Griz Game Day 10.3.15

Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015 — A1

NO. 13 MONTANA AT UC DAVIS • KICKOFF: 2 P.M. • TV: ROOT SPORTS • SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2015

MY OH ’MIAH

Jeremiah Kose the man in the middle of the stout Griz defense

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Q&A: RB LORENZO LOGWOOD • PICKS: SPELTZ PICKS THE BIG SKY • THE EDGE: MAZZOLINI GIVES GRIZ THE NOD

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | JEREMIAH KOSE

Kose, can you see Beach-loving linebacker is a mountain of a man AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com‌

‌An Oceanside, California native with a big smile and even bigger hits on the football field. A laid-back beach goer with a love for the ocean inherited from generations of Samoan lifestyle.

Young Jeremiah Kose counted the check marks. It described him on point, a 12-year-old kid playing football on the beaches of Southern California. It also depicted NFL great Junior Seau, a Miami Dolphin at that point though forever known in California for his inspired play with the San Diego Chargers.

“The way that people respected him and just how vicious he played, I just liked it,” remembered Kose, who became a linebacker in part because of his adoration for Seau, along with that of his older brother, Ofisa Kose III “I think we all have somebody that we idolize.

He was definitely somebody I wanted to play like.”

Grizzly football fans might see the resemblance. From his middle linebacker position, Kose has been a force since taking over starting duties last season.

The team’s second-leading tackler in 2014 with 117 total stops, Kose is well on his way to another all-Big Sky Conference accolade.

But the warm-weather gridder may never have worn the maroon and silver if not for a weak anterior cruciate ligament.

Jeremiah Kose (pronounced ko-say) didn’t get the kind of recruiting love he’d hoped for coming out of high school, but the folks just down the road at Palomar Community College gave him a shot to play alongside his older brother.

Ofisa, 18 months Jeremiah’s senior, had always been the middle linebacker when the boys played together. He was older, a little larger in stature and the unquestioned leader.

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Jeremiah Kose works to try and strip the ball from Northern Arizona running back Casey Jahn before bringing him to the ground Saturday.

The younger Kose was content to play outside linebacker, first at Vista High School and then at Palomar with his brother, a future NCAA Division II player at University of Arkansas at Monticello.

‘Miah started catching some eyes

with his play at Palomar in 2011, even surpassing his brother’s skill. As the Comets neared the end of a deep playoff run, disaster struck for the 18-year-old.

On the last defensive play in Palomar’s final game of the year against Cerritos

College, the linebacker tore the ACL in his right knee.

Most of the teams recruiting the freshman for a football life after junior college See KOSE, Page A4

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A2

Kose

JEREMIAH KOSE No. 45 Year: Senior Positions: MLB Height: 6-2 Weight: 225 Hometown: Oceanside, Calif.

Continued

ball stopped calling.

“It definitely closed a few doors, but Montana’s stayed open,” said Kose, whose eight tackles in that final game at Palomar gave him 88 for the season, second-most on the team.

Montana? Where exactly is that?

“I knew it was a state and whatnot, but other than that I didn’t know anything about Montana,” laughed Kose, 22, this week from Griz practice where the fifth-year senior is one of UM’s leaders on defense. “Coach Legi (Lawrence Suiaunoa) came by and explained everything about the university. I was pretty interested so I came out and I loved it.”

He swapped white-sand beaches for another white cover, this one much colder though no less beautiful. Kose had never lived somewhere with snow.

Suiaunoa, once upon a time the linebackers coach at Palomar (2002-03) is Montana’s defensive line coach. He is also Kose’s uncle.

That had little to do with the JC player’s recruitment to the mountains though. In fact, it never even came up among the coaching staff back in 2011.

“We didn’t treat him any differently than any other recruit,” Suiaunoa said. “Late in the process — we were here with (former head coach) Robin Pflugrad — he didn’t know there was even any relation until I told him.

“We loved (Kose) on film and we thought he was somebody who could help this program.”

Kose was set to, fresh off a redshirt year to rehabilitate that wounded knee. The Football Gods had other plans, though. In Montana’s second game in the fall of 2013, Kose’s first defensive play at LB against North Dakota, he felt a

KURT WILSON, Missoulian‌

Kose was inspired to play a tough-nosed middle linebacker position in part by watching Junior Seau play in the NFL. familiar and sickening pop in his knee.

That season, too, was over.

“I went through some things mentally and I tried to do my own things, didn’t lean on the coaches,” Kose said of his struggles following a second ACL tear. “I think that’s where my biggest mistake was. Not having my family here and just being alone and trying to be a college student dealing with, mentally, the devastation of not being able to play again.”

With any injury of such severity — especially a repeat setback — an athlete’s mind will wander. Is it all over?

Debra Kose knew her son would climb out of the hole. Again.

“It was hard for me to see him like that, but I knew he would come back,” she recalled this week from Oceanside where the family still resides.

“His older brother tore his ACL, too. (Ofisa) went through it in high school before ‘Miah. I

knew if his brother could come back from it, he could too.”

Kose’s Polynesian heritage plays a large role in his life.

The family spent much of Kose’s childhood in Hawaii — patriarch Ofisa Jr. was stationed on the islands during his time in the U.S. Navy — before moving back to Oceanside in 2005. Jeremiah, the youngest of five Kose siblings, also traveled to Samoa for a grandfather’s funeral.

His massive arm tattoo and game day warm-up routine — he sports a skirt-like garment called an ‘ie lavalava during stretches — are a reminder of the inner strength he inherited.

Kose needed it more than ever in 2013.

“It means everything,” he said of his Samoan background. “Fa’a Samoa (The Samoan Way) is being proud of who you are, always remembering who you are

and where you come from.

Little reminders like that keep me grounded.”

Grounded through the struggles as much as through the successes. And there have been a lot of those over the past year and a half.

After studying under future NFL middle linebacker Brock Coyle his first two years in Missoula, Kose emerged as a major component in Montana’s powerful linebacking corps in 2014. The 6-foot-2, 230-pounder started all but one game as a redshirt junior, that knee finally falling in line with his ambition and drive.

So far this season, Kose is second on the Griz with 39 tackles, including 13 against Cal Poly last month.

His steady diet of tackles may get lost at times among the sack festivals the Grizzly defensive line has been holding on a weekly basis, but some of those stops have been produced by Kose

and the linebackers’ play in the middle, head coach Bob Stitt said.

“Sometimes a guy like Jeremiah may get overshadowed by some of these other guys with more statistics, but a lot of times when he’s doing his job, other guys are making plays,” Stitt said.

“That’s what it’s all about. ...

‘Miah is a great leader, a great personality, a great teammate.

He’s really been playing team football this year.”

Anything the team needs, that’s Kose’s mantra now.

Whether pass coverage or run stopping or blitzing or even blocking. Stitt used the LB’s size in his offense a couple times in the first few weeks as a down fullback, blocking in goal-line situations in the “jumbo package.”

The Griz don’t throw out of the formation much — just once so far, an incompletion to Kose of all people — but the linebacker is crossing his fingers for more pass-catching opportunities.

“I keep telling (receivers coach Nolan) Swett that I can go in there, get vertical on them one time, catch the ball,” Kose said pretty convincingly.

“I’m just trying to fit anywhere need be.”

He’s come a long way from Oceanside, the pee-wee at Junior Seau youth football camps held on the beach. No longer the one in reverence, now it’s the kids of Missoula who look up to the linebacker.

Seau would be proud.

Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015 — A5

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | LAST WEEK

AROUND THE BIG SKY Compiled by AJ MAZZOLINI, Missoulian

‌Montana opens conference play against Northern Arizona: After losing two competitive games, the Montana Grizzlies responded to win one on Homecoming Saturday. Chad Chalich found Chase Naccarato for a touchdown with a 4:05 left to put the game out of sight, after the Lumberjacks cut the lead to 16-14 after a Case Cookus-to-Emmanuel Butler touchdown with 5:26 to go in the third quarter. The Grizzlies held a 16-0 halftime lead, before Cookus and Butler connected twice for touchdowns in the third quarter.

Montana gained 476 yards, while Northern Arizona contributed 266 yards. During the game, the Grizzlies celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 1995 national championship team. Coincidentally, Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers served as defensive coordinator for that squad.      Montana State downs Cal Poly on Homecoming: In the only matchup of nationally-ranked FCS teams this weekend, Montana State entered the game with a chip on its shoulder. Fresh off a missed opportunity and defensive struggles in a 55-50 loss to Eastern Washington, the Bobcats came out with an early edge in a 45-28 Homecoming victory over Cal Poly at Bobcat Stadium. A week after throwing for 353 yards and rushing for 196 yards, Bobcats quarterback Dakota Prukop followed that marquee performance up by completing 19-of-26 yards for 399 yards and three touchdowns. One of the highlight plays gave Montana State a 21-0 lead, as he found a wide-open Jayshawn Gates on an 88-yard touchdown. Chad

Newell also rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns. Cal Poly’s Joe Protheroe rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown.

The Mustangs got the score as close as 31-21 to end the second quarter, as Kori Garcia ran for a six-yard touchdown late in the half. However, Montana State outscored Cal Poly 14-0 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach.      Kupp sets record in Eastern Washington win: The box score from this game will reflect an Eastern Washington win, but what the box score doesn’t tell is how one player- Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp- became the Big Sky’s all-time touchdown scorer. With a 22-yard touchdown catch from Jordan West with 1:53 left in the third quarter, Kupp passed Eric Kimble for all-time touchdown catches. Kimble previously held the record with 46, and Kupp now has 47 grabs. The story would have been bitter sweet, had Eastern Washington not gotten the victory. Sacramento State opened hot, taking a 20-7 lead that into halftime. However, a 98-yard touchdown pass from West to Kendrick Bourne ignited the Eagles in the third quarter.

Kupp finished with ten catches for 133 yards and two scores. West completed 29-of-47 passes for 491 yards and three touchdowns.      North Dakota opens conference play with win: A week after struggling offensively, UND put on a solid offensive performance to pick up a win to open the conference slate. A Keaton Studsrudto-Zach Adler touchdown pass gave North Dakota a 14-0 lead with 8:25 to Montana running back John Nguyen breaks around the edge of the offensive line Saturday against Northern Arizona University.

KURT WILSON, Missoulian‌

go in the first quarter, and helped UND survive a late charge, led by UC Davis quarterback Ben Scott. Scott completed 14-of-20 passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns, including two second-half touchdowns. A fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Scott to Alex Cannon brought the score to 31-24. However, UND milked the clock to end the game. North Dakota running back John Santiago rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns.      Wildcats lead big in win over Northern Colorado: After starting 0-2, Weber State has picked up two straight wins over conference opponents. The Wildcats held a 17-0 lead at halftime, as Weber combined to rush for 254 total yards. Wildcats running back Eric Wilkes rushed for 122 yards on 22 carries. Both Jadrian Clark and Justin Shaw played for the Wildcats, and both threw touchdowns. Weber State held a 31-0 lead, before Northern Colorado scored 17 straight points. Jacob Knipp threw two touchdowns- one to Theron Verna, and the other to Sean Leslie. Knipp completed

17-of-32 passes for 228 yards.      Portland State picks up win over Western Oregon: The Vikings, fresh off a bye week, were tied with Division-II Western Oregon 0-0 at the end of the first quarter. Portland State went on a 17-0 run in the second quarter, starting with a twoyard scramble by quarterback Alex Kuresa.

Kuresa threw for 127 yards in the game, and rushed for 55 yards. The Vikings’ secondary also had two interceptions.      Southern Utah picks up win over Brevard College: The Thunderbirds held a 41-0 lead at the end of the third quarter, in a rout on Homecoming Saturday in Cedar City. Southern Utah quarterback Ammon Olsen threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns- two of them to Malik Brown.      Idaho State falls at UNLV: The second of back-to-back FBS opponents didn’t end well for the Idaho State Bengals, as the UNLV Rebels took out frustrations from a rough start.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q & A

Logwood aspires to be running, pass-catching threat AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com‌

‌ our hometown is something Y you carry with you proudly. No matter where we end up, how we get there and what we do on our journey through life, we are all just a kid from somewhere.

The city of Oakland is known for some of its tough areas, and its reputation for violence proceeds itself. The Bay Area breeds fighters, kids vying to make a way for themselves and give back to the community that raised them, much like we’d all love to do some day.

The Big Sky Conference is no stranger to Oakland. Oaklandraised players have come and gone throughout the conference across all sports, like recent hoops stars Will Cherry of the Griz and Damian Lillard of Weber State.

Another one of those athletes is Montana football’s Lorenzo Logwood. The Oakland native is a sophomore for Bob Stitt’s program and saw action in eight games last season as a true freshman. He carried the ball 30 times in his first year, racking up 121 yards, as well as returning the ball five times for a solid 117 yards.

In Montana’s last game, Logwood took 12 handoffs for 40 yards. With his role growing and his career still in the early stages, Logwood could become the man for Montana’s run game after players like Joey Counts and John Nguyen grow out of the program.

Hailing from Oakland and in just his second year in Missoula, Logwood has had to adjust to the vast differences the two cities have to offer. Like any kid in college, ‘Zo has enjoyed the opportunity to take in new scenery and he couldn’t be more excited to embrace the challenge of competing for time at halfback.

The Missoulian got a chance to speak with Logwood before a late-September practice and get his take on Griz football’s season so far, how his transition has

LORENZO LOGWOOD No. 24 Year: Soph.

Position:

RB Height: 5-8 Weight: 190 Hometown: Oakland, Calif.

KURT WILSON, Missoulian‌

Sophomore running back Lorenzo Logwood runs into NAU defenders John Herrero and Derik Hall. been and more. With the team at 2-2 and prepared to take on UC Davis, the Oakland native had a lot to reflect on.

Q: What’s your major and how did you decide on that?

A: My major is communications and I chose that because I’m interested in sports agencies and sports broadcasting. It also teaches you a lot about the way we speak and talk.

Q: With you being an Oakland native and the Big Sky having a few notable players come from there, what has that dynamic been like and what does it feel like to try and represent your city?

A: Coming from Oakland is kind of like a pride thing, so you know you definitely want to represent your city to the fullest.

Mario (Dunn) is a really good friend of mine. My dad knows Damian Lillard’s dad. I think it’s something that you wear on your chest. I come out here every day, every game, every practice,

trying to represent my hometown and let people know where I come from.

Q: What high school did you go to in Oakland and what was that experience like?

A: I went to Saint Mary’s in Berkeley, which is 10 minutes outside of Oakland. I have friends and people in the public schools all over the place though. It was fun growing up in Oakland, experiencing a different lifestyle. Coming out here to Missoula, it was very different.

You see a lot of different things, a lot more nature. Out there, of course there’s a little more violence, but that pushes you to want to make it out. Overall, it was a great experience and I love the city that raised me.

Q: What is your relationship like with guys like John (Nguyen) and Joey (Counts)?

A: Our running back core is great. We have definitely grown since fall camp. We’re all a little young, especially considering back when we first came in, so

we got to grow up together. Me and John have especially grown close, and with Joey coming back in from injury this year, it made us even tighter. Treshawn (Favors) and Jeremy (Calhoun) have come in and contributed too. We all treat Jeremy like a little brother, so it’s been great.

We have a lot of fun, a lot of laughter, a lot of jokes.

Q: The run has struggled at points so far this season and I’m sure you guys haven’t gotten to do everything you want to do, so how have you guys looked to improve the rush from game to game?

A: It’s been a little difficult with guys trying to come back from injuries and things like that. Last week against NAU I think people saw a glimpse of it, and this week we hope to kick it into gear. We are gonna pick it up a lot more. We hope to show people why we should run the ball even more, and that should balance things out to help our passing game as well.

Q: With Stitt’s game plan, he obviously likes to move the ball quickly and if that means turning backs into receivers, he’ll do it. How does that change your approach to the game, having to be ready to catch the ball at a moment’s notice as well as focusing on your rushing attack?

A: When we got into last spring and started studying the offense, I knew what to prepare for. Going into the summer when I went back home, I did nothing but catch the ball. I knew I could run the ball, but I wanted to be able to come out here and confidently catch a pass and know I won’t drop it.

Q: What were you able to pick up last year playing behind talents like Jordan Canada and Travon Van? A: That was always exciting, getting to come out and see those guys do what they do. It was amazing seeing the hard work they put in to get there. Canada, actually, after the season I trained with him. He took me in and we worked. Him and Travon just did a great job of teaching me the mental aspects of college football as a true freshman. They took me everywhere with them, I was on the road with them. I was like a little brother at the time. They always told me, “If you aren’t breaking off at least 12 yards a play, you aren’t doing it right,” and that’s always stuck with me.

Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015 — A7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

THE EDGE ‌Missoulian reporter AJ Mazzolini assesses the strengths of both teams

QUARTERBACK: Maybe if the Griz were playing UC Davis last week this category would have gone to the Aggies, but UM’s Chad Chalich looked pretty darn good in his first start with the program. And while Davis’s Ben Scott has seven TDs, he also has 4 picks and a much more static offense.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Senior and Renaissance man Parker Smith is starting in his fifth different O-line spot for the Aggies this season, holding down left tackle after an all-Big Sky season at center last year. Meanwhile the Griz are still trying to find someone to snap the dang ball.

RUNNING BACK: Montana had its full menu of RBs last week for the first time this season and rode them to a seasonhigh 195 yards rushing. Even with Joey Counts again banged up, the rest of the backs give the Griz an advantage over Davis’s backfield which has just two rushing TDs in all.

WIDE RECEIVERS/TE: This is starting to get repetitive.

The WRs category will lean in Montana’s favor every week this season, except perhaps the Eastern Washington game near the end of the year. Anyway ... Jamaal Jones, Ellis Henderson, yadda, yadda, yadda.

DEFENSIVE LINE: Another easy pick. I mean, did you see the Grizzly D-line last week? Tyrone Holmes should be arrested for the violent things he did to Northern Arizona’s quarterback.

Four sacks later, he’s the reigning STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week.

LINEBACKERS: LBs Kendrick Van Ackeren and cover boy Jeremiah Kose have more tackles by themselves than the top two Davis tacklers combined. KVA is just a couple stops away from the top three’s total! Moving on.

CB/SAFETY: The Griz should have CB Nate Harris back, but UC Davis’s secondary is its strength. The Aggies rank second in the Big Sky in passing defense with just 157.5 yards allowed per game. And that covers games against FBS opponents Nevada and Hawaii, typically a pass-happy program.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Davis returns an all-Big Sky punter in Colby Wadman and kicker Brady Stuart is perfect so far this year with five field goals and 10 extra points. The Grizzlies haven’t made a kick beyond 28 yards and the team’s punt return has been an adventure so much so that coach Bob Stitt is about ready to opt for automatic fair catches just to get the ball back to the offense.

INTANGIBLES: The Griz are coming off a ship-righting win last week against NAU and face a winless Davis squad in front of their first non-packed house this year (they average 25,000, home and away). Will playing in front of only 5,000-6,000 fans be weird or difficult for the Griz? The question actually came up at this week’s player press conference. Here’s guessing no, no it will not.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Sept. 26, 2015 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

Eastern Washington Montana State* Southern Utah Northern Arizona Montana Northern Colorado Weber State Cal Poly Portland State* UC Davis North Dakota Idaho State Sacramento State

77 75

140

104 102 101 96 91 89 89 85 85

160

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS Eastern Washington Montana Montana State* Northern Colorado Cal Poly Northern Arizona Idaho State Southern Utah UC Davis Sacramento State Weber State North Dakota Portland State*

497 432

1,348 1,010

731 632

457 520

684

385 459 541 545

725

528 294

968 1,320 229 1,086 1,022 704 934 857 726

1,865

Portland State* Southern Utah North Dakota Montana State* Weber State Montana Northern Colorado Sacramento State Cal Poly Northern Arizona UC Davis Idaho State Eastern Washington Total 2,362 1,780 1,741 1,600 1,549 1,543 1,542 1,388 1,319 1,316 1,267 1,073 1,019

31

77

RUSHING/PASSING YARDS ALLOWED YARDS Rushing Passing *Through 3 games. Others have played 4 games.

Portland State* North Dakota Montana State* Montana Southern Utah UC Davis Weber State Idaho State Northern Colorado Sacramento State Northern Arizona Cal Poly Eastern Washington

192 249

685 787 716 652 905 792 578

863 761

902

89

97 98 100

112

129 133 133 136

166 169

Total 877 1,014 1,263 563 1,350 733 1,449 834 1,486 630 1,535 756 1,548 1,170 551 1,721 865 1,728 1,252 1,830 949 1,851 1,268 2,029 1,252 1,016 2,268 Missoulian staff

‌BIG SKY STATISTICS

‌TEAM LEADERS SCORING OFFENSE

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Montana St. 3 19 17 0 0 3 0 140 46.7 E. Washington 4 23 22 0 0 0 0 160 40.0 Portland St. 3 11 11 0 0 4 0 89 29.7 S. Utah 4 13 11 0 0 5 0 104 26.0 N. Arizona 4 12 12 0 0 6 0 102 25.5 Montana 4 10 8 1 0 9 2 101 25.2 N. Colorado 4 13 12 0 0 2 0 96 24.0 Weber St. 4 11 10 0 0 5 0 91 22.8 Cal Poly 4 12 11 0 0 2 0 89 22.2 UC Davis 4 10 10 0 0 5 0 85 21.2 N. Dakota 4 11 10 0 0 3 0 85 21.2 Idaho St. 4 11 9 1 0 0 0 77 19.2 Sac State 4 9 9 0 0 4 0 75 18.8 SCORING DEFENSE

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg Portland St. 3 4 4 0 0 1 0 31 10.3 S. Utah 4 9 9 0 1 4 0 77 19.2 N. Dakota 4 11 9 0 0 4 1 89 22.2 Weber St. 4 11 11 0 0 7 0 98 24.5 Montana 4 13 13 0 0 3 0 100 25.0 N. Colorado 4 13 13 0 0 7 0 112 28.0 Sac State 4 17 15 0 0 4 0 129 32.2 Montana St. 3 14 13 0 0 0 0 97 32.3 N. Arizona 4 17 17 0 0 4 1 133 33.2 Cal Poly 4 18 17 0 0 2 1 133 33.2 UC Davis 4 17 16 0 0 6 0 136 34.0 Idaho St. 4 22 22 0 0 4 0 166 41.5 E. Washington 4 22 19 0 0 6 0 169 42.2 TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Washington 4 497 1865 293 2362 8.1 23 590.5 Montana St. 3 731 1010 244 1741 7.1 19 580.3 Montana 4 432 1348 340 1780 5.2 10 445.0 N. Colorado 4 632 968 282 1600 5.7 12 400.0 Cal Poly 4 1320 229 336 1549 4.6 12 387.2 N. Arizona 4 457 1086 264 1543 5.8 12 385.8 Idaho St. 4 520 1022 318 1542 4.8 10 385.5 S. Utah 4 684 704 270 1388 5.1 12 347.0

Portland St. 3 725 294 208 1019 4.9 10 339.7 UC Davis 4 385 934 276 1319 4.8 10 329.8 Sac State 4 459 857 265 1316 5.0 8 329.0 Weber St. 4 541 726 258 1267 4.9 9 316.8 N. Dakota 4 545 528 245 1073 4.4 11 268.2 TOTAL DEFENSE

G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G Portland St. 3 192 685 219 877 4.0 4 292.3 N. Dakota 4 249 1014 250 1263 5.1 11 315.8 Montana 4 716 733 301 1449 4.8 13 362.2 S. Utah 4 652 834 285 1486 5.2 8 371.5 UC Davis 4 905 630 235 1535 6.5 16 383.8 Weber St. 4 792 756 287 1548 5.4 11 387.0 Idaho St. 4 1170 551 287 1721 6.0 20 430.2 N. Colorado 4 863 865 319 1728 5.4 12 432.0 Montana St. 3 787 563 200 1350 6.8 14 450.0 Sac State 4 578 1252 279 1830 6.6 16 457.5 N. Arizona 4 902 949 312 1851 5.9 17 462.8 Cal Poly 4 761 1268 317 2029 6.4 18 507.2 E. Washington 4 1252 1016 331 2268 6.9 21 567.0 RUSHING OFFENSE

G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G Cal Poly 4 279 1320 4.7 8 330.0 Montana St. 3 139 731 5.3 9 243.7 Portland St. 3 160 725 4.5 9 241.7 S. Utah 4 136 684 5.0 7 171.0 N. Colorado 4 154 632 4.1 7 158.0 N. Dakota 4 156 545 3.5 6 136.2 Weber St. 4 134 541 4.0 4 135.2 Idaho St. 4 138 520 3.8 1 130.0 E. Washington 4 120 497 4.1 5 124.2 Sac State 4 121 459 3.8 4 114.8 N. Arizona 4 165 457 2.8 3 114.2 Montana 4 132 432 3.3 4 108.0 UC Davis 4 137 385 2.8 3 96.2 RUSHING DEFENSE

G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Dakota 4 117 249 2.1 1 62.2 Portland St. 3 89 192 2.2 0 64.0 Sac State 4 137 578 4.2 8 144.5 S. Utah 4 176 652 3.7 5 163.0 Montana 4 207 716 3.5 5 179.0 Cal Poly 4 160 761 4.8 10 190.2

Weber St. 4 172 792 4.6 3 198.0 N. Colorado 4 180 863 4.8 7 215.8 N. Arizona 4 160 902 5.6 11 225.5 UC Davis 4 147 905 6.2 10 226.2 Montana St. 3 144 787 5.5 4 262.3 Idaho St. 4 196 1170 6.0 14 292.5 E. Washington 4 196 1252 6.4 11 313.0 PASS OFFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Washington 4 173 124 4 71.7 1865 10.8 18 466.2 Montana 4 208 120 5 57.7 1348 6.5 6 337.0 Montana St. 3 105 68 1 64.8 1010 9.6 10 336.7 N. Arizona 4 99 64 4 64.6 1086 11.0 9 271.5 Idaho St. 4 180 96 8 53.3 1022 5.7 9 255.5 N. Colorado 4 128 73 5 57.0 968 7.6 5 242.0 UC Davis 4 139 90 4 64.7 934 6.7 7 233.5 Sac State 4 144 76 5 52.8 857 6.0 4 214.2 Weber St. 4 124 64 4 51.6 726 5.9 5 181.5 S. Utah 4 134 81 2 60.4 704 5.3 5 176.0 N. Dakota 4 89 46 1 51.7 528 5.9 5 132.0 Portland St. 3 48 22 1 45.8 294 6.1 1 98.0 Cal Poly 4 57 26 2 45.6 229 4.0 4 57.2 PASS DEFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Idaho St. 4 91 52 2 57.1 551 6.1 6 137.8 UC Davis 4 88 50 2 56.8 630 7.2 6 157.5 Montana 4 94 50 1 53.2 733 7.8 8 183.2 Montana St. 3 56 36 1 64.3 563 10.1 10 187.7 Weber St. 4 115 62 4 53.9 756 6.6 8 189.0 S. Utah 4 109 60 7 55.0 834 7.7 3 208.5 N. Colorado 4 139 81 3 58.3 865 6.2 5 216.2 Portland St. 3 130 72 7 55.4 685 5.3 4 228.3 N. Arizona 4 152 94 2 61.8 949 6.2 6 237.2 N. Dakota 4 133 78 1 58.6 1014 7.6 10 253.5 E. Washington 4 135 84 2 62.2 1016 7.5 10 254.0 Sac State 4 142 87 2 61.3 1252 8.8 8 313.0 Cal Poly 4 157 98 5 62.4 1268 8.1 8 317.0 FIRST DOWNS

G Rush Pass Pen Total E. Washington 4 21 69 7 97 Cal Poly 4 73 13 3 89 Montana St. 3 41 45 3 89 Idaho St. 4 28 50 9 87

Montana 4 25 52 8 85 N. Colorado 4 35 43 3 81 S. Utah 4 35 35 5 75 Sac State 4 24 43 6 73 UC Davis 4 26 42 5 73 N. Arizona 4 27 36 5 68 Weber St. 4 30 28 7 65 N. Dakota 4 29 21 5 55 Portland St. 3 40 13 1 54 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS

G Conv Att Pct Montana St. 3 25 47 53.2 UC Davis 4 28 63 44.4 E. Washington 4 22 54 40.7 Cal Poly 4 32 79 40.5 N. Colorado 4 24 61 39.3 Portland St. 3 17 45 37.8 Sac State 4 20 54 37.0 N. Dakota 4 20 58 34.5 N. Arizona 4 19 59 32.2 Montana 4 22 74 29.7 Weber St. 4 15 57 26.3 Idaho St. 4 17 67 25.4 S. Utah 4 13 58 22.4 OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT

G Conv Att Pct Portland St. 3 13 54 24.1 Sac State 4 17 56 30.4 Montana 4 23 73 31.5 N. Arizona 4 21 63 33.3 N. Dakota 4 20 60 33.3 Idaho St. 4 19 57 33.3 E. Washington 4 21 54 38.9 Weber St. 4 25 64 39.1 S. Utah 4 28 71 39.4 UC Davis 4 15 38 39.5 N. Colorado 4 30 73 41.1 Montana St. 3 20 43 46.5 Cal Poly 4 33 65 50.8

See STATS, Page A9

Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015 — A9

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BY THE NUMBERS ‌MONTANA (2-2) STATISTICS

Griz Opp Scoring average 25.2 25.0 First downs 85 68 Rushing yards 432 716 Avg./Rush 3.3 3.5 Passing 120-208-5 50-94-1 Passing yards 1348 733 Average per pass 6.5 7.8 Total offense 1780 1449 Plays per game 85.0 75.3 Average per play 5.2 4.8 3rd-down conv.

22-74 23-73 4th-down conv.

7-14 8-15 Time of possession 25:42 34:18 Fumbles-lost 8-4 10-4 Kick returns 11-19.5 16-22.8 Punt returns 9-8.6 6-3.3 Punting 22-38.9 29-38.4 Sacks by-yards 17-102 12-97 Montana 27 36 14 24 – 101 Opponents 28 31 24 17 – 100

‌Offensive Leaders

Rushing John Nguyen 48-236 (4.9 ypc), long 41, 1 TDs Joey Counts 22-104 (4.4), long 45, 1 TD Lorenzo Logwood 12-40 (3.3), long 10, 0 TDs Brady Gustafson 14-33 (2.4), long 6, 1 TD Treshawn Favors 7-26 (3.7), long 10, 0 TDs Passing Gustafson 77-132-4, 841 yards, long 62, 4 TDs Chad Chalich 43-73-1, 507 yards, long 70, 2 TD Receiving Jamaal Jones 31-486 (15.7 ypc), long 70, 2 TD Chase Naccarato 22-132 (6.0), long 25, 1 TDs Ellis Henderson 19-318 (16.7), long 62, 2 TD Nguyen 14-75 (5.4), long 19, 0 TDs Ben Roberts 10-101 (10.1), long 38, 1 TD

‌Defensive leaders

Tackles K. Van Ackeren 46, 14 solo Jeremiah Kose 39, 9 solo Tyrone Holmes 38, 13 solo Jamal Wilson 22, 2 solo Yamen Sanders 21, 8 solo Nate Bradley 20, 4 solo

Tackles for loss Holmes 9.5-45 Herbert Gamboa 3.0-7 Justin Whitted 2.5-16 Ryan Johnson 2.0-9 Tucker Schye 2.0-7 Sacks Holmes 8.0-42 Gamboa 1.5-5 Caleb Kidder 1.5-13 Whitted 1.0-12 Schye 1.0-9 R. Johnson 1.0-8 Bradley 1.0-6 Derek Crittenden 1.0-4 Jamal Wilson 1.0-2 Interceptions Y. Sanders 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Holmes 1-0 Henderson 1-1 E. Johnson 1-0 Van Ackeren 0-2 Schye 0-1 Pass breakups Nate Harris 3 JR Nelson 3 Kidder 2 Van Ackeren 1 Whitted 1 E. Johnson 1 Blocked kicks Van Ackeren 1 Schye 1 Connor Strahm 1

‌Special teams leaders

PATs/Field goals Daniel Sullivan 8-9/9-11, long 28, 0 blocked 35 points Punting Chris Lider 22-38.9, long 57, 5 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Nguyen 6-7.7, long 16, 0 TDs Strahm 1-18.0, long 18, 0 TDs Schye 1-13.0, long 13, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Henderson 8-21.1, long 40, 0 TDs Jones 2-16.0, long 17, 0 TDs Counts 1-13.0, long 13, 0 TDs

UC DAVIS (0-4) STATISTICS

Davis Opp Scoring average 21.2 34.0 First downs 73 78 Rushing yards 385 908 Avg./Rush 2.8 6.1 Passing 89-138-4 50-88-2 Passing yards 928 630 Average per pass 6.7 7.2 Total offense 1313 1538 Plays per game 68.8 59.0 Average per play 4.8 6.5 3rd-down conv.

28-63 15-38 4th-down conv.

3-6 0-2 Time of possession 34:16 25:44 Fumbles-lost 6-3 6-2 Kick returns 19-23.3 11-27.2 Punt returns 5-14.0 5-15.0 Punting 21-36.9 14-45.6 Sacks by-yards 5-36 7-53 UC Davis 13 13 21 38 – 85 Opponents 31 44 33 28 – 136

‌Offensive Leaders

Rushing Manusamoa Luuga 66-199 (3.0 ypc), long 14, 1 TD Joshua Kelley 26-112 (4.3), long 16, 1 TD Justin Williams 16-54 (3.4), long 12, 0 TDs Mitchell Layton 10-29 (2.9), long 7, 0 TDs Corey Collins 1-6 (6.0), long 6, 0 TDs Passing Ben Scott 84-130-4, 879 yards, long 75, 7 TDs C.J. Spencer 5-8-0, 49 yards, long 25, 0 TDs Receiving Luuga 18-99 (5.5 ypc), long 18, 0 TDs Chris Martin 14-329 (23.5) long 75, 4 TDs Ramon Vargas 14-136 (9.7), long 21, 1 TD Alex Cannon 11-122 (11.1), long 36, 1 TD Derek Baljeu 9-56 (6.2), long 13, 1 TD

‌Defensive leaders

Tackles Russell Reeder 18, 14 solo Darryl Graham 17, 13 solo Ryan Parenteau 14, 9 solo Brady Stibi 14, 9 solo Patrick Wells 14, 13 solo Kyle DeVaughn 14, 8 solo

Tackles for loss Walter Earnest 2.5-6 DeVaughn 2.0-18 Ryan Bua 2.0-9 Travon Brooks 1.0-6 Wells 1.0-1 Brandon Weaver 0.5-0 Sacks DeVaughn 2.0-18 Bua 1.0-8 Brooks 1.0-6 Earnest 1.0-4 Interceptions Graham 1-9 Wells 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Parenteau 1-1 Brooks 1-0 Bua 1-0 Xavier Griggs 0-1 DeVaughn 2.0-18 Ryan Bua 2.0-9 Travon Brooks 1.0-6 Wells 1.0-1 Brandon Weaver 0.5-0 Pass breakups Zach Jones 2 Graham 1 Stibi 1 Isiah Olave 1 Shamawn Wright 1 Vincent White 1 Blocked kicks Brooks 1

‌Special teams leaders

PATs/Field goals Brady Stuart 10-10/5-5, long 40, 0 blocked 25 points Punting Colby Wadman 20-38.7, long 57, 7 inside 20, 1 blocked Punt returns Martin 5-14.0, long 49, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Kelley 7-30.0, long 55, 0 TDs Martin 5-16.4, long 28, 0 TDs Nate Walker 4-23.0, long 39, 0 TDs Wright 2-16.0, long 17, 0 TDs Justin Williams 1-26.0, long 26, 0 TDs

FROM PAGE A8 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS

G Conv Att Pct E. Washington 4 7 8 87.5 Cal Poly 4 15 22 68.2 N. Dakota 4 2 3 66.7 Montana St. 3 6 9 66.7 N. Arizona 4 3 5 60.0 S. Utah 4 3 5 60.0 UC Davis 4 3 6 50.0 Weber St. 4 3 6 50.0 Montana 4 7 14 50.0 Portland St. 3 2 4 50.0 N. Colorado 4 3 7 42.9 Idaho St. 4 5 12 41.7 Sac State 4 1 3 33.3 TIME OF POSSESSION

G Total Time Avg/G UC Davis 4 137:04 34:16 Montana St. 3 98:21 32:47 Portland St. 3 97:54 32:38 Cal Poly 4 129:12 32:18 Sac State 4 122:54 30:43 N. Dakota 4 120:44 30:11 N. Arizona 4 120:15 30:03 E. Washington 4 115:02 28:45 Idaho St. 4 112:19 28:04 Weber St. 4 112:06 28:01

N. Colorado 4 106:56 26:44 S. Utah 4 105:14 26:18 Montana 4 102:49 25:42 TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Portland St. 3 2 7 9 1 1 2 +7 2.33 S. Utah 4 1 7 8 1 2 3 +5 1.25 Cal Poly 4 2 5 7 2 2 4 +3 0.75 Montana St. 3 2 1 3 0 1 1 +2 0.67 Weber St. 4 1 4 5 0 4 4 +1 0.25 N. Colorado 4 3 3 6 1 5 6 +0 0.00 N. Dakota 4 2 1 3 3 1 4 -1 -0.25 E. Washington 4 2 2 4 2 4 6 -2 -0.50 UC Davis 4 2 2 4 3 4 7 -3 -0.75 Sac State 4 2 2 4 3 5 8 -4 -1.00 N. Arizona 4 0 2 2 2 4 6 -4 -1.00 Montana 4 4 1 5 4 5 9 -4 -1.00 Idaho St. 4 0 2 2 4 8 12 -10 -2.50

‌INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING

Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G Joe Protheroe CP SO 4 98 433 4.4 2 36 108.2 Dakota Prukop MSU JR 3 48 301 6.3 2 25 100.3 Chris Brown CP SR 4 77 397 5.2 4 60 99.2 Casey Jahn NAU SR 3 60 293 4.9 0 56 97.7 Chad Newell MSU JR 3 48 250 5.2 6 27 83.3

John Santiago UND FR 4 61 331 5.4 4 52 82.8 Jabari Wilson EWU JR 4 56 313 5.6 5 62 78.2 Jordan Robinson SAC JR 4 59 301 5.1 3 69 75.2 Alex Kuresa PSU JR 3 48 211 4.4 2 25 70.3 Trae Riek UNCO 4 46 271 5.9 3 37 67.8 PASSING AVG/GAME

Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G Jordan West EWU JR 4 134 97 3 72.4 1543 15 385.8 Dakota Prukop MSU JR 3 96 62 1 64.6 949 9 316.3 Brady Gustafson UM JR 3 132 77 4 58.3 841 4 280.3 Case Cookus NAU FR 4 77 51 2 66.2 905 8 226.2 Ben Scott UCD JR 4 131 85 4 64.9 885 7 221.2 Daniel Kniffin SAC SO 4 137 73 5 53.3 823 4 205.8 Michael Sanders ISU JR 4 132 70 6 53.0 788 8 197.0 Jacob Knipp UNCO 3 77 44 3 57.1 544 3 181.3 Ammon Olsen SUU SR 4 131 80 2 61.1 698 5 174.5 Jadrian Clark WSU JR 4 112 55 4 49.1 588 3 147.0 RECEIVE YDS/GAME

Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G Cooper Kupp EWU JR 4 46 759 10 73 16.5 189.8 Emmanuel Butler NAU SO 4 18 515 7 62 28.6 128.8 Jamaal Jones UM SR 4 31 486 2 70 15.7 121.5 Kendrick Bourne EWU JR 4 24 430 5 98 17.9 107.5 Chris Martin UCD JR 4 15 335 4 75 22.3 83.8 Ellis Henderson UM JR 4 19 318 2 62 16.7 79.5 Nic Sblendorio EWU SO 4 17 310 1 78 18.2 77.5 Madison Mangum ISU SR 4 23 307 3 41 13.3 76.8 Shane Harrison SAC SR 4 21 290 0 49 13.8 72.5

Beau Sandland MSU SR 3 9 192 3 63 21.3 64.0 SCORING

Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G Cooper Kupp EWU JR 4 10 0 0 0 60 15.0 Chad Newell MSU JR 3 6 0 0 0 36 12.0 Emmanuel Butler NAU SO 4 7 0 0 0 42 10.5 Daniel Sullivan UM SR 4 0 8 9 0 35 8.8 Luke Daly MSU SO 3 0 17 3 0 26 8.7 M. Herbert MSU SO 3 4 0 0 0 24 8.0 J. Gonzales PSU JR 3 0 11 4 0 23 7.7 Jabari Wilson EWU JR 4 5 0 0 0 30 7.5 Ryan Hawkins NAU SR 4 0 12 6 0 30 7.5 Kendrick Bourne EWU JR 4 5 0 0 0 30 7.5 SACKS

Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G Tyrone Holmes UM SR 4 DE 7 2 42 8.0; 2.00 Zach McDonnell NAU SR 4 DL 3 0 18 3.0; 0.75 Keifer Morris UNCO 4 DE 2 1 16 2.5; 0.62 Kurt Karstetter ISU SR 4 LB 2 0 19 2.0; 0.50 Kyle DeVaughn UCD SR 4 DL 2 0 18 2.0; 0.50 Will Ratelle UND JR 4 LB 2 0 18 2.0; 0.50 R.J. Mazolewski CP SO 4 LB 2 0 17 2.0; 0.50 Dayo Idowu UND SR 4 LB 2 0 16 2.0; 0.50 Alek Kacmarcik EWU FR 4 LB 2 0 14 2.0; 0.50 Taj Rich UND JR 4 LB 2 0 14 2.0; 0.50

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 1 Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 190 R-So. Glendale, Ariz.

1 Markell Sanders CB 6-2 185 R-Fr. Renton, Wash.

2 Ryan McKinley CB 6-1 188 R-So. Anthem, Ariz.

3 Brady Gustafson QB 6-7 235 R-Jr. Billings, Mont.

3 Eric Johnson S 6-2 180 Sr. San Francisco, Calif.

4 Chris Parker CB 6-0 185 R-So. Sioux Falls, S.D. 4 Holden Ryan WR 6-3 225 Fr. Billings, Mont.

5 Chase Naccarato WR 5-7 166 R-Jr. Spokane, Wash.

5 Daniel Sullivan K 5-10 165 Sr. Mill Creek, Wash.

6 Jamaal Jones WR 6-1 191 R-Sr. Spanaway, Wash.

7 Ellis Henderson WR 6-0 195 R-Jr. Vancouver, Wash.

8 Jeremy Calhoun RB 6-0 190 Fr. Long Beach, Calif.

8 Manu Rasmussen S 6-0 180 R-Fr. Tigard, Ore. 9 Justin Calhoun WR 5-10 175 Fr. Long Beach, Calif.

9 Yamen Sanders S 6-4 210 R-Jr. Inglewood, Calif.

10 Eric Prater QB 6-2 205 R-Fr. Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

10 Connor Strahm LB 6-0 235 R-So. Eugene, Ore. 11 Chad Chalich QB 6-0 205 Jr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 11 Nate Harris CB 5-10 180 R-Sr. Chino, Calif.

12 Danny Peoples, K 6-0 185 Fr. Butte, Mont.

12 Willy Pflug QB 6-0 185 Fr. Portland, Ore. 13 Josh Janssen WR 6-0 195 R-So. Missoula, Mont.

13 Josh Sandry S 6-1 190 Fr. Bigfork, Mont.

14 Will Weyer QB 6-5 208 R-Fr. Bozeman, Mont.

15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 Dalton Daum WR 6-2 180 Fr. Butte, Mont.

17 Makena Simis QB 6-2 205 R-So. Boise, Idaho 18 Tyler Lucas WR 6-4 220 R-Sr. Bellefonte, Pa. 18 JR Nelson CB 6-2 177 R-Jr. Hacienda Heights, Calif.

19 Kobey Eaton WR 6-3 190 Fr. Hacienda Heights, Calif.

20 John Nguyen RB 5-7 180 Jr. Seattle, Wash.

21 Joey Counts RB 5-9 215 R-Jr. Mesa, Ariz.

22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 Caleb Lyons WR 5-9 175 R-Fr. Lakewood, Wash.

24 Lorenzo Logwood RB 5-8 190 So. Oakland, Calif.

25 Shane Moody CB 5-8 160 R-So. Parker, Colo.

26 Carl Johnson RB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Hardin, Mont.

28 Jerrin Williams S 6-2 220 Fr. Vancouver, Wash.

29 Brody Martinez RB 5-10 196 Fr. Federal Way, Wash.

30 Evan Epperly S 5-10 180 R-Fr. Kalispell, Mont.

31 Justin Whitted S 6-1 195 R-Sr. Los Angeles, Calif.

32 Zach Vis LB 6-3 205 R-So. Lyden, Wash.

33 Connor Lebsock LB 6-2 205 R-Sr. Billings, Mont.

34 Jamal Wilson DT 5-11 270 R-Sr. Fontana, Calif.

35 Kendrick Van Ackeren LB 6-1 220 Sr. Bellevue, Wash.

36 Herbert Gamboa LB 6-1 215 Sr. San Clemente, Calif.

37 Caleb Kidder DT 6-5 275 R-Jr. Helena, Mont.

38 Tyrel Garner CB 6-2 190 Jr. Henderson, Nev. 38 Jeffrey Salamon WR 5-11 180 Fr. Riverside, Calif.

39 Jake Dallaserra S 5-11 180 R-Sr. Butte, Mont.

40 David Fa’atuiese LB 6-3 240 Fr. Vista, Calif.

41 Mick Delaney S 6-0 193 R-So. Bozeman, Mont.

42 Josh Buss LB 6-2 203 R-Fr. Boise, Idaho 43 Nate Bradley DT 5-10 260 R-So. Billings, Mont.

44 Nolan Timmons S 6-1 250 Fr. Billings, Mont.

45 Jeremiah Kose MLB 6-2 230 Sr Oceanside, Calif.

46 Austin Chadderdon DE 6-2 200 R-Fr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 47 Derek Crittenden DE 6-3 240 R-Sr. Whitefish, Mont.

48 Donald Bedell DE 6-4 245 R-Sr. Fair Haven, N.J. 49 Jesse Sims DE 6-4 235 Fr. Stevensville, Mont.

50 Aaron Held Snaps 6-1 193 R-Jr. Sacramento, Calif.

51 Tucker Schye DE 6-4 225 R-So. Malta, Mont.

52 Nick Mertes DE 6-3 235 R-Fr. Edina, Minn.

53 Dante Olson LB 6-3 220 Fr. Medford, Ore. 54 Gage Smith LB 6-3 215 R-Fr. Whitefish, Mont.

55 Kyle Davis DT 6-1 245 R-Fr. San Diego, Calif.

56 Alex Thomas LB 6-0 215 R-Fr. Great Falls, Mont.

57 Shayne Cochran LB 6-1 210 R-Fr. Culbertson, Mont.

58 Tyler Richtmyer DE 6-2 215 R-Fr. Missoula, Mont.

59 Cy Sirmon LB 6-3 225 Fr. Wenatchee, Wash.

60 Jackson Thiebes OL 6-5 280 R-Jr. Kalispell, Mont.

64 Colin McGillivray OL 6-7 278 Fr. Portland, Ore. 65 Cody Meyer OL 6-3 270 Fr. San Marcos, Calif.

66 Dallas Hart OL 6-5 295 Fr. Cypress, Calif.

67 Joe Paolina OL 6-7 290 Fr. Poway, Calif.

68 McCauley Todd OL 6-7 295 R-Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 69 Jared Clark OL 6-6 270 Jr. San Diego, Calif.

70 Ben Weyer OL 6-4 270 R-Jr. Bozeman, Mont.

71 Devon Dietrich OL 6-4 270 R-Jr. Woodinville, Wash.

72 Cooper Sprunk C 6-4 250 R-So. Tigard Ore. 73 Angel Villanueva OL 6-5 310 Fr. Duarte, Calif.

74 John Schmaing OL 6-7 290 R-Sr. Billings, Mont.

75 Robert Luke C 6-4 315 So. Tacoma, Wash.

76 David Reese OL 6-7 270 So. Happy Valley, Ore. 77 Cameron Rokich OL 6-5 245 R-So. West Jordan, Utah 78 Clint LaRowe OL 6-5 290 R-Jr. Miles City, Mont.

79 Max Kelly OL 6-7 290 R-Jr. Spokane, Wash.

80 Josh Horner WR 6-5 220 So. Great Falls, Mont.

81 Zach Hollenback WR 5-11 185 R-Fr. Missoula, Mont.

82 Keenan Curran WR 6-2 200 Fr. Federal Way, Wash.

82 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 5-9 170 Fr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83 Ryan Burke WR 6-4 190 R-Jr. Billings, Mont.

84 Donovan Rooks WR 6-4 185 Fr. Yuma, Ariz.

85 Reese Carlson WR 6-4 215 R-Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash.

86 Ben Roberts WR 6-4 205 R-Sr. Missoula, Mont.

87 Chris Lider K/P 6-1 199 R-Sr. Bellevue, Wash.

88 Colin Bingham WR 6-3 220 Fr. Missoula, Mont.

89 Tim Semenza K 5-7 155 Fr. San Diego, Calif.

91 Tyrone Holmes DE 6-4 245 Sr. Eagle Point, Ore. 93 Zach Peevey DT 6-3 255 R-Jr. Missoula, Mont.

94 Harrison Greenberg K 5-8 170 R-Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. 95 Andrew Harris DE 6-4 215 Fr. Kalispell, Mont.

96 Patrick LeCorre K 6-0 190 Fr. Edina, Minn.

97 Ryan Johnson DE 6-3 255 R-Jr. Vancouver, Wash.

98 Mike Ralston 6-5 245 R-So. Eugene, Ore. 99 Reggie Tilleman DE 6-4 195 R-Fr. Genesee, Idaho

GRIZZLY GAME D MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE WR 6 Jamaal Jones, R-Sr.

H-Back 86 Ben Roberts, R-Sr.

QB 11 Chad Chalich, Jr.

LT 74 John Schmaing, R-Sr.

RB 20 John Nguyen, Jr.

LG 79 Max Kelly, R-Jr. C 75 Robert Luke, So. RG 71 Devon Dietrich, R-Jr. RT 76 David Reese, So.

WR 7 Ellis Henderson, R-Jr.

Slot WR 13 Chase Naccarato, R-Jr.

K5 Daniel Sullivan, Sr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE RB 24 Lorenzo Logwood, So. QB 17 Makena Simis, So. H-back 85 Reese Carlson, R-Fr. WR 18 Tyler Lucas, R-Sr. LT 68 McCauley Todd, R-Jr. LG 78 Clint LaRowe, R-Jr.

LG 72 Cooper Sprunk, R-So. RG 69 Jared Clark, Jr. RT 60 Jackson Thiebes, R-Jr. Slot WR 23 Caleb Lyons, R-Fr. WR 83 Ryan Burke, R-Jr.

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE FS 31 Justin Whitted, R-Sr.

DE 91 Tyrone Holmes, Sr.

MLB 45 Jeremiah Kose, R-Sr SS 9 Yamen Sanders, R-Jr

CB 11 Nate Harris, R-Sr.

OLB 36 Herbert Gamboa, Sr.

DT 34 Jamal Wilson, R-Sr OLB 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren, Sr.

DT 37 Caleb Kidder, R-Jr. DE 47 Derek Crittenden, Sr.

CB 18 JR Nelson, R-Jr.

P 87 Chris Lider, Sr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 51 DT 98 DT 93 DE 97 OLB 33 MLB 10

Tucker Schye, R-So. Mike Ralston, R-So. Zach Peevey, Jr. Ryan Johnson, R-Jr. Connor Lebsock, R-Sr. Connor Strahm, R-So.

OLB 42 CB 2 FS 3 SS 8 CB 1

Josh Buss, R-Fr. Ryan McKinley, R-So. Eric Johnson, Sr. Manu Rasmussen, R-Fr. Markell Sanders, R-Fr.

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DAY MATCHUPS UC DAVIS STARTING DEFENSE CB 29 Patrick Wells, Jr. OLB 52 Brady Stibi, Jr. DE 90 Zak Pettit, Jr.

FS Zach Jones, Jr.

MLB 42 Travon Brooks, Sr.

DT 75 Inoke Raikadronka, Jr. DT 55 Kyle DeVaughn, Sr.

OLB 53 Russell Reeder, Jr.

DE 50 Walter Earnest, Sr.

SS 21 Darryl Graham, So.

P 38 Brady Stuart, Sr.

CB 31 Nate Walker, Jr.

UC DAVIS BACKUPS ON DEFENSE CB 20 DE 93 DT 56 DT 51 DE 96 CB 23

Vincent White, Fr. Erik Holmer, So. Ryan Lefotu, Sr. Jordan Hoyt, So. Brandon Weaver, So. Desmond Lewis, So.

OLB 57 MLB 35 OLB 42 SS 37 FS 2

Xavier Griggs, So. Jonathan Bias, Sr. Travon Brooks, Sr. Mitch Casas, Sr. Delvin Alexander, Jr.

UC DAVIS STARTING OFFENSE WR 80 Ramon Vargas, Jr.

RT 70 Christian Schneider, Jr. RG 69 Julian Bertero, So. C 71 Kevin Gavigan, Jr. LG 76 Andrew Hunter, S.

FB 43 Derek Baljeu, So.

RB 10 Manusamoa Luuga, Jr.

QB 13 Ben Scott, Jr.

LT 78 Parker Smith, Sr. WR 1 A lex Cannon, Sr. TE 48 Zach Boman, Sr.

Punter 15 Colby Wadman, Jr.

UC DAVIS BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 8 RB 41 FB 30 LT 61 LG 58 LG 73

C.J. Spencer, R-FR. Joshua Kelley, Jr. Ethan Hicks, Fr. Donnell Toliver, So. Kyle Sulka, So. Alex Hanes, Jr.

RG 58 RT 67 TE 85 WR 7 WR 9

Kyle Sulka, So. Andrew Carriger, So. Nehemiah Winston, Jr. Brandyn Lee, Fr. Chris Martin, Jr.

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UC DAVIS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 1 Alex Cannon WR 6-0 190 Sr. Long Beach, Calif.

2 Delvin Alexander WR 6-1 190 Jr. San Diego, Calif.

3 Keelan Doss WR 6-3 185 So. Alameda, Calif.

4 Brock Dale QB 6-0 195 Jr. Greenbrae, Calif.

5 Isiah Olave CB 5-10 180 So. San Ysidro, Calif.

6 Luke Williams WR 6-2 205 Jr. Monrovia, Calif.

7 Brandyn Lee WR 6-0 185 Fr. West Hills, Calif.

8 Keleen Culberson S 5-11 205 Jr. Corona, Calif.

8 C.J. Spencer QB 6-2 205 R-Fr. Sacramento, Calif.

9 Chris Martin WR 6-1 175 Jr. Chula Vista, Calif.

10 Manusamoa Lugga RB 5-10 195 Jr. Long Beach, Calif.

11 Artice Nelson LB 6-3 225 Sr. Citrus Heights, Calif.

12 Corey Collins WR 5-8 145 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif.

13 Ben Scott QB 6-3 200 Jr. Vacaville, Calif.

14 Christian Leota QB 6-2 225 Fr. San Lorenzo, Calif.

15 Colby Wadman P 6-1 200 Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif.

16 Eric Kreitz K 6-1 185 Jr. Simi Valley, Calif.

17 Sean Johnson CB 6-1 185 R-Fr. Burbank, Calif.

18 Jermale Jefferson WR 5-10 172 So. Los Angeles, Calif.

19 Mitchell Sheppard WR 6-2 195 So. Petaluma, Calif.

19 Shamawn Wright CB 5-9 185 Sr. Antioch, Calif.

20 Vincent White DB 6-0 170 Fr. Lynwood, Calif.

21 Darryl Graham DB 5-11 180 So. Corona, Calif.

22 Tyshone Gaines DB 6-1 168 Fr. Oakland, Calif.

22 Josh Januska WR 5-9 170 Fr. Ventura, Calif.

23 Bransin Johnson DB 5-11 185 Fr. Fresno, Calif.

23 Desmond Lewis CB 6-0 175 So. Stockton, Calif.

24 Dylan Rutledge RB 5-10 182 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif.

25 RETIRED IN HONOR OF SAM PANENO 27 Elias Jbeily WR 5-11 180 Fr. Antelope, Calif.

28 Ryan Parenteau S 6-2 200 Fr. Anthem, Ariz.

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37 Mitch Casas DB 6-0 205 Sr. Saratoga, Calif.

38 Brady Stuart K 5-11 163 Sr. Newhall, Calif.

39 Tiger Garcia S 6-3 165 Fr. Moraga, Calif.

40 Will Allen DL 6-3 285 Fr. Gresham, Ore. 41 Joshua Kelley RB 5-11 200 Fr. Lancaster, Calif.

42 Travon Brooks LB 6-3 240 Sr. Oakland, Calif.

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43 Preson Diehl S 6-2 197 Fr. Temecula, Calif.

44 Zach Jones DB 6-0 205 Jr. Napa, Calif.

45 Atlas Smith TE 6-4 235 Sr. Santa Ana, Calif.

46 Forrest Ferguson LB 6-2 215 Jr. Castro Valley, Calif.

47 George Lamen RB 6-2 230 Jr. San Rafael, Calif.

47 Hunter Wharton LB 6-3 240 So. Brawley, Calif.

48 Zach Boman TE 6-3 245 Sr. Fresno, Calif.

49 Matthew Slade LB 6-1 230 So. Laguna Niguel, Calif.

50 Walter Earnest DL 6-1 245 SR. Fontana, Calif.

51 Jordan Hoyt DL 6-4 280 So. Chandler, Ariz.

52 Brady Stibi LB 6-2 225 Jr. Windsor, Calif.

53 Russell Reeder LB 6-3 225 Jr. Encinitas, Calif.

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67 Andrew Carriger OL 6-7 285 So. Yorba Linda, Calif.

68 Armando Ceja-Lua OL 6-5 300 Jr. Indio, Calif.

69 Julian Bertero OL 6-7 305 So. Redwood, Calif.

70 Christian Schneider OL 6-6 268 Jr. Glendora, Calif.

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95 Roland Ocansey DL 6-4 230 Fr. Hayward, Calif.

96 Brandon Weaver DL 6-3 252 So. Vacaville, Calif.

97 Justin Garza LS 5-11 215 So. Carlsbad, Calif.

98 Grant Hilton LS 6-1 200 So. Coto de Caza, Calif.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / P ICKS

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY averaging more points per game than Idaho State (21.2-19.2) after four games?

OK, OK, that has a lot to do with the Bengals’ brutal schedule, with back-toback blowouts at FBS teams Boise State and UNLV the past two weeks. I just can’t help but wonder if losing to the Rebels by a score of 80-8 last week hurt the Bengals’ psyche. AJ: Cal Poly 28, Idaho State 17. Bob: Cal Poly 80, ISU 8.

Kyle: Cal Poly 27, ISU 21 Bill: Mustangs AJ BOB KYLE BILL 32, Bengals 28. a confidence builder for all the Maroon MAZZOLINI MESEROLL SAMPLE SPELTZ North Dakota at No. 16 Portland & Silver.

State: The Vikings are definitely the

No. 13 Montana at UC Davis: The feel-good story of the Big Sky Conference so far this season. They’re 3-0, Aggies allow an average of 34 points per game and they haven’t exactly been with a win at Washington State in their back pocket. PSU boasts the best scorplaying against Aaron Rodgers every Perhaps the Aggies should do some BILL SPELTZ ing defense in the league by far, allowing week. Three weeks ago they lost at looking around Davis to see if the bill.speltz@missoulian.com‌ just over 10 points a game. UND had home to South Dakota, 27-17. In that answer to their woes is hidden somea nice win last week but won’t keep it where. My best advice would be to look game Davis spotted coach Joe Glenn’s ‌The city of Davis, California is a scegoing on the road this week. AJ: Portup native son Charles T. Tart, an Ameri- Coyotes a 20-3 halftime lead. AJ: Griz nic gem with beautiful old eucalyptus 33, Davis 9. Bob: Montana 30, Davis 10. land State 20, UND 17. Bob: Portland can psychologist and parapsychologist trees adding to the magnificence.

State 42, North Dakota 24. Kyle: UND known for his psychological work on the Kyle: Griz 45, Davis 10 Bill: Montana The UC Davis football team is not so 21, Portland State 20 Bill: Vikings 28, 45, Davis 12. nature of consciousness as one of the magnificent. Not only are the Aggies UND 17.

No. 11 Montana State at Northfounders of the field of transpersonal 0-4 this season, they were 2-9 last Northern Colorado at Sac State: ern Arizona: The Lumberjacks can be season and haven’t had a winning cam- psychology.

Geez, I wonder if he has all that on his awfully tough to figure with their incon- The Bears are the only team with two paign since 2010. league losses heading into Saturday. The sistency. But they are tough at home, name plate.

Davis is coached by former Oregon Hornets have lost their last three games.

I suppose it’s possible Montana could where they’ve won 10 of 12 dating back Ducks defensive back Ron Gould. He’s be psyched out by the beautiful weather to 2013. NAU will give the Bobcats a run One big difference, at least in my mind, a nice enough guy, but his 7-20 record for their money, but I like the way MSU is that Sac State gave Eastern Washingin Davis. The only problem is, it’s been over three seasons would never wash ton a tough test last week before losing is playing coming off a home win over just as nice in Missoula lately, so there in Missoula.

Cal Poly. AJ: Montana State 45, NAU 38. 28-20. Based on that score, I’m picking Is there any reason at all to believe the goes that. the Hornets. AJ: Sac St 24, UNC 14.

Bob: Montana State 54, NAU 31. Kyle: Not only will the Grizzlies win Aggies can trip up the Montana Grizzlies Bob: Sac State 28, Northern Colorado Cats 23, NAU 17 Bill: Cats 35, NAU 31.

Saturday, they will win big. It marks Saturday? Not really, unless you place 2. Kyle: Sac State 31, UNC 21 Bill: Sac Idaho State at Cal Poly: Who Montana’s first game in five outings an unusually heavy emphasis on Davis’ State 24, UNC 21. would have thought Cal Poly would be against a shabby foe. The game will be pass defense, which has been decent.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Montana at UC Davis‌

Saturday, 2 p.m. (MT) Davis, California Aggie Stadium (10,743 Synthetic Turf) ROOT SPORTS/DirecTV’s Audience Network Series History: Montana leads the series 6-0.

The Records: Montana enters the game with a record of 2-2, while UC Davis enters the game with a record of 0-4.

Last Meeting: In 2014, Jordan Canada ran for 151 yards and three touchdowns, Jordan Johnson accounted for three touchdowns and Montana held off UC Davis 42-28 last season. Canada’s third touchdown, a 21-yarder, came one play after the Grizzlies held the Aggies on downs.

The Coaches: Montana coach Bob Stitt is 2-2 in his first season, and 1-0 in Big Sky play.

UC Davis coach Ron Gould is 7-20 in his third season, and 6-11 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Montana’s Tyrone Holmes was named ROOT SPORTS Defensive Player of the Week and STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week, with four sacks against Northern Arizona... Montana QB Chad Chalich, in his first collegiate start, threw for 279 yards and one touchdown... Montana is third in the league in total offense and defense...

UC Davis is second in the league in pass defense (157.5 ypg allowed)... Montana has the secondranked passing offense in the league (337 ypg).

North Dakota at Portland State

Saturday, 3:05 p.m.

Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro Stadium (7,600 FieldTurf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: The series is tied at 2-2.

The Records: North Dakota enters the game with a record of 3-1, while Portland State enters with a record of 3-0.

Last Meeting: Alex Tillman set a school record with a 95-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and lifted North Dakota to a 24-16 victory over Portland State.

Tillman’s second touchdown return of over 90

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

Montana’s Jordan Canada beats UC Davis defenders Ryan Bua, left, and Keleen Culberson for his second touchdown of the fourth quarter during last season’s game. yards this season capped the scoring for North Dakota.

The Coaches: UND coach Bubba Schweigert is 8-8 in his second season, and 4-5 in Big Sky play. Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 3-0, and 1-0 in conference play.

Notes: This game sets up the social-media clash between #BarnyBall and #BubbaBall...

Portland State has the league’s top scoring defense, surrendering 10.3 points per game...

North Dakota has the league’s top rushing defense, and Portland State is second in rushing defense... Portland State leads the league with seven interceptions... PSU leads the league with 31.3 yards per kickoff return... North Dakota running back John Santiago was named the STATS FCS Freshman of the Week.

Montana State at Northern Arizona‌ Saturday, 5:05 p.m.

Flagstaff, Arizona Walkup Skydome (11,230 FieldTurf) Cowles Media/NAU-TV/Fox Sports Arizona WatchBigSky.com

Series History: Northern Arizona leads the series 25-22.

The Records: Montana State enters the game with a record of 2-1, while Northern Arizona enters with a record of 2-2.

Last Meeting: Shawn Johnson ran for 92 yards and a touchdown and had a 100-yard kickoff return for a score to lead Montana State to a 36-7 win over Northern Arizona in a matchup of two ranked FCS teams.

The Coaches: Montana State coach Rob Ash is 67-33 in his ninth season, and 47-18 in Big Sky play. Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 102-95 in his 18th season, and 67-65 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Montana State’s Dakota Prukop was

named the ROOT SPORTS Offensive Player of the Week... Prukop is second in the country in total offense per game, with 416.7 yards per game... The Bobcats have the league’s top scoring offense, with 46.7 ppg... With a NAU win, Souers would tie Chris Ault for all-time wins in the league... NAU receiver Emmanuel Butler is second in scoring touchdowns in the league (seven TD’s)... NAU has allowed the most sacks in the Big Sky (14).

Northern Colorado at Sacramento State‌

Saturday, 7:05 p.m.

Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium (21,195 FieldTurf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Sacramento State has a 9-0 lead in the series.

The Records: Northern Colorado enters with a record of 2-2, while Sacramento State enters with a record of 1-3.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015 — A15

AROUND THE BIG SKY

Travon Van runs the ball against Portland State last season.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

A16 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A14

AROUND THE BIG SKY

Montana State quarterback Dakota Prukop, right, is tackled by Cal Poly’s Karlton Dennis during Saturday’s first half in Bozeman.

Last Meeting: Garrett Safron threw for three touchdowns and Sacramento State held on in the fourth quarter to beat Northern Colorado 43-38. The Hornets led by 13 points at the start of the fourth.

The Coaches: Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 11-38 in his fifth season in Greeley, and 6-28 in Big Sky play.

Sacramento State coach Jody Sears is 11-27 in his fourth year as a BSC head coach, and 7-18 in league play.

Notes: Northern Colorado opened the season

2-0, but has been outscored 68-20 in two league games... Sacramento State is last in scoring offense, averaging 18.8 ppg... The Hornets are second-to-last in turnover margin (-4)... Hornets linebacker Darnell Sankey leads the conference in tackles, with 56 tackles... Sacramento State held a 20-7 lead over Eastern Washington at halftime...

The Hornets have been outscored 79-24 in the second half this season... Northern Colorado allowed 254 rushing yards against Weber.

Idaho State at Cal Poly‌ Saturday, 7:05 p.m.

San Luis Obispo, California Alex G. Spanos Stadium

(11,075 Natural Grass) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the series 12-7.

The Records: Cal Poly and Idaho State enter with records of 1-3.

Last Meeting: Justin Arias threw three touchdowns as Idaho State fended off Cal Poly 30-28. Arias completed 22 of 40 passes for 292 yards for the Bengals.

The Coaches: Idaho State coach Mike Kramer is 92-110 in his 18th season as BSC head coach, and 61-69 in Big Sky play. Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh

Associated Press photo‌

is 88-74 in his 17th season in the BSC, and 65-55 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Both teams enter the game on a threegame winning streak... Idaho State trailed 35-0 at the end of the first quarter... The Bengals have the second-worst scoring defense in the league, giving up 41.5 ppg... Cal Poly leads the league in rushing yards, with 330 yards per game... Idaho State leads the league in pass defense, averaging 137.8 ypg...

Cal Poly has the league’s worst pass defense, surrendering 317 ypg... Cal Poly has been outscored 56-14 in the first quarter... Both Kramer and Walsh are in the top four of all-time wins in both overall wins and conference wins in Big Sky history... This will be Idaho State’s third consecutive road game.

Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015 — A17

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL

Montana wide receiver Jamaal Jones makes a catch near the end zone Saturday in front of NAU’s cornerback Marcus Alford.

KURT WILSON, Missoulian‌

A18 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 3, 2015

GRIZZLY GAME DAY

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Defensive end Ryan Johnson reaches in to try and break Northern Arizona running back Casey Jahn’s grip on the ball Saturday.

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