toward Longhorns? Nope ...

No. 6 Boise State (plus OKLAHOMA STATE 39-17.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky focus

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS n Team statistics

KICKOFF RETURNS

Through Oct. 17 SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts Montana 6 29 28 1 0 5 1 221 NAU 6 25 23 1 0 6 1 195 Weber 7 29 23 2 0 7 2 226 EWU 7 27 25 0 0 4 0 199 Sac State 6 16 14 0 0 7 0 131 PSU 7 16 13 1 0 12 0 147 MSU 6 13 11 0 0 9 1 118 UNC 7 13 12 1 0 8 0 116 ISU 7 8 7 1 0 4 0 69 RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds EWU 7 230 1052 Montana 6 224 891 MSU 6 221 796 Sac State 6 208 768 Weber 7 227 881 NAU 6 184 730 UNC 7 230 788 PSU 7 193 610 ISU 7 189 182

Avg TD Yds/G 4.6 12 150.3 4.0 11 148.5 3.6 5 132.7 3.7 6 128.0 3.9 7 125.9 4.0 9 121.7 3.4 5 112.6 3.2 4 87.1 1.0 1 26.0

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Montana 6 14 13 0 0 7 Weber 7 19 13 0 0 7 MSU 6 16 14 0 0 9 UNC 7 21 18 0 0 7 EWU 7 22 19 1 0 7 NAU 6 21 19 1 0 9 PSU 7 29 27 2 0 5 Sac State 6 28 27 1 0 5 ISU 7 37 35 0 0 12 RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yds Montana 6 185 534 MSU 6 212 535 NAU 6 206 751 PSU 7 247 910 Weber 7 236 926 EWU 7 258 994 UNC 7 254 1070 Sac State 6 213 960 ISU 7 262 1576 PASS OFFENSE G Att Cp Int WSU 7 297 196 12 NAU 6 207 143 3 PSU 7 257 149 13 EWU 7 248 164 5 UM 6 186 114 4 Sac 6 172 98 6 MSU 6 185 114 5 UNC 7 233 136 3 ISU 7 259 139 12

S 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2

Avg 2.9 2.5 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.5 6.0

Pts 118 148 139 167 178 174 222 212 297

Avg 19.7 21.1 23.2 23.9 25.4 29.0 31.7 35.3 42.4

TD Yds/G 4 89.0 0 89.2 7 125.2 10 130.0 8 132.3 13 142.0 8 152.9 14 160.0 17 225.1

YdsAvg 2164 7.3 1853 9.0 2104 8.2 1866 7.5 1595 8.6 1234 7.2 1210 6.5 1388 6.0 1329 5.1

TD 21 16 10 13 16 8 8 7 7

P/G 309.1 308.8 300.6 266.6 265.8 205.7 201.7 198.3 189.9

TOTAL OFFENSE G RunPassPlays Yds Avg Weber 7 881 2164 524 3045 5.8 NAU 6 730 1853 391 2583 6.6 EWU 7 1052 1866 478 2918 6.1 Montana 6 891 1595 410 2486 6.1 PSU 7 610 2104 450 2714 6.0 MSU 6 796 1210 406 2006 4.9 Sac State 6 768 1234 380 2002 5.3 UNC 7 788 1388 463 2176 4.7 ISU 7 182 1329 448 1511 3.4

TD 28 25 25 27 14 13 14 12 8

P/G 435.0 430.5 416.9 414.3 387.7 334.3 333.7 310.9 215.9

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cp Int UNC 7 223 136 8 EWU 7 231 142 5 ISU 7 242 151 5 Weber 7 214 116 8 PSU 7 229 132 5 Sac 6 205 135 5 UM 6 260 160 6 NAU 6 235 153 6 MSU 6 239 140 8

Pct. 66.0 69.1 58.0 66.1 61.3 57.0 61.6 58.4 53.7

Avg 36.8 32.5 32.3 28.4 21.8 21.0 19.7 16.6 9.9

Pct. 61.0 61.5 62.4 54.2 57.6 65.9 61.5 65.1 58.6

Yds Avg TD 1384 6.2 13 1552 6.7 8 1609 6.6 15 1727 8.1 8 1913 8.4 17 1655 8.1 12 1672 6.4 10 1706 7.3 14 1802 7.5 16

TOTAL DEFENSE G RunPassPlays Yds UNC 7 1070 1384 477 2454 EWU 7 994 1552 489 2546 Montana 6 534 1672 445 2206 Weber 7 926 1727 450 2653 MSU 6 535 1802 451 2337 PSU 7 910 1913 476 2823 NAU 6 751 1706 441 2457 Sac State 6 960 1655 418 2615 ISU 7 1576 1609 504 3185

Avg 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.9 5.2 5.9 5.6 6.3 6.3

TD 21 21 14 16 16 27 21 26 32

P/G 197.7 221.7 229.9 246.7 273.3 275.8 278.7 284.3 300.3 P/G 350.6 363.7 367.7 379.0 389.5 403.3 409.5 435.8 455.0

Weber State Portland State Montana Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Sacramento State Montana State Idaho State Eastern Washington PUNT RETURNS

G 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6

Montana Weber State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington Montana State Portland State Idaho State Northern Arizona Sacramento State PUNTING Weber Montana NAU PSU MSU UNC ISU EWU Sac State

No. 28 21 28 26 35 41 49 35 32

G Ret 7 25 7 36 6 21 7 22 6 27 6 27 6 25 7 46 7 33

Yds TD 636 0 860 1 499 0 496 0 605 0 589 0 497 0 914 0 599 0

Ret Yds 14 302 15 312 20 141 11 71 13 81 10 54 15 50 11 34 6 15

TD Avg 1 21.6 1 20.8 0 7.1 0 6.5 0 6.2 0 5.4 0 3.3 0 3.1 0 2.5

Yds Avg PR Avg TB 1209 43.2 35 1.2 1 854 40.7 34 1.6 0 1095 39.1 97 3.5 0 1042 40.1 61 2.3 3 1504 43.0 170 4.9 5 1604 39.1 102 2.5 4 2000 40.8 307 6.3 1 1356 38.7 151 4.3 3 1220 38.1 209 6.5 1

PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cp NAU 6 207 143 Montana 6 186 114 EWU 7 248 164 Weber 7 297 196 PSU 7 257 149 Sac State 6 172 98 MSU 6 185 114 UNC 7 233 136 ISU 7 259 139

Pct 69.1 61.3 66.1 66.0 58.0 57.0 61.6 58.4 53.7

Int 3 4 5 12 13 6 5 3 12

Avg 25.4 23.9 23.8 22.5 22.4 21.8 19.9 19.9 18.2

Yds 1853 1595 1866 2164 2104 1234 1210 1388 1329

TD 16 16 13 21 10 8 8 7 7

Net 41.2 39.0 35.6 35.4 35.3 34.7 34.1 32.7 31.0 Effic 166.9 157.4 142.6 142.4 129.5 125.6 125.4 115.7 96.4

TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost GFumInt TotFum Int Tot Mar P/G NAU 6 5 6 11 4 3 7 +4 0.67 Montana 6 4 6 10 5 4 9 +1 0.17 Weber 7 7 8 15 2 12 14 +1 0.14 EWU 7 9 5 14 8 5 13 +1 0.14 UNC 7 5 8 13 9 3 12 +1 0.14 MSU 6 3 8 11 8 5 13 -2 -0.33 Sac State 6 3 5 8 8 6 14 -6 -1.00 ISU 7 9 5 14 13 12 25 -11 -1.57 PSU 7 3 5 8 8 13 21 -13 -1.86 PASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY G Att Cp Int Pct Montana 6 260 160 6 61.5 EWU 7 231 142 5 61.5 UNC 7 223 136 8 61.0 Weber 7 214 116 8 54.2 ISU 7 242 151 5 62.4 MSU 6 239 140 8 58.6 NAU 6 235 153 6 65.1 PSU 7 229 132 5 57.6 Sac State 6 205 135 5 65.9 FIRST DOWNS Weber State Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Montana Portland State Northern Colorado Montana State Sacramento State Idaho State

Yds 1672 1552 1384 1727 1609 1802 1706 1913 1655

G Rush Pass 7 50 98 7 54 84 6 41 73 6 46 67 7 33 76 7 47 59 6 53 49 6 42 52 7 18 59

TD 10 8 13 8 15 16 14 17 12

Effic 123.6 125.0 125.2 126.9 134.6 137.3 140.6 147.9 148.1

Pen Total 12 160 10 148 10 124 8 121 10 119 9 115 7 109 8 102 17 94

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Montana 6 42 Weber State 7 51 Eastern Washington 7 43 Northern Arizona 6 32 Sacramento State 6 33 Northern Colorado 7 42 Portland State 7 38 Montana State 6 29 Idaho State 7 19

Att 88 113 98 75 81 107 97 88 99

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Montana 6 29 79 Northern Colorado 7 60 54

Pen Total 9 117 12 126

Pct 47.7 45.1 43.9 42.7 40.7 39.3 39.2 33.0 19.2

Montana State 6 Sacramento State 6 Northern Arizona 6 Weber State 7 Eastern Washington7 Portland State 7 Idaho State 7

43 47 41 49 50 49 77

76 72 80 71 71 73 70

10 10 10 12 11 12 8

OPP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv Weber State 7 27 Montana 6 34 Eastern Washington 7 36 Northern Colorado 7 40 Montana State 6 35 Idaho State 7 38 Sacramento State 6 36 Portland State 7 50 Northern Arizona 6 50 SACKS BY Weber State Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Montana State Sacramento State Montana Idaho State SACKS AGAINST Montana Sacramento State Northern Arizona Weber State Montana State Portland State Eastern Washington Northern Colorado Idaho State PENALTIES Sacramento State Montana State Idaho State Northern Colorado Portland State Weber State Northern Arizona Montana Eastern Washington

Att 86 95 100 107 91 94 81 110 97

Pct 31.4 35.8 36.0 37.4 38.5 40.4 44.4 45.5 51.5

INTERCEPTIONS G Rider, MSU 6 Bignell, MSU 6 Brown, Weber 7 Shead, PSU 7 Hatch, EWU 7 Johnson, UM 5 Smith, Sac 6 Askew, UNC 7 Hewitt, UNC 7 Hadley, Weber 7 PASSING YARDS Att 212 204 289 240 146 222 154 121 129 64

355 469 313 217 205

Sacks 7 8 9 11 12 15 16 16 20

Yards 41 64 61 64 85 95 85 104 136

PASS EFFICIENCY Att Cp Int Orms, UNC 9 5 0 Herrick, NAU 204 141 3 Selle, UM 121 76 1 Roper, UM 64 38 2 Nichols, EWU 240 158 5 Higgins, WSU 289 190 11 Hubel, PSU 212 125 9 Smith, Sac 154 90 5 Iddins, MSU 146 89 5 Waggener, NC 222 131 3

No 69 49 57 47 37 42 34 41 35

Yds 296 339 409 424 428 442 395 407 497

Avg 49.3 56.5 58.4 60.6 61.1 63.1 65.8 67.8 71.0

Yds Avg/G 635 90.7 466 77.7 520 74.3 425 60.7 342 57.0 393 56.1 328 54.7 363 51.9 306 51.0 Avg 32:55 29:32 29:13 29:10 29:08 28:55 28:30 27:49 27:18

TOTAL OFFENSE GRun Hubel, PSU 6 -57 Herrick, NAU 6 -38 Higgins, Weber 7 -58 Nichols, EWU 7 44 Iddins, MSU 5 15 Selle, UM 6 65 Waggener, UNC 7 -16 Smith, Sac 6 -45 Roper, UM 5 50 TJones, EWU 7 786 PUNT RETURNS Mariani, Montana Toone, Weber Lutz, UNC Meadows, NAU Thomas, MSU KICK RETURNS Sambrano, UM Bolen, Weber Nguyen, UM Woods, PSU Shanks, NAU McCowan, Sac Burnley, UNC Meadows, NAU Ponciano, ISU Gilbert, MSU

TD 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

2 3 3 0 3

26 45 29 27 36

Lg 12 3 34 31 0 0 83 88 39 20

71.0 67.0 52.2 31.0 29.3 Int/G 0.50 0.50 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.40 0.33 0.29 0.29 0.29

Cp Int Pct. Yds TD P/G 125 9 59.0 1863 9 310.5 141 3 69.1 1829 15 304.8 190 11 65.7 2109 21 301.3 158 5 65.8 1841 13 263.0 89 5 61.0 954 5 190.8 131 3 59.0 1326 5 189.4 90 5 58.4 1123 8 187.2 76 1 62.8 1062 11 177.0 65 7 50.4 708 5 118.0 38 2 59.4 533 5 106.6

G 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7

No 36 41 52 48 45 52 35 39 58

5.8 4.7 4.2 4.4 6.4

Int Yds 3 12 3 3 3 65 3 49 3 0 2 0 2 80 2 112 2 40 2 20

Hubel, PSU Herrick, NAU Higgins, WSU Nichols, EWU Iddins, MSU Waggener,NC Smith, Sac Selle, UM Blum, ISU Roper, UM

Pct. 55.6 69.1 62.8 59.4 65.8 65.7 59.0 58.4 61.0 59.0

Yds TD 62 2 1829 15 1062 11 533 5 1841 13 2109 21 1863 9 1123 8 954 5 1326 5

Eff. 186.8 165.8 164.9 148.9 144.0 143.4 138.3 130.3 120.3 113.9

Pass Plays Tot P/G 1863 230 1806 301.0 1829 221 1791 298.5 2109 306 2051 293.0 1841 284 1885 269.3 954 178 969 193.8 1062 135 1127 187.8 1326 257 1310 187.1 1123 172 1078 179.7 533 72 583 116.6 0 93 786 112.3

Ret Yds 8 193 13 287 19 135 9 37 9 22 Ret 8 22 9 31 17 11 9 9 34 13

TD Long 1 82 1 95 0 24 0 11 0 11

Yds 236 580 236 777 401 259 210 203 710 263

TD Long 0 50 0 67 0 61 1 97 0 57 0 75 0 32 0 40 0 46 0 33

Avg 24.1 22.1 7.1 4.1 2.4 Avg 29.5 26.4 26.2 25.1 23.6 23.5 23.3 22.6 20.9 20.2

RECEIVING Avg Retn TB Net 66.9 450 8 45.1 63.1 613 4 44.9 66.3 211 10 44.6 64.4 758 6 43.5 65.2 702 3 42.8 61.2 517 1 42.1 62.7 620 8 41.6 62.5 555 4 39.8 60.6 868 4 36.3

n Individual statistics Att 93 164 117 99 128

61 99 75 49 32

Yards 92 101 89 93 90 85 58 28 33

TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Weber State 7 230:27 Eastern Washington 7 206:50 Northern Colorado 7 204:35 Montana State 6 175:03 Sacramento State 6 174:51 Portland State 7 202:27 Northern Arizona 6 171:01 Idaho State 7 194:45 Montana 6 163:49

G TJones, EWU 7 TSmith, Weber 7 Henderson, NAU 6 Dailey, Sac 6 Reynolds, UM 6

5 7 6 7 7

Sacks 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 6 5

OPPONENT PENALTIES G Idaho State 7 Montana 6 Weber State 7 Northern Colorado 7 Northern Arizona 6 Eastern Washington 7 Sacramento State 6 Portland State 7 Montana State 6

RUSHING

Mason, MSU Harris, UNC Palmer, MSU McClintock, PSU Kavanaugh, PSU

G 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 7

G 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yds MSU 6 28 1872 Montana 6 38 2398 ISU 7 19 1259 Weber 7 42 2706 PSU 7 34 2217 Sac State 6 28 1715 NAU 6 37 2320 UNC 7 28 1749 EWU 7 39 2365

129 129 131 132 132 134 155

Yds Avg TD Lg Avg 786 8.5 10 96 112.3 724 4.4 5 49 103.4 540 4.6 6 69 90.0 527 5.3 2 69 87.8 469 3.7 8 29 78.2

GRec Yds TD Lg Avg P/G Berry, NAU 6 40 610 4 81 15.2 101.7 Fry, PSU 7 43 691 2 56 16.1 98.7 Toone, Weber 7 50 654 7 52 13.1 93.4 Boyce, EWU 7 39 634 6 53 16.3 90.6 Mariani, UM 6 25 542 5 84 21.7 90.3 Kirven, PSU 7 31 573 4 91 18.5 81.9 Phillips, WSU 6 25 459 5 80 18.4 76.5 Thompson, UNC 7 43 528 5 80 12.3 75.4 Meadows, NAU 6 36 413 3 78 11.5 68.8 Woods, PSU 7 32 430 3 96 13.4 61.4 PUNTING Fisher, MSU Vanderwielen, ISU Snoy, Weber Wren, Montana Zuber, EWU Duyndam, PSU Kaman, UNC Rauschert, NAU

No. 27 45 28 21 25 25 41 28

Yds 1246 2000 1209 854 1002 989 1604 1095

Lg 77 76 66 60 64 65 56 54

Avg 46.1 44.4 43.2 40.7 40.1 39.6 39.1 39.1

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ALL PURPOSE YARDS G Run Rcv PR Woods, PSU 7 -3 430 45 T.Jones, EWU 7 786 131 0 Ponciano, ISU 7 11 323 15 Toone, Weber 7 2 654 287 T.Smith, Weber 7 724 249 0 Henderson, NAU 6 540 229 0 Mariani, UM 6 0 542 193 Bolen, Weber 7 131 96 0 Meadows, NAU 6 0 413 37 Berry, NAU 6 0 610 0 SCORING Reynolds, UM T.Jones, EWU Henderson, NAU McKnight, UM Brown, PSU Toone, WSU Myers, NAU Cunningham, MSU Mariani, UM York, UNC FIELD GOALS Brown, PSU Cunningham, MSU York, UNC Diniz, Sac State Myers, NAU Snoy, Weber McKnight, UM Jarrett, EWU Huk, ISU

KR 777 321 710 52 0 0 21 580 203 0

38.1

Yds 1249 1238 1059 995 973 769 756 807 653 610

P/G 178.4 176.9 151.3 142.1 139.0 128.2 126.0 115.3 108.8 101.7

G TDXPT FG 2XP Pts P/G 6 10 0 0 0 60 10.0 7 10 0 0 0 60 8.6 6 8 0 0 0 48 8.0 6 0 28 5 0 43 7.2 7 0 12 12 0 48 6.9 7 8 0 0 0 48 6.9 6 0 23 6 0 41 6.8 6 0 11 9 0 38 6.3 6 6 0 0 2 38 6.3 6 0 12 8 0 36 6.0 G FG FGA Pct. 7 12 17 70.6 6 9 12 75.0 6 8 11 72.7 6 7 7 100.0 6 6 8 75.0 7 7 12 58.3 6 5 10 50.0 7 4 6 66.7 7 4 7 57.1

TACKLES (All positions) G PosSoloAst Tot Sherritt, EWU 7 LB 43 58 101 Storms, ISU 7 LB 34 46 80 Schrader, Sac 6 DB 32 32 64 Arias, ISU 7 LB 19 46 65 Brown, Weber 7 DB 28 33 61 King, UNC 7 LB 27 31 58 Sedillo, Weber 7 LB 19 38 57 Estrada, NAU 6 DB 30 18 48 Thomas, NAU 6 LB 21 25 46 Lebsock, UM 6 LB 17 28 45 Tew, ISU 7 DB 30 22 52 Rider, MSU 6 DB 26 18 44 Hewitt, UNC 7 DB 27 24 51 Pedersen, PSU 6 LB 17 25 42 Bignell, MSU 6 LB 13 29 42 Borden, EWU 6 LB 10 32 42 Holmesly, ISU 7 DB 21 27 48 Rau, PSU 7 LB 21 25 46 Stoll, UM 6 DB 17 22 39 Gordon, Sac 6 DB 24 15 39 Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 22 16 38 Julio, NAU 6 DB 17 21 38 Askew, UNC 7 CB 25 18 43 Fisher, UM 5 LB 9 21 30 Pleasant, ISU 7 DB 19 22 41 Johnson, Sac 5 LB 9 20 29 Owens, MSU 6 LB 16 18 34 Michon, UNC 7 DB 26 13 39 Wilkins, EWU 6 LB 5 28 33 Hatch, EWU 7 DB 20 18 38 Worthington,NAU 6 LB 10 22 32 Gazzerro, MSU 6 LB 12 20 32 Vance, NAU 6 DE 14 18 32 Worthen, PSU 7 DB 17 20 37 SACKS

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P/G Sack 14.4 0.0 11.4 0.0 10.7 0.0 9.3 0.0 8.7 0.0 8.3 3.0 8.1 0.0 8.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 7.5 1.0 7.4 1.0 7.3 0.0 7.3 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 6.9 0.0 6.6 3.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.3 3.0 6.3 0.0 6.1 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.9 1.0 5.8 0.0 5.7 0.5 5.6 1.0 5.5 0.0 5.4 0.0 5.3 0.0 5.3 1.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 0.0 Tot 6.5 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5

P/G 1.08 0.86 0.67 0.67 0.57 0.57 0.50 0.43 0.43 0.42

TACKLES FOR LOSS G PosSoloAst Yds Tot Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 9 6 44 12.0 Sherritt, EWU 7 LB 8 3 16 9.5 Bond, NAU 6 DE 7 2 46 8.0 Clark, Sac 6 DL 7 2 33 8.0 Williams, EWU 7 DL 8 2 48 9.0 Rau, PSU 7 LB 5 5 30 7.5 Linehan, Weber 7 DE 7 0 46 7.0 Jacobs, PSU 7 DT 6 2 24 7.0 Vance, NAU 6 DE 4 2 28 5.0 Moore, Sac 6 DL 4 2 16 5.0

P/G 2.00 1.36 1.33 1.33 1.29 1.07 1.00 1.00 0.83 0.83

Bond, NAU Linehan, Weber Vance, NAU Clark, Sac State Williams, EWU Hernon, UNC Fletcher, MSU King, UNC Rau, PSU Moore, Sac

GPosSoloAst Yds 6 DE 6 1 38 7 DE 6 0 44 6 DE 4 0 25 6 DL 4 0 24 7 DL 4 0 34 7 DE 3 2 19 6 DE 2 2 25 7 LB 3 0 32 7 LB 3 0 19 6 DL 2 1 10

P/G 1.71 1.50 1.33 1.17 1.00 1.00 0.83 0.57 0.57

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LT 72 Levi Horn

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QB 12 Andrew Selle or 18 Justin Roper K 83 Brody McKnight

C 71 Alex Verlanic

RG 77 Terran Hillesland RT 75 Chris Dyk

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San Diego Buford, Ga. Corona, Calif.

Butte Porterville, Calif.

Post Falls, Idaho Bellevue, Wash.

Franklin, Tenn.

Billings Drummond Seattle Dillon Scottsdale, Ariz.

Missoula Spokane, Wash.

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Spokane, Wash.

LG 74 Jon Opperud

WR 80 Marc Mariani

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS QB WR WR WR LT LG

17 23 7 8 70 57

DE 91 Kevin Moore

CB 31 Durre

Gerald Kemp Levi Buckles Jeff Larson Sam Gratton David Arndt Charles Burton

C RG RT RB TE

60 66 79 24 87

Blake Lebeau Russell Piette Kyle Hofmann T. Brooks-Fletcher Dan Beaudin

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE

WR 17 John Herdershott

CB 11 Brandon Dodson DE 42 Jace Palmer

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

SS 4 Erik Stoll MLB 10 Shawn Lebsock

DT 54 Austin Mullin

D S C

P 94 Sean Wren

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE LB DT DE MLB SLB

91 56 37 90 40 53

Bobby Alt Brock Coyle Carson Bender Ryan Fetherston Caleb McSurdy Josh Stuberg

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

WLB CB CB FS SS

44 21 3 9 30

SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

Jordan Tripp Keith Thompson Andrew Swink Mike McCord Mike Cummings

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P 38 Augie Heath

SS 4 Zach Schrader

LB 29 Greg Johnson

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l Oliver Marque Willis Alesana Laban Maika Maumau Ryan Shinar Avery White

FS 25 Deionte Gordon

Jared Pereira David Coleman Jay Reddic Jeff Johnson Dorian Brown Dana Willis

56 DE 96 DT 92 NT 90 DE 51 LB

43 LB 10 LB 20 CB 21 CB 36 S 28 S

SACRAMENTO STATE STARTING OFFENSE WR 87 Dylan Lane

K 46 Chris Diniz

RT 75 Clint Lessard RG 63 Peter Lenz

QB 11 Jason Smith

C 50 John Taylor

LG 72 Matt Lemley

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RB 30 Terrance Dailey

LT 77 Nate Doverspike

E 47 everin ampbell

WR 15 Ron Richardson TE 89 Brian Heath

CB 5 Donny Lisowski

Matt Larson Vince Weaver Patrick Walsh Dustin Pfaff

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS 16 WR 65 RT 57 RG 71 C

Clay DePauw Jon Krebs Brandyn Reed Brett Willis M. Bethel-Thompson Sam McCowan

76 85 1 88 9 24

LG TE WR WR QB RB

No. Name Pos 1 – Brandyn Reed WR 2 – Evander Wilkins RB 3 – Marcus McDaniel WR 4 – Zach Schrader DB 5 – Kenslow Smith RB 8 – Jake Croxdale RB 9 – McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB 10 – David Coleman LB 11 – Jason Smith QB 13 – Morris Norrise WR 14 – Jon Loeliger QB 15 – Ronald Richardson WR 16 – Matt Larson WR 17 – John Hendershott WR 18 – Randy Fesser DB 19 – Dominic Carmazzi QB 20 – Jay Reddic DB 21 – Jeff Johnson DB 22 – Corey Vanderbeek DB 23 – Robert Beale DB 24 – Sam McCowan RB 25 – Deionte Gordon DB 26 – Johnny Feaster DB 26 – Markell Williams RB 27 – Marquise Jones DB 28 – Dana Willis DB 29 – Greg Johnson LB 30 – Terrance Dailey RB 31 – Durrell Oliver DB 32 – Osagie Odiase DB 33 – Nate Jones DB 34 – Bryan Hilliard RB 35 – Joe O’Gorman K 36 – Dorian Brown DB 37 – Marquese Smith DB 38 – Augie Heath K/P 39 – Carlo Trinchero LB 40 – Peter Buck LB 41 – Jake Salter DL 42 – Cody Allen LB 43 – Jarred Pereira LB 44 – Jeff Badger LB 45 – Scott Magnuson LB 46 – Chris Diniz K/P 47 – DJ Maciel TE 48 – Dominique Jackson WR 49 – Damone Jackson DB 50 – John Taylor OL 51 – Avery White LB 52 – Geoff Warner LB 53 – Reese Heaslet DL 55 – Bill Sherman DL 56 – Marque Willis DL 57 – Patrick Walsh OL 59 – Salesi Maumau DL 60 – Matt Shinn OL 62 – Matt Lawrence DL 63 – Peter Lenz OL 64 – Aaron Gasper OL 65 – Vince Weaver OL 66 – Chad Tannenbaum OL 70 – Kevin Galindo OL 71 – Dustin Pfaff OL 72 – Matt Lemley OL 74 – Justin Hill OL 75 – Clint Lessard OL 76 – Clay DePauw OL 77 – Nate Doverspike OL 78 – David Born OL 81 – Chase Deadder WR 82 – Anthony Fletcher WR 83 – James Bobak TE 84 – Mark Lavey TE 85 – Jon Krebs TE 86 – Matt Carter TE 87 – Dylan Lane WR 88 – Brett Willis WR 89 – Brian Heath TE 90 – Ryan Shinar DL 91 – Kevin Moore DL 92 – Maika Maumau DL 93 – James Lopez DL 94 – KeiVaughn Barrett DL 95 – Matt Agaiava DL 96 – Christian Clark DL 97 – Brian McKeon DL 98 – Zack Nash DL 99 – Alesana Laban DL

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Berkeley, Calif.

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Santa Rosa, Calif.

Concord, Calif.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Around the Big Sky Compiled by BILL SPELTZ/Missoulian

No. 2 Montana (3-0, 6-0) at Sacramento State (2-2, 2-4) 3:05 (KWVE FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; KPAX-TV; www.bigskytv.org) In 14 meetings with Sac State, Montana has never lost ... The Griz are seeking their seventh straight road victory …

Montana has been outscored, 3816, in the first quarter, but has outscored opponents 205-80 over the final three quarters ... Montana leads the Big Sky Conference in scoring offense (36.8 ppg) and scoring defense (19.7 ppg) ...

Montana is +1 in turnover margin.

Sac State is -6 ... Montana running back Chase Reynolds is averaging 10 points per game. He’s scored five touchdowns in the last two games ... Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 72-16 in his seventh season …

Sacramento State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 11-18 in his third season … The Griz have won 26 of 27 conference games dating back to the start of the 2006 season ... Montana has 111 victories this decade, most among all Division I teams ... Last year Cole Bergquist completed 17 of 19 passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Marc Mariani, to lead Montana to a 43-7 victory over the Hornets in Missoula ... Sac State kicker Chris Diniz has made a school record seven consecutive field goals ... Hornets running back Terrance Dailey ranks fourth in the league in rushing at 87.8 yards per game ... Montana has secured its 24th straight winning season ... Griz senior linebacker

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Big Sky

... Eastern linebacker J.C. Sherritt leads the nation in tackles per game at 14.4 ...

Fletcher and Sherritt are candidates for the Buck Buchanan Award ... Eagles wideout Aaron Boyce suffered a season-ending Achilles injury last week in Missoula ...

Montana State quarterback Cody Kempt started for the first time last week. He threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns ...

South Dakota gained 172 rushing yards in an overtime loss to the Bobcats last week. it was the most against the Cats since Michigan State’s 175 on Sept. 5.

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Shawn Lebsock has a team-high 45 tackles this season which gives him 235 in his career – the 23rd most in school history. He needs 7 more to pass linebackers Dan Downs and Kurt Schilling, who are tied for 21st with 241 career tackles ... With his 40 rushing yards against Eastern Washington last week, senior reserve running back Thomas Brooks-Fletcher has 958 for his career at Montana, just 42 shy of 1,000.

Montana St. (2-1, 4-2) at Eastern Washington (3-2, 4-3)

No. 16 Weber State (4-1, 4-3) at Northern Colorado (1-4, 2-5)

2:05 p.m. (Max Media TV; wwwbigskytv.org) Eastern Washington has won six straight over the Bobcats and 15 of the last 18 ...

Montana State hasn’t beaten the Eagles in Cheney since 2000 ...

Since starting with three straight wins in the conference, Eastern has lost two straight to Weber State and Montana ... The Eagles lead the

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Weber State’s Tim Toone, center, returns a punt a Big Sky Conference record 95 yards for a touchdown during a game against Sacramento State at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah, on Oct. 17. league in rushing offense (150.3 ypg) ... Montana State is second in the league in rushing defense (89.2 ypg) and is one of only two Division I teams that have not allowed a rushing touchdown this season. The other is Oklahoma. Tulsa surrendered its

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Big Sky

UC Davis (3-3) at Portland State (2-5)

127-64 in his 17th season … Biggs is 2-0 vs. Glanville ... Davis lost a 17-10 home decision to No. 2 Montana earlier this season. The Aggies play another Big Sky team, Sacramento State, on Nov. 21 ...

Portland State averages 300.6 passing yards per game. UC Davis averages 229.0 ... Vikings kicker Zach Brown has made 12 field goals, three shy of the single-season school record ... Ray Fry, Aaron Woods and Lavonte Kirven each have more than 30 receptions for Portland State.

15 victory in 1984 ...

Northern Arizona is 17-3-1 all-time in the Continued from Page G17 series in Flagstaff ...

2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) The Jacks lead the Wildcats quarterback Cameron Higgins series 27-18-1 overall has thrown for 2,109 yards, most in the Portland State has lost three straight ... The Bengals nation ... Weber has 16 sacks, most in home games ... UC average just 9.9 the Big Sky ... Northern Colorado Davis has won two points per game ... snapped a 19-game road losing streak straight games, Northern Arizona has last week with a 30-7 win at Idaho State beating South Dakota, allowed an average of ... Weber State is 2-2 on the road this 24-23, in overtime, 29 points per game ... season, with both losses coming against and Winston-Salem The Jacks rank second in the league in FBS teams (Wyoming and Colorado State, 45-14 ... The total offense at 430.5 yards per game ...

State) ... The Wildcats lead the nation in Vikings lead the Northern Arizona quarterback Michael Idaho State (0-4, 0-7) at net punting at 41.2 yards per attempt ... series, 6-3 ... UC ranks fourth in the nation in Davis amassed 588 Last year Higgins threw for 413 yards No. 24 N. Arizona (3-1, 4-2) Herrick passing efficiency. He has completed yards of total offense and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats 69.1 percent of his passes for 1,829 yards 4:05 p.m. (Dish Network channel in last year’s 38-24 to a 17-10 victory over the Bears in with 15 touchdowns and three No. 9411; www.bigskytv.org) Ogden. Weber’s defense held the Bears win over Portland State. It was the Aggies’ interceptions ... Last year Deonte Williams first victory in six tries in Portland. Vikings to 142 yards of total offense ... Weber rushed for 194 yards and three Northern Arizona is second in the Big quarterback Drew Hubel threw for 337 State coach Ron McBride is 29-25 in his touchdowns and Conrad Meadows Sky in scoring offense at 32.5 points per yards and three touchdowns in the loss ... fifth season … Northern Colorado coach caught four passes for 141 yards and two Connor Kavanaugh made his first start at game. Idaho State has allowed an Scott Downing is 5-36 in his fourth quarterback last week for the Vikings. He average of 42.4 points per game ... Idaho touchdowns as the Jacks cruised to a 42season … Northern Colorado is 1-2 at home this season … Weber wideout Tim completed 11 of 14 passes for 116 yards State has lost 19 straight road games and 30 win over the Bengals in Pocatello ...

Idaho State coach John Zamberlin is 4-26 with three interceptions in a 44-23 loss to 13 straight conference road games, one Toone recently became the seventh in his third season … Northern Arizona shy of the all-time record set by Northern No. 24 Northern Arizona ...

Portland State player in league history with 3,000 career coach Jerome Souers is 65-66 in his 12th Colorado ... The Bengals have lost 11 coach Jerry Glanville is 9-20 in his third receiving yards. He has 3,152. season … Souers is 2-0 vs. Zamberlin. straight in Flagstaff dating back to a 29season … UC Davis coach Bob Biggs is

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / University of Idaho

Vandals now bowl eligible, want more Woolridge, who has rushed for 530 yards and 12 touchdowns, said the confidence is palpable.

“We are going into every game with confidence,” he said.

The Vandals opened the season by beating perennial loser New Mexico State. Their only loss came the second week, 42-23 at Washington. Then they beat San Diego State, Northern Illinois, Colorado State, San Jose State and Hawaii.

The remaining schedule is tough. After playing at Nevada (3-3, 2-0), they host Louisiana Tech (3-3, 2-1) and Fresno State (3-3, 2-1), play at Boise State (6-0, 1-0) and close at home against Utah State (1-5, 0-2).

One potential stumbling block for Idaho is the chest bumps that Akey is fond of administering to players who do a good job. Lately there have been a lot of those.

“I’m afraid he’s going to hurt someone,” linebacker JoJo Dickson said. “He can get real excited, and he’s not small.”

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MOSCOW, Idaho – Everyone’s smiling at Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle these days.

The surprising Vandals (6-1) are already bowl eligible and lead the Western Athletic Conference with a 3-0 record, ahead even of archrival No. 6 Boise State.

“It’s easier to talk to someone and say ‘great game’ than ‘sorry you lost,’ ” said Enderle, who heard plenty of the latter when the Vandals were a combined 3-21 the past two seasons. They have posted the biggest turnaround in the nation, already four wins better than last year’s 210 team.

But things haven’t gone big time in this college town of 21,000 people, located along the Idaho-Washington border south of Spokane.

It’s still common to see players and coaches walking around the athletic department carrying bags of famous Idaho potatoes, courtesy of boosters.

Some of the tubers are the size of footballs. The Vandals still play in a giant wooden quonset hut that seats just 16,000 people. And the ongoing search for a living specimen of the Giant Palouse Earthworm still sometimes draws more media attention.

Idaho was a power in the former Division I-AA in the 1980s and 1990s, when coaches such as Dennis Erickson, Keith Gilbertson, John L. Smith and Chris Tormey made them a fixture in postseason play. The Vandals and Boise State both made the jump to major college football status in 1996.

Idaho had some success its first four seasons, winning the Humanitarian Bowl in 1998. But its been downhill since.

Meanwhile, Boise State rose to national prominence, and has beaten the Vandals 10 straight times.

The most attention the football team received last season was when some boosters complained the new cheerleader uniforms were too skimpy.

No one is paying much attention to the cheerleaders now.

The six wins this season are the most this decade. But coach Robb Akey said it’s no guarantee of a bowl invitation, especially for a program widely picked to finish last in the WAC. “We’ve got one of the magic numbers

Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle completes this 60-yard pass to Maurice Shaw, not seen, during the first quarter of a game against Hawaii on Oct. 17 at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

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out of the way,” Akey said. “But six doesn’t mean we are going to get anything.”

The Vandals, billed as Akey’s Army, have five remaining games, and the more they win the better their chances of a marquee bowl, he said.

Akey was hired three years ago from nearby Washington State, and immediately cleaned house on 17 questionable characters recruited by predecessors Nick Holt (who stayed two years) and Erickson (who stayed one during his second stint in Moscow). Akey told players he planned to stick around, and would not tolerate lawbreaking or other negative activity.

“A number did not want to make the change and they are not around,” Akey said.

That left a young team that took plenty of lumps, including a 70-0 pasting at Arizona last year.

But the talent was developing. Enderle cut down his interceptions and is completing 64 percent of his passes this season. Former Washington State running back De’Maundray Woolridge became eligible this year after sitting out a season, joining Princeton McCarty and Deonte Jackson as one of three running backs capable of a 100-yard performance in any given game. Holes are opened by pro prospect Mike Iupati.

The Vandals are averaging 160 yards per game on the ground and 259 yards through the air, while holding opponents to 364 yards per game.

“They are as good and balanced a team as we have played all year,” said Nevada coach Chris Ault, whose team plays the

Vandals on Saturday for first place in the WAC. Even though the Vandals were widely predicted to be one of the worst football programs in Division I this year, Akey knew this team was different.

“They weren’t around our practices every day,” Akey said of critics. “We are better than people thought we were.”

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The James and Jacquizz Show is a post-game fixture for Oregon State.

Older brother James Rodgers takes the lead while Jacquizz provides the comic relief when the two face reporters – together. It’s like the Abbott and Costello of college football.

And together on the field, they account for nearly all of Oregon State’s offense.

Take one Rodgers brother, and you get the other – which seems to be the quandary the Beavers have posed their opponents this season.

“The Rodgers brothers are ridiculous. They’re both terrific football players,” said USC coach Pete Carroll.

The fourth-ranked Trojans (5-1, 2-1 Pacific-10) host Oregon State (4-2, 2-1) on Saturday.

Last season Jacquizz caused considerable problems for then-No. 1 Southern California.

Quizz, as he is universally known, ran for 186 yards and the Beavers won 27-21 in Corvallis. It was the first time Oregon State had knocked off a No. 1 team since the storied Giant Killers beat O.J. Simpson and the Trojans 3-0 in Corvallis in 1967.

Oregon State built a 21-point firsthalf lead before capitalizing on a late turnover. Orange-clad Beavers fans rushed the field when the clock ran out after the 25-point underdogs shook up college football with a victory over a USC team that was expected to roll right through its conference straight to the national championship game.

Rodgers’ rushing yards were the most by a Trojan opponent since Vince Young of Texas ran for 200 in the BCS national championship game in 2006.

Quizz went on to be named the Pac10 offensive player of the year as a DON RYAN/Associated Press freshman, even though he was injured Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers, right, and flanker James Rodgers and missed the last two games. watch from the sideline during a game against Stanford in Corvallis, Ore., on Oct. 10.

In the background, James was drawing attention, too. Oregon State James ranks atop the Pac-10 with season, they have a three-game winning had success with the older Rodgers, a streak and are coming off a bye heading 180.2 all-purpose yards, while Quizz is flanker, running the fly sweep. third with 161 yards. That makes for an into the game in Los Angeles.

The Rodgers brothers have scored 17 average of 242.2 yards of offense Although the Beavers got off to between the two of them each game. of Oregon State’s 21 touchdowns. their rather typical slow start this

Quizz has 13 rushing touchdowns, ranking him second in the nation behind Navy’s Ricky Dobbs, who has 17.

Last season Quizz caused USC problems for a couple of reasons. First, he was a freshman and the Trojans hadn’t faced him before.

He’s also just 5-foot-7, and Carroll lamented at the time that he was able to hide behind offensive lines and pop through holes unexpectedly.

Despite the mounting film on all of his tendencies, Quizz is still giving defenses fits. In Oregon State’s last game, a 38-28 victory over Stanford, Quizz ran for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns. He racked up 271 all-purpose yards.

“You know, I don’t think there’s any magic to it,” Beavers coach Mike Riley said. “He’s a good player, a good runner, and when we can get some good blocks for him, he’s got a good chance to score.”

The Rodgers brothers will have their work cut out for them this weekend at Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans have an 11-game winning streak at home.

They’ve won 46 of their last 47 games there.

The Beavers haven’t won at USC since 1960.

Then there is the matter of Southern California’s defense, which has allowed opponents just 260 yards of offense per game this season to rank ninth in the nation. The Trojans have only allowed 67.67 yards rushing per game this season to rank fourth nationally.

Additionally, USC has allowed an average of only 11.7 points per game this season.

“We’ve got to be very disciplined at the line of scrimmage to take care of Jacquizz Rodgers running it,” Carroll said. “He’s the style of runner that really demands it of your defense. You give him a crack, he can take it. If you make a mistake he’s going to take advantage of it.”

Given last season’s upset, Quizz is undaunted. But he’s also aware that this time, the Beavers have lost that element of surprise.

“It shows us that USC can be beaten,” he said. “We can’t live off of what we did last year though.”

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