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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | Q&A
O’D is more than OK UM’s long snapper putting in work in all areas
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ontana’s sophomore long snapper Matthew O’Donoghue does more than just snap
the ball. O’Donoghue has two career tackles and has also chipped in on some big special teams plays this season. Against Western Illinois, Montana pulled off a fake PAT where O’Donoghue caught the two-point conversion pass from senior holder/ safety Reid Miller. And against Cal Poly, O’Donoghue recovered a fumble that put Montana in good scoring position. Two plays later, Montana quarterback Dalton Sneed hit wideout Gabe Sulser for a 6-yard touchdown. Meet Montana’s starting long snapper:
Q: How did you become a long snapper?
“I was in eighth grade. I wasn’t really that fast or that big. My dad knew I wanted to play college football, so he said, ‘Just try long snapping.’ Then it turned out I was actually OK at it. Here I am at Montana. That’s it, basically.”
Q: Is long snapper the only position you’ve played?
“No. I played O-Line in high school. But long snapper is all I do here.”
MATTHEW O’DONOGHUE, NO. 49 Year: Sophomore Position: Long snapper Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 255 Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif.
they called me up March of my senior year. They said they needed a snapper. I took the offer in a heartbeat. I just wanted to play.”
Q: What’s your favorite thing about being a long snapper?
“Oh man, I don’t know. It’s pretty low-key. No one really notices you and I kinda like that.”
Q: What happened on that fake PAT against Western Illinois?
“They just called the play and I happened to be wide open, so we just ran it. No one was around me. Reid (Miller) made a good pass.”
Q: When was the last time you caught a pass?
“Never. Honestly, never.”
Q: You had a fumble recovery against Cal Poly. What did you see on that play?
“I was just in the right spot at the right time, I guess. I just got down “I emailed the old coaching staff and there and he just happened to make
Q: How did you get to Montana?
Q: Where is your favorite not a smart play, trying to go for the ball and he just dropped it. I was at the spot in Missoula? right place at the right time.” “Ooh. I have to say when I’m not at football, probably the driving range Q: Who is your favorite easily. That’s where I go most in the professional athlete? offseason.” “Kobe Bryant out of all sports. He’s my favorite athlete. He’s just a dog and Q: What’s your golf handicap? he wins.” “Not that good. I don’t even know. I just like playing. I’m not that good Q: Do you have any hidden talents? at golf.” “I’m a pretty good Fortnite player, if Q: What’s up with the postthat counts.” Q: What are three things you’d bring with you on a deserted island?
“My XBox. TV. And my golf clubs, I guess, keep myself busy.”
Q: Any reason in particular why you wear No. 49 or is that the number they gave you?
“It was just the number they gave me. I’ll wear any number. I don’t really care.”
Q: Hobbies outside of football? “In the offseason I like to work just to keep myself busy. I like to float the river too. Or watch TV.”
Q: What’s next up on your Netflix/Hulu queue?
“’Chicago PD’ is pretty good. That and ‘Law and Order’. And ‘Family Guy,’ of course. My favorite show.”
practice race?
“Coach Hauck always says, ‘Hustle off.’ I don’t know how it started. Me, Gabe (Peppenger) and all the other specialists we all just started sprinting off and whoever gets through the gate first wins. It’s a race every day. Gabe got me today because I had to come here.” [Amie:] Sorry... “It’s all good. Just always hustling on and off the field.”
Q: What do you like the most about being here at Montana?
“Other than football, the town’s pretty cool. I come from an area with a lot of people, so it’s a lot more peaceful here.”
Q: What’s your major and how’d you choose it?
“Communications. I just need a degree because I want to be a police officer after college. I figured I’d go into Q: When did you start playing football? communications.” “When I was seven years old.” Amie Just covers Griz football and Q: Always a lineman? Missoula-area preps. Follow her on Twitter @Amie_Just or email her at “Yeah. [Laughs]” Amie.Just@406mtsports.com.
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | JOSH BUSS
BACK ON THE BUSS UM’s senior LB excels even with multiple bumps in the road AMIE JUST 406mtsports.com
Josh Buss didn’t visibly show his frustration on the sideline during spring ball, but the irritation was there, bubbling under the surface while he donned a blue inactive player jersey. At that point, Buss was rehabbing an off-season shoulder surgery and remained outside the lines for all 15 practices. “It sucked. Some guys joke around and say, ‘Oh it’d be nice to not have to do winter condo or spring ball,’ but honestly when you’re sitting out and seeing everyone go around and hit people and play football, you miss it a lot,” Buss said. “It’s frustrating. It’s really frustrating. Especially going into a senior season. Time is limited.” Time became even more finite after Buss suffered an undisclosed injury over the summer. Montana coach Bobby Hauck was open from the beginning, disclosing his fears over the summer that the Grizzlies could be without their preseason All-American linebacker for an undetermined amount of time. Hauck waited for Buss to get down on himself, but that never happened. “The thing that I probably admire most about him is persistence through the last eight or nine months where things have not gone his way,” Hauck said. “He’s fought through it and found a way to excel. It’s a shame he didn’t get a great offseason because he’s not physically where he would be had he been able to do that. “Just his persistence, fighting back through injuries says a lot about his character. He was always positive through all of it. Where a lot of people I think would have been having a pity party (or) at least
JOSH BUSS, NO. 42 Year: Senior Position: Linebacker Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 220 Hometown: Boise, Idaho be negative about their prospects, he just fought through it.” Because of the injury, Buss yet again wore the blue jersey for most of Montana’s August training camp. Buss didn’t want to talk about the details regarding the second injury — as is his right — but addressed his feelings about the unknown recovery timetable. “It was kinda scary not knowing what was going to happen, season-wise,” Buss said. “All the coaches are great, they kept staying positive. Coach Hauck was awesome during that whole time. It was frustrating for me because I wanted to get back into stuff soon, but it was a patient, waiting game. I take every day now, I enjoy it. I try to make the most of it.” So far, so good for the Boise, Idaho, native. Buss, UM’s 6-foot-2, 220-pound Buck Buchanan Award finalist from last year, has started in all five games thus far, though he played minimal reps through the first couple. Even with that in mind, Buss is third on the team in total tackles (32), second in tackles for loss (5½), tied for first in sacks (4½), first in sack yardage (34), first in forced fumbles (2) and fumble recoveries (2) and has added a quarterback hurry, a pass breakup and a pass defensed. “He’s doing a great job,” Hauck said. “I didn’t know if he’d make any games this season. That’s a tribute to hard work and perseverance. It’s good to see him out there.” Hauck added: “If more guys were like Josh Buss, we’d be better off.” Buss’ highlight of the season came last Saturday against Cal Poly. On second-and-8 at the UM 16-yard line, Cal Poly quarterback Khaleel Jenkins
pitched the ball to Chuby Dunu in a play the Mustangs ran countless times. The ball bounced off of Dunu’s facemask and landed in Buss’ arms. Buss ran back the fumble (it was a pass behind the line of scrimmage, so not an interception) 80 yards to put Montana up 17-0. “It was weird. It was one of those plays where right place, right time. Anyone could have been standing right there,” Buss said. “They ran that play I don’t know how many times throughout the game, anyone could have been standing right there and it just happened to be me. It was exciting. It was tiring. I haven’t ran 80 yards in a while. It was awesome. I’m glad it happened.” The fumble return score marked Buss’
first touchdown of his Grizzly career. With just six guaranteed games left to go in his career, the senior was stoked to cross that achievement off his bucket list, adding, “It was going to haunt me if I didn’t get one before I graduated.”
FAMILY FIRST One of Buss’ biggest motivations is his family. He has two brothers by blood — Jake, who is currently serving in the Marine Corps, and Justin, who will be graduating from high school in May — as well as two stepsiblings — Gabe, a senior at Boise State, and Abby, also a student at Boise State. See BUSS, Page E12
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY
HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY BILL SPELTZ 406mtsports.com
The Man in Black is the first person that comes to mind for this sports writer when it comes to Portland State football. Not Johnny Cash, although that would at least shed the Vikings in a more positive light. The Man in Black in this case is Jerry Glanville, who served as head coach for three miserable seasons, posting a 9-24 record from 2007-09. Now an assistant coach in the CFL, Glanville fancied himself a big-timer in his Big Sky Conference days. Probably because he had a little success in 1991 leading the “2 Legit 2 Quit” Atlanta Falcons to the playoffs back when they had Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders. Lest we forget, in his three years as head coach in Atlanta, Glanville had two losing seasons and made the infamous decision to trade Brett Favre to the Packers. Speaking as a Packers fan, thanks a million, Jerry. Anyhow, Glanville never showed up for the post-game press conference after his teams lost at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in 2007 and 2009. He’s the only coach in my 12 years covering the Griz that ever pulled such a stunt — most likely a combination of hurt pride after his team lost to Bobby Hauck’s Grizzlies and a Mr. Big attitude that made him feel above the masses. Portland State hasn’t been much to write home about since the Glanville years, although the team did have a memorable 2015, posting a 9-2 mark before losing in the first round of the playoffs. Since then PSU has lost 23 of 27 games and my hunch is that Saturday will be forgettable for the Vikings as Montana celebrates a homecoming win. What will not be easy to forget is the 15-month stint of Amie Just as the Missoulian’s Griz football beat writer. Today marks her final day because she has accepted a job covering LSU football and basketball in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Please join me in wishing this rising
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coverage starting Monday. Portland State at No. 14 Montana: The Vikings actually made a respectable showing last week in losing at Idaho, 20-7. Portland State held the Vandals scoreless in the second half. Still, the Vikings have struggled offensively and they’ll struggle to keep pace with the Grizzlies. Bill: Montana 38, Portland State 17. Amie: Montana 48, PSU 20 Frank: Montana 56, Portland State 17. Kyle: Griz 42, Vikes 17. Southern Utah at No. 5 Eastern Washington: The Eagles appear to be the best team in the conference, although
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Weber State might argue that point. The Thunderbirds have yet to win a game and they no doubt did a lot of soul searching during their bye week. But they’re not going to win in Cheney. Bill: Eagles 45, T-birds 31. Amie: EWU 50, SUU 20 Frank: Eastern Washington 45, Southern Utah 24. Kyle: Eagles 41, T-Birds 28. No. 6 Weber State at Northern Arizona: The Wildcats have won three games in a row. They’ll have their hands full against an NAU team with its back against the wall. But Weber is coming off a bye week and the team should be focused for this road test. Bill: Wildcats 34, Jacks 31. Amie: Weber 40, NAU 33 Frank: Weber State 31, Northern Arizona 13. Kyle: Wildcats 22, Jacks 18. No. 16 UC Davis at Northern Colorado: The Bears have lost five games in a row and were blown out at home last weekend by North Dakota. The Aggies are 3-0 not counting their loss at Stanford and they’ll be well-rested coming off a bye week. Bill: Aggies 28, Bears 14. Amie: UC Davis 30, UNC 12 Frank: UC Davis 38, Northern Colorado 20. Kyle: Aggies 38, Bears 20. Idaho at Idaho State: This Gem State tussle should be fun to watch. The dome is going to be rockin’ in Pocatello and I’m going with the home team. The Bengals are riding a two-game win streak, including a somewhat surprising victory at North Dakota. Bill: Bengals 34, Vandals 28. Amie: Idaho State 30, Idaho 27, OT. Frank: Idaho State 34, Idaho 24. Kyle: Bengals 7, Vandals 3. Cal Poly at Sacramento State: The Hornets are a talent-laden team coming off a bye week. The Mustangs have been humbled two weeks in a row by Eastern Washington and Montana. Their defense is suspect. Bill: Hornets 41, Mustangs 21. Amie: SSU 45, Cal Poly 25 Frank: Sacramento State 31, Cal Poly 28. Kyle: Hornets 24, Stangs 21. Bill Speltz is the Deputy Sports Editor of the Missoulian. Email him at bill. speltz@406mtsports.com.
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES
AROUND THE BIG SKY
No. 16 UC Davis Southern Utah Portland State No. 6 Weber (3-1, 1-0) at (0-4, 0-1) at No. 5 (0-2, 1-4) at No. 14 State (3-1, 1-0) at Northern Colorado Eastern Washington Montana (4-1, 2-0) Northern Arizona (0-5, 0-2) (4-1, 2-0) (2-3, 1-1) Saturday, 2:05 p.m. MT
Missoula, Montana Saturday, 12:05 p.m. MT Saturday, 1:05 p.m. MT Washington-Grizzly Greeley, Colorado Cheney, Washington Stadium Nottingham Field Roos Field (25,217 FieldTurf) (8,533 Grass) (8,600 SprinTurf) SWX | Pluto TV Pluto TV ROOT Sports Series History: Series History: UC Series History: Davis leads the all-time Eastern Washington leads Montana leads the all-time series, 30-12. series, 6-3. the all-time series, 6-3. Last Meeting: Last Meeting: UC Last Meeting: Montana won, 45-33, in Davis won, 34-21, in 2016. Southern Utah won, 46-28, 2017. The Coaches: Dan in 2017. The Coaches: Bruce Hawkins is in his second The Coaches: Demario Barnum is in his fourth season coaching UC Warren is in his third year season coaching Portland Davis. Earnest Collins is in at the helm of Southern State. Bobby Hauck is his eighth year coaching Utah. Aaron Best is in his in his first year back with Northern Colorado, his second season as the Montana after coaching alma mater. head coach of Eastern the Griz from 2003-09. Notes: UC Davis, fresh Washington. Notes: Portland State off its bye week, boasts Notes: Southern Utah hasn’t scored more the top passing attack in needed the bye week it got the conference with quar- last weekend after starting than 23 points against terback Jake Maier, who is the season 0-4 while giving a Division I team and has totaled 30 points in averaging 299.5 passing up a league-worst 43.8 two conference games. yards per game. Northern points per game. Eastern Montana could be in for its Colorado, which has lost Washington comes in its league games by 17 averaging a blistering 43.4 third consecutive game of 40-plus points as it goes and 25 points, has the points per game, tops in up against a Portland fourth-worst pass defense the conference, and has State team that is giving and third-worst total the third-best scoring up 42.2 per game. defense in the conference. defense.
Idaho (2-2, 1-1) at Idaho State (3-1, 2-0)
Saturday, 3:35 p.m. MT Pocatello, Idaho Saturday, 2:35 p.m. MT Holt Arena Flagstaff, Arizona (12,000 Helas Turf) J. Lawrence Walkup Pluto TV Skydome Series History: Idaho (10,000 FieldTurf) leads the all-time series, Eleven Sports | Pluto TV 28-11. Series History: Weber Last Meeting: Idaho State leads the all-time won, 42-27, in 2008. series, 26-25. The Coaches: Paul Last Meeting: Northern Petrino, a Carroll College Arizona won, 33-20, in alum, is in his sixth season 2016. at Idaho. Rob Phenicie is The Coaches: Jay Hill in his second season as is in his fifth season guiding Idaho State’s head coach. the Weber State program. Notes: Idaho is coming Jerome Souers, the longestoff a 20-7 victory over tenured coach in the conferlowly Portland State for its ence, is in his 21st season first conference win since at the helm. dropping down from the Notes: Weber State, FBS. The Vandals have coming off its bye week, will scored 41 points in two take the conference’s top scoring defense on the road league game and will need for the first time since Sept. more against Idaho State, 8. Northern Arizona backup which has been quite the quarterback Daniel Bridge- surprise with a road win Gadd leads the conference over North Dakota and with 304 passing yards per 56-42 win over Northern game in league play during Arizona. the absence of regular starter Case Cookus.
Cal Poly (1-4, 0-2) at Sacramento State (2-2, 0-1) Saturday, 7:05 p.m. MT Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium (21,195 FieldTurf) Pluto TV Series History: Cal Poly leads the all-time series, 20-17. Last Meeting: Sacramento State won, 49-14, in 2017. The Coaches: Tim Walsh is in his 10th season as the head coach of Cal Poly. Jody Sears is in his fifth season leading Sacramento State. Notes: Cal Poly comes in with the top rushing offense in the conference, but the piled-up stats haven’t led to a league win, although the losses came to ranked Eastern Washington and Montana. Sacramento State is coming off its bye week and brings with it a balancedbut-average offense that ranks fifth in the league in passing and sixth in rushing.
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WR 18 Samuel Akem
TE 88 Colin Bingham QB 11 Dalton Sneed
LT 78 Conlan Beaver
RB 25 Adam Eastwood
LG 74 Angel Villanueva C 50 Cody Meyer RG 66 Cy Sirmon RT 76 Colton Keintz
WR 81 Samori Toure
WR 16 Jerry Louie-McGee
K 89 Tim Semenza
MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE K LT LG C RG RT
QB 2 Cam Humphrey, So. WR 80 Mitch Roberts, R-Fr. RB 8 Jeremy Calhoun, Sr. WR 6 Keenan Curran, Sr. WR 7 Gabe Sulser, Fr. TE 87 Bryson Deming, R-Fr.
61 75 51 62 70 71
Adam Wilson, Jr. Sean Anderson, Fr. Cole Sain, Fr. Dylan Eickmeyer, So. Skyler Martin, R-Fr. Payton Stoner, So.
MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE CB 3 Justin Calhoun
S 17 Robby Hauck
LB 33 Dante Olson
DE 97 or 46 R.J. Nelson or Jed Nagler
NB 13 Josh Sandry
DT 96 David Shaw
LB 42 Josh Buss
S2 Gavin Robertson
DT 49 Jesse Sims DE 99 Reggie Tilleman
CB 7 Dareon Nash
P 35 Eric Williams
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56 34 44 93 91
Marcus Welnel, R-Fr. Jace Lewis, So. Randy Rodriguez So. Braydon Deming, R-Fr. Eli Alford, Fr.
NB CB CB S S
14 23 8 10 30
Michael McGinnis, R-Fr. Josh Egbo, So. Lewis Cowans, So. Reid Miller, Sr. Evan Epperly, Sr.
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DAY MATCHUPS PORTLAND ST. STARTING DEFENSE
CB 27 Deon Crayon
LB 46 Kasun Jackett
S 14 Anthony Adams NB 1 Romeo Gunt
DE 96 Larry Ross
FS 29 Ryan Lesch
DT 95 Semise Kofe DT 51 Kenton Bartlett DE 53 Noah Yunker
LB 36 Sam Bodine
CB 8 Maxwell Howell
P 90 Ben Niesner
PORTLAND STATE BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE 99 Shawn Richard, Jr. DT 58 Dallas House, Sr. DT 98 Anthony Del Toro, Jr. DE 54 Jake Porter, R-Fr. LB 9 Houston Barnes, Sr. LB 26 Nicolas Ah Sam, So.
NB 42 Steffen Jacobsen, So. S 3 Sam Inos, So. S 19 Jared Reed, R-Fr. CB 23 Montre Brown, Jr. CB 24 Artuz Manning, Sr.
PORTLAND ST. STARTING OFFENSE WR 81 Mataio Talalemotu
TE 89 Charlie Taumoepeau
RT 79 Carlos Barraza RG 77 Korbin Sorensen C 65 Garrett Stauffer
QB 6 Davis Alexander
RB 21 Carlos Martin
LG 73 Peter Fisherkeller
WR 13 Beau Kelly
LT 70 Josh Brown
WR 80 Emmanuel Daigbe
K 57 Cody Williams
PORTLAND STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT TE
62 75 72 76 60 85
Spencer Reed, Jr. Tyson Pauling, Fr. Babak Ghadaksaz, Jr. Tommy Laverde, So. Brady Brick, R-Fr. AJ Ruffin, So.
QB 10 Jalani Eason, So. RB 33 Darian Green, Sr. WR 16 Davis Koetter, R-Fr. WR 32 Nathan Hawthorne, So. WR 7 Isaiah Woods, Jr.
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E12 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 6, 2018
GRIZZLY GAME DAY | JOSH BUSS
Buss Continued from E4
Most of Buss’ tattoos have family ties, like the Buss tattoo on his right bicep, the bull on his right shoulder signifying how he was born in Texas and the sword on the back of his right arm with the creed, “Do everything humanly possible to protect the ones I love.” “Family first always for me,” Buss said. “That’s just who I am.” The largest and most visible part of his tattoo sleeve is also his newest addition. It’s also Buss’ favorite tattoo. It’s a skull draped in a black and white American flag. The flag wraps around Buss’ entire right forearm. Buss made a deal with his brother Jake, the one in the Marines. If Jake finished boot camp, then he could help design the next part of Buss’ sleeve. “I’m proud of him,” Buss said of his brother and the tattoo. “I get a lot of people asking if I’m in the military, so I have to explain it’s for my brother. I try to get everything that has meaning, but that’s probably the most important one to me.”
joking around, and did that. I did a few other ones and they ended up using that one. Which, again, I don’t mind at all. It’s all fun. Who cares?”
MAKING HIS MARK
Through 40 games, Buss has put up astronomical numbers. He has 230 career tackles, 41½ tackles for loss, 16½ sacks, 10 passes defended, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions, a blocked kick and a touchdown. Those 41½ tackles for loss and 16½ sacks are the most put up by a UM linebacker in program history. “It’s a huge honor,” Buss said of the records. “Honestly though, it’s nothing I’ve done that’s special. It’s not the way I play or anything like that. It’s just, honestly, the schemes that our coaches have gotten us into and then everyone TOMMY MARTINO, Missoulian else doing their assignment. That’s really, Montana linebacker Josh Buss brings down Cal Poly’s Drew Hernandez in the second half. truly, what it is. Anyone who is in that position would have done the same thing. only going to be a few still here senior Grizzly assistant Jake Cookus, who now I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to year,” Buss said. “No one believes it obvi- start for three years, so that obviously coaches special teams at his alma mater, ously. It’s been a journey for sure.” Oregon State. helps, just having more time. That’s “I was actually supposed to come up just luck. KEEPING IT LIGHT here for a camp going into my senior “When I got here my freshman year year,” Buss said. “I broke my hip in I would have never guessed that would Football has its serious moments, but lacrosse in our championship game, so I have happened.” Buss likes to find the fun in everything. FINDING MONTANA ended up having to cancel all the camps I The linebacker position was new One of those things: taking outrageous was going to going into my senior season, headshots. Buss gives the credit for the to Buss when he stepped foot on Buss almost didn’t suit up for football which at the time, worried me a little UM’s campus. first non-traditional headshot with the his freshman year at Mountain View. because that’s the perfect time to be Most of his reps in high school were at mohawk to former Montana linebacker He wanted to put all his eggs into the recruited.” running back or wide receiver. Connor Strahm. lacrosse basket. Buss is one of five players who still “I wasn’t expecting linebacker,” Buss “The first mohawk one, I blame it on And for good reason, too. By the time remain on the roster from his recruiting Strahm,” Buss said. “He wanted to do it. I said of what UM recruited him for. Buss’ high school lacrosse career ended, class. He, along with Reggie Tilleman, kinda blame it on him. My freshman year “That was kind of a surprise. It’s been a Buss was a two-time All-American as a Kyle Davis, Shayne Cochran and Evan lot of learning. Freshman year though, was normal. From there I figured I had midfielder in the sport. Epperly are the only fifth-year seniors linebacker was interesting. I was 175, 180 to do something different, I guess. It’s Buss talked it over with his dad, still active in the program who spent time usually the linebackers that have similar pounds. I remember going up against Ben Joe, and high school football coach playing for Delaney. Weyer out there. That was not fun, not stuff, the mohawks for the two years.” Judd Benedick. The five of them have been through Buss went all out for his last one, grow- fun at all.” Buss said Benedick brought him in for three different head coaches — Delaney, Five years later, Buss has just six more ing out a mustache that he now calls “bad a conversation, telling Buss that college Bob Stitt and Hauck — as well as a host of all around.” guaranteed games before the uncertainty coaches want their student-athletes to position coaches. of the future takes over. And in that He added: “It turned out worse than I play a variety of sports in high school. Some people would look at the changes was planning on. I thought I would look time, he’s grown to love Missoula and all “From there I played both,” Buss said. a little better with the mustache, but that Montana brings. All those years playing lacrosse helped as a negative, but Buss spins it into a constructive thing. “This place is a part of home for me,” was a fail.” Buss with field vision and footwork, as “I’ve obviously been through a lot Another glimpse into Buss’ personality Buss said. “The university, football, are well as the physicality. of different coaches here,” Buss said. something I’ll never forget. It’s awesome. is the celebration GIF the Montana Griz Buss finished his high school football “Honestly, I look at that in a positive way. Football twitter account tweets out after It’s the best time of my life so far, the last career as a two-time first-team all-state I’ve been coached in a ton of different four years, five years. Buss racks up yet another sack. running back and had 2,918 rushing techniques, ways to look at offenses, “It sucks it’s coming to an end, but I Everyone else on the team has celebrayards, 32 rushing touchdowns, 1,289 ways to use your hands. Technique-wise think all the people I’ve met here, friends, tory GIFs where they use a football as a receiving yards and 13 receiving touchprop, fold their arms, yell out the camera coaches, they’re all family to me. I’ll be downs over his football career, breaking 11 as a linebacker, I’ve had a lot of different coaches show me different ways to back often.” or clap, but not Buss. school records along the way. His GIF includes ripping a bite out of Buss visited several programs as a high do that.” When thinking back to his freshman Amie Just covers Griz football and a piece of pizza.“I was eating my pizza, schooler, but he committed to Montana year, Buss recalled sitting in a room with Missoula-area preps. Follow her on finishing it up,” Buss said with a laugh. on his official visit. approximately 25 people, all freshmen. Twitter @Amie_Just or email her at Amie. “I was joking around. I knew the camera Buss was recruited by former UM “They were talking about how there’s Just@406mtsports.com. was rolling. I was just eating my pizza, head coach Mick Delaney and former
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E14 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 6, 2018
GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS
THE EDGE
Missoulian reporter AMIE JUST assesses the strengths of both teams
QUARTERBACK: Montana’s Dalton Sneed yet again had a productive Saturday against Cal Poly, racking up a season-high 285 passing yards with a season-high three passing scores and an interception. PSU uses a tandem quarterback system with sophomores Davis Alexander and Jalani Eason. They’ve combined for 1,057 yards through the air and 322 yards on the ground. OFFENSIVE LINE: Montana’s front didn’t allow a sack last week and gave Sneed time in the pocket to get things done. Portland State’s offensive line has plenty of experience, as the Vikings’ offensive front starts three seniors, a junior and a sophomore.Portland State’s five starters have played in a combined 96 games and have 44 starts. On the flip side, PSU’s offensive front has given up six sacks this season. RUNNING BACK/FULLBACK: Adam Eastwood had his most productive day on the ground against Cal Poly, breaking free for 132 yards rushing. PSU’s ground game runs through Alexander and Eason. They’ve combined for 69 carries and 322 yards on the ground. Three PSU running backs have more than 100 yards rushing on the year. WIDE RECEIVER/TIGHT END: UM’s Samuel Akem is balling out as of late. He has 24 receptions for 302 yards with four receiving touchdowns. Jerry Louie-McGee only had two catches against Cal Poly, but he still leads the Griz in receptions and yardage. PSU has one heck of a tight end too, junior preseason All-Big Sky player Charlie Taumoepeau. As a Viking, Taumoepeau has started in 14 games and seen time in 27. Through five games this season, the junior overwhelmingly leads the Vikings’ receiving game with 420 yards and five touchdowns. DEFENSIVE LINE: Montana’s four-man front of Reggie Tilleman, Jesse Sims, David Shaw and RJ Nelson, in addition to reserve lineman Braydon Deming, has combined for 83 tackles, 6½ tackles for loss, 1½ sacks, eight quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. The four PSU starters have wreaked havoc behind the line of scrimmage, combining for 8½ tackles for loss. But on the flip side, PSU’s run defense is near the bottom of the league. LINEBACKERS: The two PSU linebackers to watch are seniors Kasun Jackett and Sam Bodine. The two of them are 1-2 in Portland State’s defense as Jackett leads the Vikings with 36 tackles, and Bodine is right behind with 29. The duo has also combined for six tackles for loss. But they have nothing on the dynamic duo of Montana’s Dante Olson and Josh Buss. DEFENSIVE BACKS: Montana allowed Cal Poly’s run-dominant offense to put up just 100 yards passing on the day. Redshirt freshman safety Robby Hauck nearly doubled his total tackle output last week, adding 17 against Cal Poly. Portland State’s five-man defensive backfield has the fourth-best pass defense in the league, only allowing an average of 227.6 passing yards per game. SPECIAL TEAMS: Tim Semenza has nailed 10 consecutive field goals for the Grizzlies, two in each game of the season so far. That’s a mark that leads the country. PSU’s Cody Williams has made four of his five field goals, missing a 49-yard attempt against Idaho last week. Ben Neisner, the Vikings’ punter, averages 38.6 yards per punt, as two of his attempts have been blocked. INTANGIBLES: Portland State, despite being 1,098 miles round trip away from Missoula, is hopping on the bus for Bruce Barnum’s famed “Americana Tour.” It’s also Homecoming for Montana, meaning Washington-Grizzly Stadium should be near-full like normal.
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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK
BY THE NUMBERS Big Sky Individual Leaders
Total Offense G Plays Yds Yds Pg Sneed,Montana 5 257 1,671 334.2 Gubrud,Eastern Wash. 5 191 1,585 317.0 Maier,UC Davis 4 197 1,154 288.5 Helbig,Southern Utah 4 188 1,116 279.0 Gueller,Idaho St. 4 153 1,017 254.3 Thomson,Sacramento St. 4 111 975 243.8 Bridge-Ga,Northern Ariz. 5 207 1,203 240.6 Alexander,Portland St. 5 131 921 184.2 Petrino,Idaho 4 126 721 180.3 Andersen,Montana St. 5 128 861 172.2 Davis,Weber St. 3 80 499 166.3 Rovig,Montana St. 4 80 610 152.5 Scoring G PAT A FG FGA Pts Avg Gilliam,UC Davis 4 0 0 0 42 10.5 Madison,Idaho St. 4 0 0 0 42 10.5 Semenza,Montana 5 22 10 10 50 10.0 Dotson,Sacramento St. 4 0 0 0 36 9.0 Sheidow,Idaho St. 4 18 6 9 35 8.8 Alcobenda,Eastern Wash. 5 29 5 5 43 8.6 Andersen,Montana St. 5 0 0 0 42 8.4 Protheroe,Cal Poly 5 0 0 0 42 8.4 Davis,Weber St. 3 0 0 0 24 8.0 Tuttle,Weber St. 4 11 7 11 32 8.0 Helbig,Southern Utah 4 0 0 0 30 7.5 O’Rourke,UC Davis 4 13 6 7 30 7.5
Bailey,Montana St. 5 16 8 9 37 7.4 Medeiros,Sacramento St. 4 17 4 6 29 7.3 Berz,Southern Utah 4 13 5 8 25 6.3 Butler,Northern Ariz. 4 0 0 0 24 6.0 Cotton,Idaho 4 0 0 0 24 6.0 Flanagan,Idaho St. 4 0 0 0 24 6.0 McPherson,Eastern Wash. 5 0 0 0 30 6.0 Sneed,Montana 5 0 0 0 30 6.0 Taumoepea,Portland St. 5 0 0 0 30 6.0 Leading Rushers G Car RuYD Tds Yds Pg Davis,Weber St. 3 80 499 4 166.3 Protheroe,Cal Poly 5 148 660 7 132.0 McPherson,Eastern Wash. 5 71 576 5 115.2 Dotson,Sacramento St. 4 69 437 6 109.3 Madison,Idaho St. 4 82 429 7 107.3 Andersen,Montana St. 5 74 517 7 103.4 Saunders,Idaho 4 77 337 2 84.3 Flanagan,Idaho St. 4 56 334 4 83.5 Sneed,Montana 5 63 397 5 79.4 Gilliam,UC Davis 4 60 268 5 67.0 Felila,Southern Utah 4 53 260 1 65.0 Green,Southern Utah 4 51 260 2 65.0 Eastwood,Montana 5 69 311 4 62.2 Leading Passers G Att Cp InL Yds Tds Pts Thomson,Sacramento St. 4 79 48 0 904 5 177.8 Gubrud,Eastern Wash. 5 160 99 5 1,416 13 156.8
Rovig,Montana St. 4 68 42 2 584 4 147.4 Alexander,Portland St. 5 92 46 2 742 6 134.9 Sneed,Montana 5 194 126 3 1,274 9 132.3 Helbig,Southern Utah 4 145 94 2 1,011 5 132.0 Bridge-Ga,Northern Ariz. 5 158 93 4 1,096 9 130.9 Petrino,Idaho 4 99 62 4 695 5 130.2 Constanti,Weber St. 3 65 39 2 392 4 124.8 Gueller,Idaho St. 4 113 63 4 864 4 124.6 Maier,UC Davis 4 185 108 2 1,198 7 123.1 Receptions Per Game G Ct ReYd Ct Pg Doss,UC Davis 4 32 264 8.0 Ungerer,Idaho 4 23 256 5.8 Louie-McG,Montana 5 28 307 5.6 Butler,Northern Ariz. 4 22 458 5.5 Webster,Eastern Wash. 5 25 505 5.0 Wesley,Northern Colo. 5 25 568 5.0 Akem,Montana 5 24 302 4.8 Measom,Southern Utah 4 19 213 4.8 Dean,Idaho St. 4 18 202 4.5 Toure,Montana 5 22 186 4.4 Gilliam,UC Davis 4 17 176 4.3 Gueller,Idaho St. 4 17 401 4.3 Haywood,Idaho 4 17 201 4.3 Kassis,Montana St. 5 21 314 4.2 Receiving Yards Per Game G Ct ReYd RecYD Butler,Northern Ariz. 4 22 458 114.5
MONTANA (4-1) STATISTICS
Defensive leaders
PORTLAND STATE (1-4) STATISTICS Defensive leaders
Griz Opp Scoring average 38.0 26.4 Rushing yards 866 890 Avg./Rush 5.6 4.0 Passing 129-198-3 85-166-5 Passing yards 1305 1170 Average per pass 6.6 7.0 Total offense 2171 2060 Average per play 6.2 5.3 3rd-down conv. 29-75 31-80 Time of possession 28:40 31:20 Fumbles-lost 5-3 11-4 Kick returns 15-27.1 19-16.5 Punt returns 15-10.4 9-7.2 Punting 28-41.7 31-42.2 Sacks by-yards 16-117 7-48 Montana 68 41 41 40 - 190 Opponents 28 27 31 46 - 132
Offensive leaders
Rushing Dalton Sneed 63-397 (6.3 ypc.), long 75, 5 TDs Adam Eastwood 69-311 (4.5 ypc.), long 68, 4 TDs Gabe Sulser 1-53, 1 TD Alijah Lee 10-47 (4.7 ypc.), long 20 Jerry Louie-McGee 3-41 (13.7 ypc.), long 30 Jeremy Calhoun 5-20 (4.0 ypc.), long 15 Rey Green 1-(-1) Passing Sneed 126-194-3, 1274 yards, long 53, 9 TDs Cam Humphrey 1-2-0, 6 yards Keenan Curran 1-1-0, 25 yards, 1 TD Mitch Roberts 1-1-0, 0 yards Receiving Louie-McGee 28-307 (11.0 ypc.), long 33, 1 TD Samuel Akem 24-302 (12.6 ypc.), long 54, 4 TDs Samori Toure 22-186 (8.5 ypc.), long 20, 1 TD Eastwood 17-83 (4.9 ypc.), long 13 Curran 15-185 (12.3 ypc.), long 33 Colin Bingham 5-51 (10.2 ypc.), long 25, 1 TD Matt Rensvold 4-63 (15.8 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Lee 4-62 (15.5 ypc.), long 37 Bryson Deming 4-33 (8.2 ypc.), long 9 Sulser 3-15 (5.0 ypc.), long 6, 1 TD Je. Calhoun 1-12 Roberts 1-6 Sneed 1-0
Tackles LB Dante Olson 79, 31 unassisted S Robby Hauck 47, 20 unassisted LB Josh Buss 32, 15 unassisted LB Jace Lewis 29, 9 unassisted S Reid Miller 29, 15 unassisted DT Jesse Sims 24, 3 unassisted CB Justin Calhoun 24, 19 unassisted S Josh Sandry 24, 12 unassisted DE Reggie Tilleman 21, 6 unassisted S Gavin Robertson 17, 10 unassisted DT David Shaw 17, 2 unassisted DE RJ Nelson 12, 6 unassisted LB Marcus Welnel 10, 5 unassisted Tackles for loss LB Olson 7.0-41 LB Marcus Welnel 1.5-5 LB Buss 5.5-35 CB Calhoun 1.0-11 LB Lewis 2.5-15 DE Nelson 1.0-7 DT Sims 2.5-4 DE Jed Nagler 1.0-6 DE Deming 2.0-10 6 with 0.5 Sacks LB Buss 4.5-34 DE Nagler 1.0-6 LB Olson 4.5-33 LB Welnel 1.0-4 LB Lewis 2.0-14 DT Shaw 0.5-3 CB Calhoun 1.0-11 DL Andrew Harris 0.5-3 DE Deming 1.0-9 Interceptions CB Dareon Nash 2-40, 1 TD S Miller 1-25 LB Olson 2-51 Fumbles forced-recovered LB Buss 2-2, 1 TD LB Welnel 1-0 DT Sims 1-0 WR Louie-McGee 1-0 CB Calhoun 1-0 CB Dareon Nash 0-1 LB Olson 1-0 LS Matthew DT Shaw 1-0 O’Donoghue 0-1 Pass breakups CB Calhoun 5 S Hauck 1 CB Nash 3 LB Buss 1 LB Olson 3 S Evan Epperly 1 S Sandry 3 CB Lewis Cowans 1 S Miller 2
Special teams leaders
PATs/Field goals Tim Semenza 20-22/10-10, long 42, 50 points Punting Eric Williams 27-1154 (42.7 ypp.), long 57, 9 inside 20 Punt returns Louie-McGee 15-156 (10.4 ypr.), long 46 Kickoff returns Malik Flowers 15-406 (27.1 ypr.), long 95, 1 TD
PSU Opp Scoring average 25.2 42.2 Rushing yards 854 1071 Avg./Rush 4.1 5.1 Passing 61-118-2 80-124-4 Passing yards 1057 1138 Average per pass 9.0 9.2 Total offense 1911 2209 Average per play 5.8 6.6 3rd-down conv. 25-72 28-61 Time of possession 31:57 28:03 Fumbles-lost 5-1 9-2 Kick returns 8-17.8 13-17.0 Punt returns 4-0 10-18.6 Punting 30-36.3 16-41.2 Sacks by-yards 6-43 15-73 Portland State 40 51 14 21 - 126 Opponents 39 86 59 27 - 211
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Rushing Davis Alexander 39-179 (4.6 ypc.), long 35, 3 TDs Jalani Eason 30-153 (5.1 ypc.), long 47 Darian Green 37-136 (3.7 ypc.), long 16, 1 TD Sirgeo Hoffman 43-126 (2.9 ypc.), long 20 Carlos Martin 34-110 (3.2 ypc.), long 18, 1 TD Antwone Williams 15-96 (6.4 ypc.) long 23, 1 TD Ben Niesner 1-27 Charlie Taumopeau 1-16 Nathan Hawthorne 1-10 Beau Kelly 1-3 Danny Velasquez 3-3 (1.0 ypc.), long 2 Chase Morrison 1-2 Passing Alexander 46-92-2, 742 yards, long 75, 6 TDs Eason 13-23-0, 251 yards, long 71, 3 TDs Davis Koetter 0-1 Velasquez 1-1-0, 17 yards Kelly 1-1-0, 47 yards Receiving Taumoepeau 15-420 (28.0 ypc.), long 75, 5 TDs Mataio Talalemotu 13-161 (12.4 ypc.), long 40, 1 TD Kelly 7-107 (15.3 ypc.), long 47 AJ Ruffin 7-80 (11.4 ypc.) long 18 Emmanuel Daigbe 6-100 (16.7 ypc.), long 35, 1 TD Martin 4-21 (5.2 ypc.) long 16 Koetter 3-115 (38.3 ypc.), long 54, 2 TDs Green 3-14 (4.7 ypc.), long 8 Alexander 1-17 Isaiah Woods 1-14 Easton Trakel 1-8
Wesley,Northern Colo. 5 25 568 113.6 Webster,Eastern Wash. 5 25 505 101.0 Gueller,Idaho St. 4 17 401 100.3 Taumoepea,Portland St. 5 15 420 84.0 Ratliff,Sacramento St. 4 12 324 81.0 Doss,UC Davis 4 32 264 66.0 Ungerer,Idaho 4 23 256 64.0 Kassis,Montana St. 5 21 314 62.8 Cotton,Idaho 4 15 248 62.0 Louie-McG,Montana 5 28 307 61.4 Akem,Montana 5 24 302 60.4 Koski,Cal Poly 5 16 301 60.2 Harrell,UC Davis 4 15 234 58.5 Interceptions Per Game G InG Yds TD IPG Graves,Idaho St. 3 2 38 0 .7 Dorsey,Northern Ariz. 5 3 10 0 .6 Benjamin,Weber St. 4 2 22 0 .5 Boyd Jr.,Northern Colo. 4 2 7 0 .5 Harriel,Sacramento St. 4 2 20 0 .5 Stice,Weber St. 4 2 61 0 .5 Johnson,Northern Ariz. 5 2 59 0 .4 Nash,Montana 5 2 40 1 .4 Olson,Montana 5 2 51 0 .4 Garcia,UC Davis 3 1 0 0 .3 Maxwell,Weber St. 3 1 6 0 .3 Peacock,UC Davis 3 1 4 0 .3 Smith,Idaho St. 3 1 16 0 .3
Tackles Kasun Jackett 36, 24 unassisted Sam Bodine 29, 19 unassisted Romeo Gunt 26, 14 unassisted Houston Barnes 25, 14 unassisted Sam Inos 19, 12 unassisted Ryan Lesch 18, 10 unasissted Anthony Adams 18, 14 unassisted Noah Yunker 15, 10 unassisted Larry Ross 15, 9 unassisted Kenton Bartlett 13, 8 unassisted Tackles for loss Gunt 4.0-16 Adams 2.0-8 Bartlett 4.0-12 Semise Kofe 2.0-3 Jackett 3.0-16 Anthony Del Toro 1.5-4 Bodine 3.0-3 Shawn Richard 1.5-3 Ross 2.5-10 Deon Crayon 1.0-3 Dallas House 2.5-7 Barnes 1.0-2 Yunker 2.0-11 Montre Brown 1.0-2 Sacks Ross 1.5-8 Yunker 1.0-8 Jackett 1.0-12 Bartlett 1.0-4 Gunt 1.0-8 House 0.5-3 Interceptions Gunt 1-31 Artuz Manning 1-0 Inos 1-0 Maxwell Howell 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Gunt 1-0 Richard 1-1 Adams 1-1 David Joseph 1-0 Crayon 1-0 Pass breakups Adams 2 Bodine 1 Crayon 2 Yunker 1 Jackett 1 Manning 1
Special teams leaders
PATs/Field goals Cody Williams 16-16/4-5, long 44, 28 points Punting Niesner 28-1,081 (38.6 ypp.), long 56, 6 inside 20, 2 blocked Punt returns Kelly 4-0 Kickoff returns A. Williams 4-68 (17.0 ypr.), long 27 Trakel 3-59 (19.7 ypr.) long 24 Bishop Mitchell 1-15
E16 — Missoulian, Saturday, October 6, 2018
GRIZZLY GAME DAY
Improved protection, improved offense for No. 10 Washington TIM BOOTH Associated Press
SEATTLE — Chris Petersen has said repeatedly that if Jake Browning is given the chance to scan the field and set his feet, it’s awfully difficult to slow down Washington’s senior quarterback. The past two weeks have shown just how important the protection is for the efficiency of No. 10 Washington’s offense and how much the Huskies offensive line has improved since the season opener against Auburn. “We were really pleased with how they ran the ball and then to give Jake the chance to set his feet in there and look at some things, it was very clean,” Petersen said Monday, two days after the Huskies overwhelmed BYU 35-7. “He’s not going to have the numbers he has, Jake, without the O-line doing some really good stuff.” Browning was under immense pressure in Washington’s first two games facing FBS opponents Auburn and Utah. He was sacked five times against Auburn and pestered consistently by Utah although he was
sacked only once. But in the past two games, Browning’s protection has improved dramatically and so has the efficiency of Washington’s offense. Browning was sacked just once against Arizona State — for a loss of 2 yards — and he was rarely touched against BYU. Browning was sacked only once by the Cougars on the first drive of the game when he was called for intentional grounding. Otherwise, Browning was kept clean and because of that the Huskies quarterback turned in one of the most efficient passing games in Pac-12 history, completing 23 of 25 passes. “Every week we’ve progressed with the pass protection because it takes time,” center Nick Harris said. “Everybody expects everything to be perfect in the beginning of the season but all that stuff takes time.” Washington’s offensive line was deemed a strength before the season, but the Huskies lost left tackle Trey Adams to a back injury in the week leading up to the opener. The Huskies struggled at times during the first three weeks as the line figured out
how to make up for not having the expected starting left tackle. While Adams and tackle Kaleb McGary are projected to be NFL starters, the anchor of the group is Harris. He received plenty of praise after the win over Arizona State for making sure the protections were set against a defense known for its unique pressures and fronts. Harris got just as much recognition for his slide-step and point after an Arizona State defensive lineman crashed into him on an offside penalty. “Everybody thinks I was trying to do it on purpose. I was trying to not fall on Jake,” Harris said. “You know all those times they push the O-line they fall back. I was trying not to fall. That little step I took was me catching myself. And the point was my personality.” Of course, that meant for most of last week before the BYU game, anytime Harris walked through the Huskies locker room teammates were trying to impersonate the point back at him. “Everyone in the locker room kept doing the point at me. I was like ‘I get it,’” Harris said. “I pride myself
on trying to be athletic. That’s what that was.” While Harris’ moves got him recognition against Arizona State, it was his hustle that stood out against BYU. With the Huskies leading 28-0 midway through the third quarter, Salvon Ahmed got loose on a 28-yard run. Ahmed was hit from behind and fumbled, and in the ensuing scramble Harris ended up falling on the loose ball 37 yards from the line of scrimmage. “He really bailed me out on that play,” Ahmed said. “He really hustled on the play to get that far down field so I definitely owe him.” The Huskies’ protection may not get much of a test this week against UCLA, which has just seven sacks in four games. But looming is a showdown in two weeks against Oregon and its much-improved defense.
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