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‘THIS IS MY FAMILY’ Senior Adam Wilson makes winding run back to the gridiron FRANK GOGOLA

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ontana punter Adam Wilson felt like his old self when he took off on a fake punt during the Grizzlies’ victory over North Alabama last weekend.

The former rugby standout ran for 19 yards and a first down to extend a drive that led to a field goal as Montana built an early lead.

To get to this point, the 6-foot, 185-pound Wilson took a gamble when he transferred from Arizona’s rugby team. Bogged down by injuries, he hoped to return to football.

Wilson got that opportunity when he had the help of an old friend and earned his way to a walk-on opportunity with Montana after three seasons removed from football.

“It sucks I had to leave. It broke my heart I had to leave my team,” Wilson said, reflecting on the decision before talking about how it’s been a move for the better.

“This is my family. These are my brothers. Those guys were also my brothers, but I feel a way closer connection with these guys. It’s nothing against the rugby team, but this is something else. You go through hell and back with these guys and have an appreciation for each other. It’s been a real family.”

The San Diego native is in his second year as a starter for the Griz and has more responsibility as a senior. He handled kickoff duties last year and has added punter to the list this year.

It’s safe to say Wilson’s wager on himself has paid off so far.

“They all got to take a little bit of a gamble to go anywhere, especially guys that walk on,” said coach Bobby Hauck, who gave Wilson the opportunity to come to Montana. “In terms of him, that’s just an itch some of them have to scratch. He did. I’m glad he decided he wanted to play.”

Kickers and punters aren’t largely considered to be athletes like the rest of the players on a football team.

Wilson would counter that notion with his time playing rugby, a sport that combines football and soccer elements in which strength, speed, endurance and a fearless attitude are needed in a punishing game where padding is minimal or nonexistent.

He also played running back and defensive back in addition to handling kicks and punts in high school football.

Wilson learned the physicality of sports in grade school by playing with his older brother against boys who were a couple years older than him since his parents wouldn’t drive to multiple locations for practices.

That toughened him up since there were no excuses or whining allowed.

“It definitely put me into a more competitive mode just because I got the crap kicked out of me when I in sixth grade and before that,” Wilson said. “When I started playing with kids my own age, it was a piece of cake. It was easy. It was kind of fun just to kick ass.”

Wilson developed a strong work ethic by growing up with parents who were both in the military. They were strict but fair, he said, and preached the importance of chores and following through on duties.

Sports came to be a necessity for Wilson when his grades slipped during his freshman year of high school outside of the football season. The following year, he played rugby, football and volleyball throughout the year, and his grades rose as he had to manage his time better.

“My parents knew that I needed to continue to play sports to keep my academics right, which I’m doing here too,” Wilson said. “If I have my time occupied, if I’m not just sitting See Wilson, PAGE 6

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‌Montana sophomore Patrick O’Connell is back home playing for the team he grew up cheering for from the stands of WashingtonGrizzly Stadium.

Coming out of high school, the Kalispell Glacier grad and three-spot standout opted to attend Division II University of Mary in North Dakota to play both football and baseball on scholarship. He played in 10 football games as a freshman, but after coaching changes, he decided to come back to the state of Montana, sent his film to the Griz coaches and earned a walk-on spot after going through tryouts.

A 6-foot-2, 225-pound hybrid linebacker/ defensive end, O’Connell was named Montana’s defensive scout team player of the year in 2018 while sitting out because of transfer rules. This year, he’s seen the field in both games and had his first sack in a Griz uniform during the victory over North Alabama this past weekend.

Q: What was the emotion like for you to get first career sack and to do it in your first game in Washington-Grizzly Stadium?

A: It was awesome. I didn’t have much production when we were playing South Dakota. I was just waiting for my time when I was coming in against North Alabama. The crowd was electric. It was fun. I’m glad it was at home for my first sack.

Q: What do you recall about the play and how it unfolded?

A: I was just looking over, getting the call.

I know that we had a stunt on. I was just excited to get after the offensive line. I saw their quarterback kind of scrambling out. He was going to his left. I just shedded my guy and got him.

Q: First year for you actually playing here, so what do you feel you’ve picked up the quickest, and what are you still working on?

A: I feel like I’ve picked up on a lot of stuff from a lot of leaders out here like Dante (Olson), Jace (Lewis). Picked up a lot of stuff from the coaches especially. Just always keeping our nose to the grindstone. These coaches instill so much hard work, determination, everything. Just finishing. Finishing is the biggest thing that they’re working on, so I think that’s the biggest thing I’ve picked up here.

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Year: Redshirt sophomore

Montana sophomore Patrick O’Connell, a Kalispell Glacier grad, sacks North Alabama quarterback Christian Lopez during the Grizzlies home win this past Saturday.

Position: Linebacker /defensive end

Q: You started at the University of Mary. How did the opportunity arise to come here?

A: I kind of took it upon myself. I had to reach out and I had to do the walk-on tryouts here after the first semester of my freshman year. I played football over at the University of Mary, and originally I was on scholarship to play football and baseball there. I just played one semester of football. Things didn’t work out. Both coaching staffs got fired for football and baseball. I thought I’d pack it up, come closer to home.

Just reached out to coach Green. Once I saw coach Hauck was coming here, I got excited.

I did the walk-on tryouts, ended up making it, did spring ball and ended up making the roster. So now here I am.

Q: How does it feel to call yourself a Grizzly now?

A: It’s awesome. I grew up coming to every home game when I was younger until high school. I came to some of them, but we had more stuff during high school that I

Height: 6-foot-2

couldn’t make it. It was a dream when I was younger, so it’s pretty big to come out here and actually start playing. It’s kind of crazy to think how I was just sitting in there 10, 12 years ago watching these guys and now and now I’m one of those guys. It’s pretty crazy.

Q: How would you describe playing for Bobby Hauck?

A: It’s pretty awesome. He cares a lot about the guys he has. He’s determined to do what he has to do to help us to win. He takes everything to heart. He won’t blame his guys. He’ll take everything for the team.

He’s an awesome guy to play for. Great head coach.

Q: Some fun ones to close. What are your favorite movies?

A: I really like war movies, action movies. The movie ‘300’ is probably one of my favorites. That’s an awesome movie. ‘Rudy.’

All the ‘Rocky’ movies. All those are good movies.

Q: What are three things you’d bring with you on a desert island?

Weight: 225 Hometown: Kalispell, Montana High school: Glacier High School A: Definitely water. Food. And a gun.

Q: Do you have any favorite pro teams or athletes?

A: I’ve always grown up a Seahawks and Mariners fan. Then my favorite all-time athlete is LeBron. I’ll always stay with him forever. That’s my guy.

Q: What are you majoring in?

A: Business management.

Q: Do you know what you want to do with that afterwards?

A: I really don’t know right now.

Frank Gogola covers Griz football and prep sports for the Missoulian. Follow him on Twitter @FrankGogola or email him at frank. gogola@missoulian.com.

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around all day doing nothing. I know how to prioritize my work and know when to do my work.”

At Arizona, Wilson majored in sign language, which Montana doesn’t offer, so he changed to political science. The major doesn’t have much to do with his postcollege plans, but he enjoys politics.

Wilson had hoped to join the military, but his brother already has, and he said his mom doesn’t want more than one of her kids to do that. So, he’s considering becoming a paramedic while working to become a firefighter. Being a police officer is also a thought he’s had.

“It’s all about helping someone else, seeing a direct impact,” Wilson said. “A lot of jobs help people, but it’s about seeing a direct influence in someone else’s life and helping somebody else out. I feel like it’s a good fit.”

Before Wilson can help others, he had to help himself.

GRIZZLY GAME DAY Wilson earned a rugby scholarship to the University of Arizona to play a position that was kicking dominant but allowed him to run the ball. He broke his arm twice as a freshman, once as a sophomore and had shoulder issues, he said, which led him to medically retiring and giving up his scholarship.

Wilson took six months off while pondering his future, decided to return to football and worked with one of his former coaches. He got his name in front of the Montana recruiting coordinator Justin Green when former Griz kicker Tim Semenza passed along his film since Wilson the two of them were teammates at Cathedral Catholic High School.

Hauck liked Wilson’s film and thought he could handle punts and kickoffs because of his height and long legs. In 13 games at Montana, he’s averaged 60.8 yards on kickoffs with 37 touchbacks on 88 attempts and 44.1 yards per punt on seven attempts.

“He’s a steady guy,” Hauck said. “He’s

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pretty even-keeled. He’s not afraid to take correction, which is a good personality trait in a football player.

“Certainly when your plays are interspersed in the game and not consistent like the other guys, then you have to perform intermittently through the game since you don’t know when you’re going to be called upon.

“I think his steady demeanor probably lends to being able to do that. He’s playing really well.” Wilson has embraced playing for Hauck, widely considered a special teams guru.

“He treats it like it’s offense or defense,” Wilson said. “It’s not offense or defense and then special teams. We invest a significant, an incredible amount of time into special teams. You got into a meeting and coach Hauck could ask you any question and everyone in that room would know the answer for another position. We are so educated in it and know what needs to be done so that if somebody gets hurt, somebody else can go and fill their spot. It’s just incredible how much we prioritize it.”

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execute the fake punt since it was a simple task of running the ball and he’s had experience in practice being tackled during drills; the question was if he’d get the blocking.

Wilson doesn’t recall the play too well because it was a blur, so he’s watched the film “dozens of times” to see what happened. The plan was to try to jump over the first person who tried to tackle him, but he abandoned that and lowered his shoulder into the defender.

Running onto the field from the sideline, Wilson remembers wiping the sweat off his hands because he didn’t want to fumble the ball. Other than that, it was tunnel vision until he was surrounded by the players he’s come to find a brotherhood with in his short time on campus.

“All I remember is getting rolled over and seeing my teammates crowding up on me and headbutting me,” Wilson said. “It’s one of the cooler moments.”

Frank Gogola covers Griz football and prep sports for the Missoulian. Follow him on Twitter @FrankGogola or email him at frank. gogola@missoulian.com.

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SCOUTING OREGON | BY FRANK GOGOLA

Montana hits the road to face FBS No. 15 Oregon at 8:45 p.m. MT Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

Here are key Ducks players to keep an eye on during the game, which will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.

Quarterback: Justin Herbert

Defensive line: Jordon Scott

The 6-foot-6, 237-pound senior from Eugene, Oregon, is a Heisman Trophy candidate and was considered to be a top pick in the NFL draft before he opted to return. Herbert has thrown a touchdown pass in 30 straight games, the longest streak in the country. He’s on a stretch of 108 passes without an interception, the second longest of his career. With Herbert directing the offense, Oregon has averaged 39 points per game over his 30 career starts. At Oregon, he’s completed 63.3% of his passes for 7,622 yards with 69 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

The 6-foot-1, 322-pound junior tackle from Largo, Florida, is coming off a season in which Pro Football Focus graded him as a top-10 lineman. Scott was named to the All-Pac-12 second team in 2018 and has started 26 straight games. Playing at nose tackle, he came up with four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Auburn in a showdown of FBS Top 25 teams. Scott is joined on the line by junior tackle Austin Faoliu, graded as the No. 13 lineman in the FBS, and by senior end Gus Cumberlander.

Freshman end Kayvon Thibodeaux was ESPN’s top-ranked 2019 recruit.

Running back: CJ Verdell

Linebacker: Troy Dye

The 5-foot-9, 210-pound sophomore running back from Chula Vista, California, was the lone Power Five player in 2018 to tally 1,000 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards. Verdell is coming off a freshman season in which he ran for 1,018 yards and 10 touchdowns, both marks that ranked first on the Ducks and seventh in the Pac-12. He was only of only eight freshmen in the FBS who ran for over 1,000 yards in 2018. This season, Verdell has carried the ball 25 times for 136 yards with two touchdowns, an average of 5.4 yards per carry and 68 yards per game.

The 6-foot-4, 226-pound senior weakside linebacker from Norco, California, has 332 career tackles, the most among active Power Five players. Dye is one of three players in team history to lead Oregon in tackles in three seasons. Having made 35 consecutive starts, he’s posted double-digit tackles in 18 games and has paced the team in tackles 20 times in his 39 career games. With 19 tackles this season, Dye ranks second in the country for tackles per game and has added two tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries. He had 15 tackles against Auburn.

Wide receiver: Johnny Johnson III

Defensive back: Thomas Graham Jr.

The 6-foot, 199-pound junior receiver from Chandler, Arizona, has been a top receiver for the Ducks this season. Johnson leads the team with 147 receiving yards and is tied for tops on the team with 11 receptions. Five of his 11 catches this year have resulted in a first down. Johnson’s seven catches and 98 yards against Auburn were both career highs. Junior wideout Jaylon Redd is the leading returner for catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Senior tight end Jacob Breeland had his first career 100-yard receiving game last week and has made 23 starts.

The 5-foot-11, 197-pound junior cornerback from Rancho Cucamonga, California, is the most experienced player in the secondary, having started in 27 straight games. Graham is coming off a strong close to 2018 in which he had three interceptions and 12 pass breakups in the final six games. He finished the year second in the Pac-12 and tied for third in the country with 18 pass breakups. Graham started off this season with an interception, a pass breakup and four tackles against Auburn.

Fellow defensive back Jevon Holland led the team with five picks last season.

Offensive line: Calvin Throckmorton

Special teams: Jevon Holland

The 6-foot-5, 309-pound senior right tackle from Bellevue, Washington, is coming off a year in which Pro Football Focus rated him as the No. 1 O-lineman in the Pac-12 and the No. 7 tackle in the nation. Throckmorton is part of an O-line that has combined for 163 career starts, tops in the FBS. Sophomore left tackle Penei Sewell and senior left guard Shane Lemieux were graded as the No. 2 and 3 linemen in the Pac-12 and Lemieux was the No. 3 guard in the nation. Lemieux and Throckmorton are two of eight FBS O-linemen who started 40 or more games in a row.

The 6-foot-1, 196-pound sophomore safety from Pleasanton, California, has been the Ducks’ go-to punt returner and one of the top ones in the nation. Holland leads the FBS in punt return yards (139), yards per return (34.8), punt return yards per game (69.5) and returns of 20-plus yards. He averaged 43.7 yards per punt return against Auburn. In the kicking game, Camden Lewis has made all seven extra points but has missed his lone field goal attempt, from 20 yards. Punter Blake Maimone has averaged 48.4 yards on eight punts, with five of 50-plus yards.

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MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE

RB 25 Adam Eastwood

OREGON STARTING DEFENSE WILL 35 Troy Dye BS 16 Nick Pickett

QB 11 Dalton Sneed

LT 78 Conlan Beaver

DE 45 Gus Cumberlander

LG 74 Angel Villanueva

MLB 41 Isaac SladeMatautia

NT 34 Jordon Scott

C 66 Cy Sirmon

DT 99 Austin Faoliu

67 Tyler Ganoung

STUD 56 Bryson Young

RT 76 Colton Keintz

FS 8 Jevon Holland

SAM 32 La’Mar Winston Jr.

WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee WR 18 Sammy Akem

K 39 Brandon Purdy

BCB 6 Deommodore Lenoir

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB WR WR WR TE RB

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LT LG C RG RT

Cam Humphrey, Jr. Mitch Roberts, R-So. Malik Flowers, So. Gabe Sulser, So. Bryson Deming, So. Marcus Knight, So.

75 77 70 71 64

Sean Anderson, R-Fr. Moses Mallory, Jr. Skyler Martin, So. Kordell Pillans, Jr. Dylan Cook, So.

Kayvon Thibodeaux DJ Johnson Gary Baker Drayton Carlberg Mase Funa Sampson Niu

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE GRIZ 17 Robby Hauck

WILL NICK FCB FCB FS

39 23 2 17 10

MJ Cunningham Verone McKinley III Mykael Wright Daewood Davis Steve Stephens

OREGON STARTING OFFENSE CB 3 Justin Calhoun

LB 33 Dante Olson

DE 56 Joe Babros

S 13 Josh Sandry

NT 37 Jesse Sims

LB 34 Jace Lewis

S2 Gavin Robertson

P 42 Blake Maimone

OREGON BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 5 DE 7 NT 51 DT 90 STUD 47 MLB

DT 99 Alex Gubner REB 96 Ryder Rice

WR 6 Juwan Johnson

WR 3 Johnny Johnson III

RT 54 Calvin Throckmorton

QB 10 Justin Herbert

RG 75 Dallas Warmack C 55 Jake Hanson

RB 7 CJ Verdell

LG 66 Shane Lemieux LT 58 Penei Sewell WR 30 Jaylon Redd

CB 7 Dareon Nash

P 61 Adam Wilson

TE 27 Jacob Breeland

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE NT DE DE REB LB LB

91 93 45 46 10 52

Eli Alford, So. Braydon Deming, So. Vika Fa’atuiese, Sr. Jed Nagler, Jr. Marcus Welnel, So. Michael Matthews, So..

CB CB GRIZ S S

8 28 20 14 4

Corbin Walker, Fr. Keynan Foster, Sr. Gavin Crow, Jr. Michael McGinnis, So. Nash Fouch, R-Fr.

K 49 Camden Lewis

OREGON BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB RB RB TE WR WR

12 26 33 84 80 83

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OREGON ROSTER ‌FCB 4 Thomas Graham Jr.

WR 8 Samori Toure

TE 88 Colin Bingham

Tyler Shough Travis Dye Cyrus Habibi-Likio Cam McCormick Bryan Addison Josh Delgado

LT LT LG C RG RT

74 76 78 53 74 66

Steven Jones Jonah Tauanu’u Alex Forsyth Ryan Walk Steven Jones Brady Aiello

‌No. 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 51 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 56 57 58 59 63 64 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 85 86 87 88 89 90 90 91 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 99

Name Year Mykael Wright Fr. Johnny Johnson III Jr. Thomas Graham Jr. Jr. Mycah Pittman Fr. Sean Dollars Fr. Kayvon Thibodeaux Fr. Juwan Johnson Sr. Deommodore Lenoir Jr. D.J. Johnson So. CJ Verdell So. Jevon Holland So. Brenden Schooler Sr. Justin Herbert Sr. Steve Stephens R-Fr. Trikweze Bridges Fr. DJ James Fr. Tyler Shough R-Fr. Haki Woods Jr. Sr. Kahlef Hailassie So. Nick Pickett Jr. Bradley Yaffe R-Fr. Daewood Davis So. Cale Millen Fr. Spencer Webb R-Fr. Jamal Hill Fr. Jayvaun Wilson Fr. Tevin Jeannis R-Fr. Darrian Felix So. Verone McKinley III R-Fr. Jack Vecchi So. Ge’mon Eaford Fr. Vincenzo Logan R-Fr. Brady Breeze Jr. Kyle Buckner Sr. Travis Dye So. Jacob Breeland Sr. Andrew Johnson Jr. R-Fr. Cross Patton Fr. Adrian Jackson So. Korbin Williams R-Fr. Jaylon Redd Jr. Sean Killpatrick Sr. LaMar Winston Jr. Sr. Jordan Adeyemi-John R-Fr. Cyrus Habibi-Likio So. Jordon Scott Jr. Troy Dye Sr. Charles Sudduth Sr. Max Wysocki Fr. Lucas Noland R-Fr. Tom Snee So. MJ Cunningham R-Fr. KJ Maduike So. Noah Dahl Jr. Zach Emerson Jr. Isaac Slade-Matautia So. Blake Maimone Sr. Nick Wiebe R-Fr. Matt Mariota Sr. Gus Cumberlander Sr. Nate Heaukulani Jr. Mase Funa Fr. Peyton Yanagi R-Fr. Hunter Kampmoyer Jr. Treven Ma’ae Fr. Camden Lewis Fr. Tyler Nanney Fr. Popo Aumavae So. Gary Baker Sr. Andrew Faoliu R-Fr. Matt Christman Sr. Ryan Walk So. Dru Mathis Jr. Clavin Throckmorton Sr. Jake Hanson Sr. Sampson Niu Jr. Bryson Young Sr. Ben Gomes Sr. Penei Sewell So. Devin Lewis R-Fr. Karsten Battles So. Charlie Landgraf Sr. Brady Aiello Sr. Cole Young Fr. Shane Lemieux Sr. Dawson Jaramillo R-Fr. Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu Jr. Sam Poutasi Jr. Justin Johnson R-Fr. Steven Jones So. Dallas Warmack Sr. Jonah Tauanu’u Fr. George Moore Sr. Alex Forsyth So. Chris Randazzo R-Fr. Bryan Addison R-Fr. Patrick Herbert Fr. Justin Collins Jr. Josh Delgado Fr. Cam McCormick Jr. Isaac Townsend Fr. JR Waters Fr. Lance Wilhoite Fr. Ryan Bay Sr. Isaah Crocker R-Fr. JJ Tucker R-Fr. Drayton Carlberg Sr. Henry Katleman R-Fr. Taylor Koth R-Fr. Kristian Williams Fr. Miguel Nevarez R-Fr. Sione Kava Sr. Sua’ava Poti Fr. Keyon Ware-Hudson Fr. Adam Stack Jr. Brandon Dorlus Fr. Austin Faoliu Jr.

Pos. CB WR CB WR RB DE WR CB DE RB S WR QB S CB CB QB CB S S QB CB QB TE S RB WR RB CB WR ILB WR S WR RB TE ILB RB OLB WR WR S OLB CB RB DT ILB CB S S P ILB RB RB K ILB P ILB TE DE ILB OLB LS TE OLB K TE DT DT DT OLB OL ILB OL OL ILB OLB ILB OL OL LS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE WR WR TE OLB WR WR TE WR WR DT K K DT DT DT DT DT K DT DT

Hgt. 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-5 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-6 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-5 6-2 5-6 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-4 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-5 5-11 6-6 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-7 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-5 5-9 5-11 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3

Wt. Hometown 185 Antelope Valley, Calif.

199 Chandler, Ariz.

197 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

198 Tampa, Fla. 204 Ranco Cucamonga, Calif.

242 Los Angeles, Calif.

231 Glassboro, N.J. 202 Los Angeles, Calif.

272 Sacramento, Calif.

210 Chula Vista, Calif.

196 Pleasanton, Calif.

197 Dana Point, Calif.

237 Eugene, Ore. 195 Fresno, Calif.

192 Lanett, Ala. 178 Mobile, Ala. 219 Chandler, Ariz.

200 Chicago, Ill. 202 Elk Grove, Calif.

197 Los Angeles, Calif.

214 Atherton, Calif.

184 Hollywood, Fla. 210 Snoqualmie, Wash.

246 Sacramento, Calif.

204 Morrow, Ga. 211 Los Angeles, Calif.

180 Scappoose, Ore. 197 Fort Myers, Fla. 192 Carrollton, Texas 166 Portland, Ore. 240 Deerfield Beach, Fla. 175 Portland, Ore. 196 Lake Oswego, Ore. 190 Eastvale, Calif.

192 Norco, Calif.

250 Mission Viejo, Calif.

230 Tifton, Ga. 180 Atlanta, Ga. 232 Denver, Colo.

172 Portland, Ore. 180 Carson, Calif.

193 Pearland, Texas 227 Portland, Ore. 206 Placentia, Calif.

222 Palo Alto, Calif.

322 Largo, Fla. 226 Norco, Calif.

170 Fairbanks, Alaska 204 Vienna, Va. 193 Tualatin, Ore. 203 Melbourne, Australia 233 Portland, Ore. 212 Santa Clarita, Calif.

199 Silverton, Ore. 215 Bend, Ore. 235 Honolulu, Hawaii 228 Thousand Oaks, Calif.

222 Calgary, Alberta 208 Honolulu, Hawaii 256 Ellenwood, Ga. 222 Portland, Ore. 260 Anaheim, Calif.

191 Honolulu, Hawaii 251 Bishop, Calif.

235 Kapolei, Hawaii 203 Cornelius, N.C. 244 Pleasanton, Calif.

313 Stockton, Calif.

310 Upland, Calif.

275 Santa Ana, Calif.

254 Honolulu, Hawaii 285 Eugene, Ore. 228 Ventura, Calif.

309 Bellevue, Wash.

295 Eureka, Calif.

206 San Diego, Calif.

248 Clovis, Calif.

220 Greenbrook, N.J. 325 St. George, Utah 335 New Orleans, La. 246 San Antonio, Texas 299 Portland, Ore. 311 Lafayette, Calif.

310 Medina, Wash.

316 Yakima, Wash.

311 Portland, Ore. 313 Hilo, Hawaii 307 Las Vegas, Nev. 344 Philadelphia, Pa. 354 Temecula, Calif.

310 Atlanta, Ga. 335 Harbor City, Calif.

310 Antioch, Calif.

303 West Linn, Ore. 325 Chino, Calif.

190 Gardena, Calif.

245 Eugene, Ore. 187 Los Angeles, Calif.

185 Carson, Calif.

260 Bend, Ore. 255 Arvada, Colo.

197 Oxnard, Calif.

176 Nashville, Tenn.

237 Tigard, Ore. 175 Sacramento, Calif.

190 Harbor City, Calif.

282 Minneapolis, Minn.

210 Topanga, Calif.

201 Hailey, Idaho 293 Memphis, Tenn.

294 Mountain House, Calif.

279 Honolulu, Hawaii 282 Bellflower, Calif.

294 Duarte, Calif.

178 Honolulu, Hawaii 295 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 293 Santa Ana, Calif.

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HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY BILL SPELTZ

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‌A few weeks ago, former Montana football coach Robin Pflugrad told me an interesting story about his days as an assistant at the University of Oregon.

Pflugrad, who is now an assistant at Northern Arizona, said the Ducks spend a surprising amount of time picking the colors and styles of their game-day uniforms. In case you’re unaware, Oregon has arguably the best relationship of any college in the country with a sportswear company (Nike).

What does it all mean? Well, Montana has a relationship with Nike, but there’s not a whole lot of difference, generally speaking, in their football uniforms from week to week. Oregon, on the other hand, changes uniforms as often as a kid changes his mind choosing ice cream at BaskinRobbins.

Nike’s home office is in Beaverton, Oregon, but the company was born in Eugene. Former Oregon Ducks track coach Bill Bowerman designed a waffle-iron, rubber-sole running shoe. He then worked with former Oregon trackster Phil Knight to tweak and promote the shoe.

According to a story by nbcsports.com, the internet “blew up” when Oregon released its Nike football uniforms for this season. Young guys eat up that stuff with a spoon off the internet. And it’s quite the recruiting tool.

It didn’t help Oregon two weeks ago when the Ducks lost to Auburn in a game played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. But it sure is fun to follow for fans young and old alike.

No. 20 Montana at No. 15 Oregon: My guess is Oregon would beat Montana even if the Ducks were wearing wet suits.

Oregon is bigger, faster, stronger and accustomed to playing much tougher competition. The game will still be interesting, though. Sort of like watching Muhammad Ali fight Jerry Quarry back in 1970. Speltz: Oregon 45, Montana 14. Gogola: Oregon 49, Montana 17. Hansen: Oregon 50, Montana 10. Houghtaling: Ducks 57, Griz 20.

No. 10 Montana State at Western Illinois: North Alabama beat the Leathernecks in Alabama two weeks ago, then

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came to Missoula and received a whipping from the Griz. Western Illinois is not as good as last year when they beat Montana in Macomb. Speltz: Cats 27, Leathernecks 21. Gogola: Montana State 31, Western Illinois 14. Hansen: MSU 30, Western Illinois 14. Houghtaling: Bobcats 24, Leathernecks 20.

Idaho at Wyoming: Idaho is not that great, folks. The Vandals did beat Division II Central Washington by 10 in Moscow last week, but there’s no way they’re upsetting Wyoming in Laramie. The Cowboys are 2-0 and beat Missouri two weeks ago.

Speltz: Cowboys 38, Vandals 17. Gogola: Wyoming 42, Idaho 14. Hansen: Wyoming 35, Idaho 7. Houghtaling: Cowboys 44, Vandals 10.

Cal Poly at Oregon State: The Beavers are starving for a win after losing to Oklahoma State and Hawaii in a close one last week, 31-28. Cal Poly is a decent Big Sky team but not good enough to win in Corvallis. Speltz: Beavers 33, Mustangs 13. Gogola: Oregon State 35, Cal Poly 14.

Hansen: Oregon State 38, Cal Poly 21.

Houghtaling: Beavers 50, Mustangs 17.

Idaho State at No. 11 Utah: You know that old Steve Miller song, “Take the Money and Run?” That’s the ISU theme song for this game. The Bengals will get paid for going to Salt Lake City. They will also lose convincingly. Speltz: Utes 45, Bengals 10.

Gogola: Utah 52, Idaho State 9. Hansen:

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Utah 40, Idaho State 10. Houghtaling: Utes 51, Bengals 13.

No. 6 Weber State at Nevada: The Wolf Pack stunned Purdue two weeks ago, then lost a clunker against Oregon. Weber State is one of the best teams in the FCS. This will be a good game but I’m giving the Pack the nod at home. Speltz: Nevada 28, Weber 24. Gogola: Weber State 24, Nevada 21. Hansen: Nevada 30, Weber State 23. Houghtaling: Wolf Pack 26, Wildcats 12.

No. 4 Eastern Washington at No. 17 Jacksonville State: The Eagles are going to sweat in their trip to the Deep South.

But they’ll rise above in this battle of FCS powers. Speltz: Eastern Washington 41, Jacksonville 31. Gogola: EWU 42, JSU 35.

Hansen: Eastern Washington 35, Jacksonville State 30. Houghtaling: Eagles 38, Gamecocks 34.

Western New Mexico at Northern Arizona: The Lumberjacks lost at Arizona last week, but they put up 41 points!

Congrats to Robin and Aaron Pflugrad on getting the NAU offense cranked up.

Speltz: NAU 55, W. New Mexico 14. Gogola: Northern Arizona 56, WNMU 14.

Hansen: NAU 45, Western New Mexico 14. Houghtaling: Lumberjacks 41, Mustangs 14.

Stephen F. Austin at Southern Utah: Look for the Thunderbirds to snare their first win this weekend in Cedar City. Ste-

phen F. Austin is also winless but its losses have been more hideous. Speltz: So. Utah 30, Stephen F. Austin 18. Gogola: Southern Utah 28, SFA 21. Hansen: SOU 24, SFA 20. Houghtaling: T-Birds 27, Lumberjacks 24.

Northern Colorado at Sacramento State: It’s hard to tell how good these teams are after two weeks. The Hornets whipped Southern Oregon, then lost 19-7 at Arizona State. The Bears lost at San Jose State and Washington State. I’ll go with the Hornets, based on what they did in Tempe, Arizona. Speltz: Sac State 37, UNC 24. Gogola: Sacramento State 35, Northern Colorado 17. Hansen: Sac State 33, Northern Colorado 14. Houghtaling: Hornets 27, Bears 23.

Lehigh at No. 5 UC Davis: Keep an eye on those Aggies. Montana opens conference play in Davis, California, in two weeks. Davis had a surprisingly close game at San Diego last week, winning by a 38-35 tally. The Aggies will have more breathing room at home this weekend. Speltz: Davis 38, Lehigh 17. Gogola: UC Davis 34, Lehigh 20. Hansen: Davis 40, Lehigh 14.

Houghtaling: Aggies 31, Mountain Hawks 21.

Portland State at No. 22 Boise State: The Vikings are a respectable Big Sky team but they’re going to be overwhelmed in Boise. Speltz: Broncos 51, Vikings 16.

Gogola: Boise State 45, Portland State 13.

Hansen: Boise State 45, Portland State 7.

Houghtaling: Broncos 35, Vikings 3.

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‌Montana will play its lone game against an FBS opponent when it takes on No. 15 Oregon at 8:45 p.m. MT Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

The Griz (2-0) are coming off a 61-17 home win over North Alabama in which they outscored the Lions 45-0 in the second half.

The Ducks (1-1) put a 77-6 whipping on Nevada one week after losing to Auburn at a neutral site.

406mtsports.com caught up with Oregon beat writer Tyson Alger, a Montana alum who covers the Ducks for the The Athletic, to talk about this year’s Oregon team, the Ducks’ improving defense, potential NFL No. 1 pick Justin Herbert and the outlook for Saturday’s game.

Q: What were the expectations for Oregon coming into the season as a ranked FBS team?

How has the tone around the team and fans shifted following the opening loss to Auburn and some injuries to the offense?

A: It’s been an interesting few years for the Ducks who, like Montana, are still trying to get back to the top after long stints atop the conference. After the 2016 4-8 season that got Mark Helfrich fired, the 7-6 season that saw Willie Taggart bolt for Florida State and last year’s 9-4 season in Mario Cristobal’s debut, the Ducks and their fans came into this year expecting to assert themselves back as the class of the Pac-12.

With Justin Herbert back at quarterback and a total of 10 of 11 starters returning on offense and an experienced defense, expectations were to win the Pac-12 this year. Maybe, some fans figured, they could put it all together for the team’s second College Football Playoff appearance.

The Auburn game changed the latter part. On one hand, an Oregon team down three of its top four receivers proved it could compete against a prominent national opponent.

On the other, the Ducks essentially threw a win down the drain in the final quarter, all but dashing any playoff hopes. Now that things have settled, and they got the Nevada win under their belt, there are still legit feelings that this is the best team in the Pac-12 Conference.

Q: You recently said Oregon’s defense may be more fun to watch than its offense. Why is that?

What can Montana expect to see out of Oregon defensively?

A: Oregon’s offense has every reason to be lethal, but the Ducks deal with spurts of inconsistency. This certainly isn’t the hurry-up, score-at-will type of offense that Oregon made famous earlier in this decade.

But here under first-year DC Andy Avalos, this defense has been nasty. They fly to the football. They pressure the quarterback and for the first time since their 2014 season, they have the depth in the two-deep to contend at a high level.

Avalos will throw a lot of looks at Montana. They’ll be 3-4, 4-3, 3-3-5 and even showed a look of two down linemen against Nevada, capitalizing on this team’s athleticism on the outside.

And while senior Troy Dye is the bedrock of this team

up the middle (the ILB has led the team in tackles for three straight years) it’s Oregon’s younger guys that have turned heads early, most notably the play of sophomore safety Jevon Holland, who led the team in interceptions as a freshman and is electric on the punt return.

Q: What’s the biggest leap you’ve seen quarterback Justin Herbert make so far in his senior season? How would you describe his game and what he brings to the offense?

A: That answer, to be honest, is still TBD. Herbert, for all the attention he’s received over the last year or so, is still an unfinished product — which may be scary when you consider he threw for 300-plus and five touchdowns last week against Nevada. He’s got prototypical size for an NFL quarterback, a very strong arm and is mobile enough to get out of the pocket.

The Ducks don’t use him as much in the running game as they did earlier in his career, but he’s still capable of moving the sticks with his feet.

Q: What does Oregon have to do to beat Montana on Saturday?

What areas of the game or matchups will you be watching?

A: I say this was all due respect to my alma mater: If Oregon shows up focused, the Griz don’t stand a chance. There are just too many athletes on this Oregon team for Montana to keep up. And if there’s one thing that Cristobal harps on, it’s focus. If he senses his starters are overlooking the Griz, he’ll put in the twos.

And because of the toplevel recruiting over the last two seasons, Oregon’s twos are awfully good as well.

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AROUND THE BIG SKY Cal Poly (1-1) at Oregon State (0-2)‌ Saturday, 2:15 p.m. MT Corvallis, Oregon Reser Stadium (43,363 FieldTurf) Pac-12 Networks Series History: This is the first meeting between Cal Poly and Oregon State.

The Coaches: Tim Walsh, a UC Riverside alum, is in his 11th year coaching Cal Poly. Jonathan Smith is in his second year as the head coach at Oregon State, his alma mater.

Notes: Oregon State lost a close one with Hawai’i last Saturday, 31-28.

Previously, the Beavers fell to Oklahoma State 52-36 to open the season.

Cal Poly is coming off of a 41-24 loss to No. 6 Weber State.

Idaho State (1-0) at FBS No. 11 Utah (2-0)‌ Saturday, 2:15 p.m. MT Salt Lake City, Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807 FieldTurf) Pac-12 Networks Series History: Utah leads the alltime series, 7-0.

Last Meeting: Utah won, 56-14, in 2014.

The Coaches: Rob Phenicie, a Memphis alum, is in his third season as the head coach at Idaho State. Kyle Whittingham, a BYU alum, is in his 15th season coaching the Utes.

Notes: Whittingham coached at Idaho State from 1988-1993 as an assistant coach before ultimately making the jump to Utah. The Utes sport wins over BYU and Northern Illinois this season. Idaho State opened the season with a victory over Western Colorado University last week.

10, in 2013.

The Coaches: Paul Petrino, a Carroll College alum, is in his seventh season coaching Idaho. Craig Bohl, a Nebraska alum, is in his sixth year coaching at Wyoming. Bohl was previously the head coach at North Dakota State where he kickstarted the Bison dynasty in leading them to FCS titles in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Notes: Wyoming owns wins over Missouri and Texas State University so far this season. After getting bombarded by Penn State two weeks ago, Idaho beat Central Washington 41-31 last week.

No. 4 Eastern Washington (1-1) at No. 17 Jacksonville St. (1-1)‌ Saturday, 2 p.m. MT Jacksonville, Alabama JSU Stadium (24,000 Turf) ESPN+ Series History: Eastern Washington leads the all-time series, 1-0.

Last Meeting: Eastern Washington won, 35-24, in 2013.

The Coaches: Aaron Best is in his third year coaching Eastern Washington, his alma mater. John Grass is in his sixth year coaching at Jacksonville State, his alma mater.

Notes: For the second straight week the FCS will see a top 25 matchup when the Eagles head to Jacksonville State. EWU is coming off of a 59-31 win over Lindenwood while Jacksonville State defeated Chattanooga last Saturday.

Northern Colorado (0-2) at Sacramento St. (1-1)‌

Saturday, 7 p.m. MT Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium Idaho (1-1) at Wyoming (21,195 FieldTurf) Pluto TV (2-0)‌ Series History: Sacramento State Saturday, 3 p.m. MT leads the all-time series, 11-2.

Laramie, Wyoming Last Meeting: Sac State won, 28War Memorial Stadium 25, in 2018.

(29,181 FieldTurf) The Coaches: Troy Taylor, a Cal ESPN3 alum, enters his first year as the Series History: Wyoming leads the head coach at Sac State. Earnest Colall-time series, 6-1. lins Jr. is in his ninth season coaching Last Meeting: Wyoming won, 42- at Northern Colorado, his alma mater.

Notes: This matchup between the two Big Sky Conference schools will serve as a non-conference game. Sac State is coming off of a close game against Arizona State in which it lost 19-7. Northern Colorado has lost to both San Jose State and Washington State this season so far.

Portland State (1-1) at FBS No. 22 Boise St. (2-0)‌ Saturday, 8:15 p.m. MT Boise, Idaho Albertsons Stadium (36,387 Blue FieldTurf) ESPN2 Series History: Boise State leads the all-time series, 6-1.

Last Meeting: Boise State won, 2114, in 2005.

The Coaches: Bruce Barnum, an Eastern Washington alum, is in his fifth season coaching Portland State.

Bryan Harsin is in his sixth season as the head coach at Boise State, his alma mater.

Notes: Boise State shocked the college football world in the opening week with a 36-31 road win over Florida State. The Broncos followed that up with a win over Marshall last week.

Portland State beat Simon Fraser 70-7 last week.

No. 10 Montana State (1-1) at Western Illinois (0-2)‌ Saturday, 2 p.m. MT Macomb, Illinois Hanson Field (16,368 Matrix Turf) ESPN+ Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series, 3-0.

Last Meeting: Montana State won, 26-23, in 2018.

The Coaches: Jeff Choate, a Montana Western alum, is in his fourth season coaching Montana State. Jared Elliott, a Miami of Ohio grad, is in his second season coaching Western Illinois.

Notes: The Bobcats topped the Leathernecks in last season’s opener in Bozeman. MSU is coming off of a 3817 win over Southeast Missouri State while Western Illinois lost to Colorado State, 38-13.

No. 6 Weber State (1-1) at Nevada (1-1)‌

The Coaches: Demario Warren, a UC Davis alum, enters his fourth season as the head coach at Southern Utah. Colby Carthel, an Angelo State alum, is in his Saturday, 5 p.m. MT first year as the head coach at Stephen Reno, Nevada F. Austin.

Mackay Stadium Notes: Stephen F. Austin fell to (30,000 FieldTurf) NCAA Division II Tarleton State, 37-26, ESPN3 last Saturday. Southern Utah lost on the Series History: Nevada leads the road at Northern Iowa, 34-14. all-time series, 9-6.

Last Meeting: Weber State won, 47Lehigh (0-2) at 30, in 1993.

The Coaches: Jay Hill, a Utah alum, No. 5 UC Davis (1-1)‌ enters his sixth season coaching Weber Saturday, 8 p.m. MT State. Jay Norvell, an Iowa alum, is in his third season as the head coach at Davis, California Nevada.

UC Davis Health Stadium Notes: Nevada topped Purdue to (10,849 Shaw Sports Turf) open the season before getting domiPluto TV nated by Oregon last week, 77-6. Weber Series History: Lehigh leads the allState defeated Cal Poly last week, 41-24. time series, 1-0.

Last Meeting: Lehigh won, 39-30, in 1977.

Western New Mexico The Coaches: Dan Hawkins enters University (0-1) at his third season as the head coach at UC Davis, his alma mater. Tom Gilmore, Northern Arizona (1-1)‌ a Penn alum, is in his first season as the head coach at Lehigh.

Saturday, 5 p.m. MT Notes: Gilmore spent the previous Flagstaff, Arizona 14 years as the head coach at Holy Walkup Skydome Cross. Lehigh is off to an 0-2 start in (10,000 Real Grass Field Turf) his first season, most recently losing Pluto TV to Villanova, 38-10. UC Davis held on Series History: Northern Arizona for a close win against San Diego last leads the all-time series, 16-1.

Saturday, 38-35.

Last Meeting: Northern Arizona won, 48-9, in 2010.

The Coaches: Chris Ball, a Missouri No. 20 Montana (1-1) at Western State alum, is in his first season as the head coach at NAU. Frank FBS No. 15 Oregon (1-1)‌ Tristan, an Evangel University alum, is Saturday, 8:45 p.m. MT in his second season as the head coach Eugene, Oregon at Western New Mexico.

Autzen Stadium Notes: Western New Mexico, an (54,000 FieldTurf) NCAA Division II university, lost to OtPac-12 Networks tawa-Arizona, 38-31, in its opener last Series History: Oregon leads the week. NAU is coming off a valiant 65-41 all-time series, 7-0-1. loss to Arizona.

Last Meeting: Oregon won, 47-14, in 2005.

Stephen F. Austin (0-2) The Coaches: Bobby Hauck is in his second season of his second stint at Southern Utah (0-2)‌ coaching Montana, his alma mater. It is Hauck’s ninth season overall coaching Saturday, 6:05 p.m. MT the Grizzlies. Mario Cristobal, a Miami Cedar City, Utah alum, is in his third season coaching Eccles Coliseum Oregon.

(8,500 Artificial Turf) Notes: After losing a heartbreaker Pluto TV against Auburn to open the season, Series History: Stephen F. Austin Oregon bounced back with a 77-6 win leads the all-time series, 3-2. over Nevada. The Grizzlies dominated in Last Meeting: Southern Utah won, their home opener last weekend with a 51-14, in 2017. win over North Alabama, 61-17.

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BY THE NUMBERS ‌‌MONTANA (2-0)

Griz Opp Scoring average 46.0 17.0 Rushing yards 317 162 Avg./Rush 4.1 2.7 Passing 63-92-2 38-69-4 Passing yards 723 591 Average per pass 7.9 8.6 Total offense 1040 753 Average per play 6.2 5.9 3rd-down conv.

17-30 5-23 Time of possession 33:58 26:02 Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-1 Kick returns 6-24.6 7-16.0 Punt returns 6-26.0 0-0 Punting 5-47.6 11-48.5 Sacks by-yards 3-19 4-22 Montana 10 23 38 21 - 92 Opponents 7 20 7 0 - 34

‌Offensive leaders ‌RUSHING RB Marcus Knight 26-136 (5.2 ypc.), long 24, 3 TDs QB Dalton Sneed 19-38 (2.0 ypc.), long 21, 2 TDs RB Nick Ostmo 8-31 (3.9 ypc.), long 6 RB Drew Turner 5-30 (6.0 ypc.), long 9, 1 TD RB Adam Eastwood 10-27 (2.7 ypc.), long 11 WR Gabe Sulser 3-22 (7.3 ypc.), long 17

P Adam Wilson 1-19 (19.0 ypc.), long 19 WR Jerry Louie-McGee 1-14 (14.0 ypc.), long 14 K Brandon Purdy 1-3 (3.0 ypc.), long 3 TM Team 3-(-3) (-1.0 ypc.) ‌PASSING QB Dalton Sneed 61-90-2, 696 yards, long 45, 4 TDs QB Cam Humphrey 2-2-0, 27 yards, long 15, 1 TD ‌RECEIVING WR Samori Toure 16-215 (13.4 ypc.), long 45, 1 TD WR Jerry Louie-McGee 15-119 (7.9 ypc.), long 16 WR Samuel Akem 14-230 (16.4 ypc.), long 43, 1 TD RB Marcus Knight 4-35 (8.8 ypc.), long 15, 1 TD RB Adam Eastwood 3-29 (9.7 ypc.), long 16 WR Gabe Sulser 3-24 (8.0 ypc.), long 13 TE Bryson Deming 2-23 (11.5 ypc.), long 15 WR Mitch Roberts 2-16 (8.0 ypc.), long 15 TE Matt Rensvold 2-15 (7.5 ypc.), long 9, 1 TD RB Nick Ostmo 1-12 (12.0 ypc.), long 12, 1 TD TE Colin Bingham 1-5 (5.0 ypc.), long 5

DE Joe Babros 4, 1 unassisted REB Jed Nagler 3, 1 unassisted S Michael McGinnis 3, 1 unassisted CB Justin Calhoun 2, 2 unassisted LB Tyler Flink 1, 1 unassisted LB Braxton Hill 1, 1 unassisted DT Cole Rosling 1, 0 unassisted DE Braydon Deming 1, 0 unassisted DE RJ Nelson 1, 0 unassisted QB Garrett Graves 1, 1 unassisted LB Michael Matthews 1, 0 unassisted DE Milton Mamula 1, 0 unassisted REB Patrick O’Connell 1, 1, unassisted GRIZ Gavin Crow 1, 0 unassisted NT Eli Alford 1, 1 unassisted ‌TACKLES FOR LOSS S Josh Sandry 2.0-4

‌TACKLES

LB Dante Olson 2.0-3

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REB Patrick O’Connell 1.0-11 LB Jace Lewis 1.0-5 S Josh Sandry 1.0-3 ‌INTERCEPTIONS

S Nash Fouch 2, 0 unassisted

‌Defensive leaders GRIZ Robby Hauck 19, 9 unassisted LB Dante Olson 16, 7 unassisted LB Jace Lewis 12, 6 unassisted S Gavin Robertson 11, 7 unassisted NT Jesse Sims 9, 5 unassisted DE Alex Gubner 7, 2 unassisted LB Marcus Welnel 7, 3 unassisted S Josh Sandry 7, 5 unassisted CB Dareon Nash 6, 4 unassisted

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REB Ryder Rice 4, 2 unassisted

REB Patrick O’Connell 1.0-11 CB Dareon Nash 1.0-5 LB Jace Lewis 1.0-5 LB Marcus Welnel 1.0-4 NT Jesse Sims 1.0-3 GRIZ Robby Hauck 1.0-2 S Gavin Robertson 0.5-1 DE Alex Gubner 0.5-1

DE Alex Gubner 1-6 CB Justin Calhoun 1-0 S Gavin Robertson 1-0 S Robby Hauck 1-0 ‌FUMBLES FORCED-RECOVERED S Josh Sandry 1-0 DE Milton Mamula 0-1 ‌PASS BREAKUPS CB Dareon Nash 3 LB Jace Lewis 2 CB Justin Calhoun 2 GRIZ Robby Hauck 1

‌Special teams leaders ‌PATS/FIELD GOALS Brandon Purdy 10-10/3-4, long 47, 19 points ‌PUNTING Adam Wilson 5-238 (47.6 ypp.), long 57, 2 fair catches, 1 inside 20, 0 touchbacks, 2 50+ yards, 0 blocked ‌PUNT RETURNS WR Jerry Louie-McGee 6-156 (26.0 ypr.), long 74, 1 TD ‌KICKOFF RETURNS WR Malik Flowers 5-133 (26.6 ypr.), long 34 TE Bryson Deming 1-15 (15.0 ypr.), long 15

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BY THE NUMBERS OREGON (1-1)

UO Opp Scoring average 49.0 16.5 Rushing yards 311 289 Avg./Rush 4.3 3.5 Passing 55-72-0 29-60-4 Passing yards 644 286 Average per pass 8.9 4.8 Total offense 955 575 Average per play 6.6 4.0 3rd-down conv.

9-26 10-34 Time of possession 29:27 29:32 Fumbles-lost 2-2 5-2 Kick returns 4-25.8 4-16.2 Punt returns 5-27.8 5-12.8 Punting 9-46.9 14-43.7 Sacks by-yards 6-36 4-24 Oregon 21 28 35 14 - 98 Opponents 6 6 7 14 - 33

Offensive leaders RUSHING‌ CJ Verdell 25-136 (5.4 ypc.), long 37, 2 TDs Darrian Felix 10-87 (8.7 ypc.), long 62, 2 TDs Travis Dye 12-51 (4.2 ypc.), long 17 C. Habibi Likio 10-35 (3.5 ypc.), long 11, 1 TD Sean Dollars 4-12 (3.0 ypc.), long 4 Tyler Shough 2-11 (5.5 ypc.), long 13 TEAM 1-(-5) (-5.0 ypc.)

Justin Herbert 8-(-16) (-2.0 ypc.), long 7 PASSING‌ Justin Herbert 47-63-0, 552 yards, long 66, 6 TDs Tyler Shough 8-9-0, 92 yards, long 21, 2 TDs RECEIVING‌ Johnny Johnson III 11-147 (13.4 ypc.), long 47 Jaylon Redd 11-72 (6.5 ypc.), long 14, 1 TD Jacob Breeland 8-138 (17.2 ypc.), long 66, 1 TD Daewood Davis 4-39 (9.8 ypc.), long 16, 1 TD Spencer Webb 4-32 (8.0 ypc.), long 20, 1 TD Bryan Addison 3-64 (21.3 ypc.), long 34, 1 TD Josh Delgado 3-43 (14.3 ypc.), long 19 Travis Dye 3-28 (9.3 ypc.), long 11 CJ Verdell 2-4 (2.0 ypc.), long 3 Darrian Felix 1-21 (21.0 ypc.), long 21 H. Kampmoyer 1-21 (21.0 ypc.), long 21, 1 TD Ryan Bay 1-16 (16.0 ypc.), long 16, 1 TD Tevin Jeannis 1-14 (14.0 ypc.), long 14 Sean Dollars 1-4 (4.0 ypc.), long 4 Brady Aiello 1-1 (1.0 ypc.), long 1, 1 TD

Defensive leaders

L. Winston Jr. 2, 1 unassisted K. Thibodeaux 2, 1 unassisted K. Hailassie 2, 1 unassisted Popo Aumavae 2, 1 unassisted D. Carlberg 1, 1 unassisted Blake Maimone 1, 1 unassisted Mykael Wright 1, 1 unassisted Haki Woods Jr. 1, 0 unassisted Ryan Bay 1, 1, unassisted Brandon Dorlus 1, 0 unassisted Gary Baker 1, 1 unassisted C. Sudduth 1, 1 unassisted K. Williams 1, 0 unassisted Ge’Mon Eaford 1, 1 unassisted N. Heaukulani 1, 0 unassisted Bryan Addison 1, 1 unassisted TACKLES FOR LOSS‌ Mase Funa 4.0-17 DJ Johnson 3.0-10 Troy Dye 2.0-7 Jordon Scott 1.5-5 K. Thibodeaux 1.0-11 Sampson Niu 1.0-8 Andrew Faoliu 1.0-7 D. Lenoir 1.0-3 Austin Faoliu 1.0-2 Jevon Holland 1.0-1 Cumberlander 1.0-1 K. Ware-Hudson 1.0-1 Popo Aumavae 1.0-1 Slade-Matautia 0.5-1

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SACKS‌ Mase Funa 2.0-14 Sampson Niu 1.0-8 Andrew Faoliu 1.0-7 DJ Johnson 1.0-6 K. Ware-Hudson 1.0-1 INTERCEPTIONS‌ Steve Stephens 1-38 Jevon Holland 1-2 T. Graham Jr. 1-2 Sampson Niu 1-0

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FUMBLES FORCED-RECOVERED‌ DJ Johnson 1-0 Sampson Niu 1-0 D. Lenoir 1-0 Brady Breeze 0-1 D. Carlberg 0-1 PASS BREAKUPS‌ D. Lenoir 3 T. Graham Jr. 2 Jevon Holland 1 Nick Pickett 1

TACKLES‌ Troy Dye 19, 14 unassisted Slade-Matautia 8, 7 unassisted Jevon Holland 8, 7 unassisted DJ Johnson 7, 7 unassisted Brady Breeze 6, 4 unassisted T. Graham Jr. 6, 4 unassisted Austin Faoliu 6, 2 unassisted V McKinley III 6, 4 unassisted Jordon Scott 6, 3 unassisted Sampson Niu 6, 4 unassisted D. Lenoir 5, 4 unassisted Mase Funa 4, 4 unassisted Nick Pickett 4, 3 unassisted Bryson Young 4, 1 unassisted Andrew Faoliu 3, 2 unassisted Cumberlander 3, 2 unassisted K. Ware-Hudson 3, 2 unassisted

Special teams leaders PATS/FIELD GOALS‌ Camden Lewis 7-7/0-1, 7 points Adam Stack 7-7/0-0, 7 points PUNTING‌ Blake Maimone 8-387 (48.4 ypp.), long 56, 0 fair catches, 1 inside 20, 1 touchback, 5 50+ yards, 0 blocked Adam Stack 1-35 (35.0 ypp.), long 35, 0 fair catches, 1 inside 20, 0 touchbacks, 0 50+ yards, 0 blocked

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