Griz Game Day Sept. 26 by Missoulian

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Levi Horn

Moving mountains

Horn got past many stumbling blocks to attain success By FRITZ NEIGHBOR of the Missoulian

Ted Lyon won just one game his first year coaching football at Rogers High School in Spokane in 2003, and the Pirates weren’t loaded with talent for ’04 either. But Lyon knew any success in his second season would likely be tied to a 6-foot-7 behemoth with soft hands and a big motor. So after that first season, he drove out to the home of Levi Horn to talk to his junior tight end – a gifted player whose bad grades sidelined him from the seventh game on in 2003. Lyon saw tremendous potential, not only physically, but in Horn’s sharp mind. “He had some grade issues, and had some stuff off the field,” Lyon, now an assistant junior high principal in Santa Maria, Calif., said. “But of course I saw how big he was and how thin we were up front, and I tried to – to be honest – make it my mission to get him on the football team. “So I went out and visited him, and I said, ‘Hey, Levi, it’s all or nothing. You’re going to have to get it done or we’re going to have to part ways.’ ” What Horn has done since is remarkable. At 6-foot-7 and 315 pounds, he is the starting left tackle for the No. 4 Montana Grizzlies, who take on Northern Arizona on Saturday. He’s closing in on a degree in social work. He might have a shot at playing on Sundays, but he’s not putting all his eggs in that basket. LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian He’s grown up. Montana left tackle Levi Horn overcame a lifetime of obstacles to obtain a starting position with the Griz. “I have talked about what he’s become,” Lyon says. “He’s not far from graduating, Montana. “Just ridiculous,” said Levi Horn, who and football cleats cost money, especially which considering where he was, is Born and raised in Spokane, she never knew his father but has a handle on the size that Levi wore. Financial aid from a amazing. Because he had some stuff thrown struggled first with feeding a boy who the genetics at work. “All the native men in youth center helped; his basketball coach in his way.” weighed nearly 12 pounds at birth, was our family were pretty big – Grandpa, my bought his shoes for him his senior year. eating solid food at one month and who cousins, my brother. All the women are fairly Yet that was only part of the battle. Julia Faye Horn dotes on Levi, the dwarfed the teaching tables at kindergarten short.” “In high school I didn’t make the best youngest of her three children. She is Native (he sat at his own desk). By high school Julia was struggling with choices,” Levi Horn says now. “I had a lot of American, mostly Northern Cheyenne, with In sixth grade he was six feet tall; in lupus, and with finding the means to keep relatives down in the Lame Deer area of eighth grade he was 6-4 and 240 pounds. her athletic youngest son in sports. Baseball See HORN, Page G8

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack

BY THE NUMBERS MONTANA (3-0) Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards Montana Opponents

7 14

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34.7 166.0 4.3 54-95-2 253.0 8.0 419.0 6.0 19-42 28:01 5-2 6-20.2 8-17.8 10-42.5 2-14

9.0 49.7 1.9 84-141-5 248.0 5.3 297.7 4.1 18-50 31:59 5-2 16-19.9 2-3.5 18-36.7 2-11

31 6

28 7

38 0

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CB Keith Thompson 12, 7 unassisted LB Brandon Fisher 12, 6 unassisted LB Alex Shaw 11, 5 unassisted DE Severin Campbell 11, 5 unassisted CB Trumaine Johnson 10, 7 unassisted LB Jordan Tripp 9, 5 unassisted DT Austin Mullins 9, 1 unassisted SS Mike McCord 8, 5 unassisted DT Tyler Hobbs 7, 3 unassisted DE Ryan Fetherston 7, 5 unassisted Tackles for loss DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10 LB Shawn Lebsock 2-9 CB Trumaine Johnson 2-3 DE Severin Campbell 1.5-3 LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8 DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6 104 27

Offensive leaders Rushing Chase Reynolds 55-218 (4.0 ypc.), long 29, 3 TDs Peter Nguyen 12-102 (8.5 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Gerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Andrew Selle 6-40, long 34, 0 TDs Dan Moore 12-35 (2.9 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 9-29 (3.2 ypc.), long 6, 0 TDs Justin Roper 4-18 (4.5 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Beau Donaldson 1-1, 1 TD Passing Andrew Selle 27-48-1 for 408 yards, long 45, 4 TDs Justin Roper 27-46-0 for 351 yards, long 61, 3 TDs Gerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards Receiving Tyler Palmer 11-147 (13.4 ypc.), long 23, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 10-222 (22.2 ypc.), long 56, 2 TDs Jabin Sambrano 9-137 (15.2 ypc.), long 38, 0 TDs Dan Beaudin 6-106 (17.7 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDs Chase Reynolds 6-34 (5.7 ypc.), long 12, 0 TDs Sam Gratton 4-45 (11.2 ypc.), long 17, 1 TD Stephen Pfahler 3-31 (10.3 ypc.), long 14, 3 TDs Peter Nguyen 2-18 (9.0 ypc.), long 10, 0 TDs

Defensive leaders Tackles LB Shawn Lebsock 21, 9 unassisted SS Erik Stoll 17, 10 unassisted FS Shann Schillinger 14, 7 unassisted

Sacks

Interceptions CB Trumaine Johnson 2-0 SS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDs LB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDs DE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDs Fumbles forced-recovered DE Severin Campbell 0-1 FS Mike McCord 1-0 LB Jordan Tripp 0-1 LB Alex Shaw 0-1 DT Austin Mullans 3 CB Keith Thompson 3 CB Trumaine Johnson 3 LB Brandon Fisher 2 11 with 1

Pass breakups

Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Brody McKnight 14-14/2-5, long 31, 1 blocked, 20 points Punting Sean Wren 10-42.5, long 60, 3 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Sam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDs Marc Mariani 2-16.5, long 35, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Jabin Sambrano 2-27.5, long 35, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 2-21.5, long 29, 0 TDs

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NORTHERN ARIZONA (1-1) Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards Northern Arizona Opponents

17 21

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29.5 157.5 5.3 35-51-2 232.5 9.1 390.0 7.1 9-19 24:59 5-1 8-123 8-21.2 3-1.3 7-46.1 4-22

36.5 237.0 6.0 54-77-1 312.5 8.1 549.5 7.0 16-29 35:01 4-2 15-140 6-26.3 2-7.5 4-41.8 1-7

21 14

7 9

14 29

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Lumberjacks’ schedule Sept. 12.............................................at Arizona (L, 17-34) Sept. 19.............................SOUTHERN UTAH (W, 42-39) Sept. 26............................................................... MONTANA Oct. 3 NO. COLORADO Oct. 10.................................................... at Montana State Oct. 17..................................................... at Portland State Oct. 24............................................................ IDAHO STATE Oct. 31.............................................. at Sacramento State Nov. 7...................................................................at Ole Miss Nov. 14..........................................................at Weber State Nov. 21......................................................E. WASHINGTON – –

Offensive leaders

Passing Michael Herrick 35-51-2 for 465 yards, long 78, 3 TDs Receiving Ed Berry 9-104 (11.6 ypc.), long 27, 2 TDs Conrad Meadows 8-139 (17.4 ypc.), long 78, 0 TDs Davieun Curry-Chapman 7-81 (11.6 ypc.), long 35, 1 TD Alex Henderson 5-80 (16.0 ypc.), long 29, 0 TDs Ryan Rauschert 2-19 (9.5 ypc.), long 13, 0 TDs

CB Daivon Dumas 2 CB Raphael Mack 1

Pass breakups

PATs/Field goals Matt Myers 6-6/1-2, long 43, 0 blocked, 9 points

Tackles S Matt Estrada 19, 15 unassisted LB Reid Worthington 14, 6 unassisted S Matt Steinbach 13, 9 unassisted LB Zac McNally 12, 1 unassisted DE Brandon Vance 12, 7 unassisted S Taylor Julio 11, 6 unassisted CB Davion Dumas 8, 5 unassisted LB Stevon THomas 8, 4 unassisted

Punting Ryan Rauschert 6-42.2, long 51, 3 inisde 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Conrad Meadows 2-3.5, long 9, 0 TDs Austin Shanks 1-minus 3 Kickoff returns Austin Shanks 4-28.0, long 57, 0 TDs

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Rushing Alex Henderson 46-224 (4.9 ypc.), long 57, 3 TDs Giovannie Dixon 9-58 (6.4 ypc.), long 30, 1 TD Austin Shanks 2-41 (20.5 ypc.), long 35, 1 TD Michael Herrick 1-minus 7

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

Miami trying to make it ‘back’ By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

It’s one of the most asked questions by college football fans and media members: Is (insert lagging program name here) “back?” – as in back to being one of the elite program it once was. Alabama has been back and forth a bunch over the last decade or so. Notre Dame was back in Charlie Weis’ first two seasons, then gone again. Michigan is already showing signs of being back after a year away. Nebraska has been trying to get back for almost a decade now. Every time the Huskers get close, well, see last week at Virginia Tech. This week, Blacksburg, Va., is again the site of a possible “they’re back” game as No. 9 Miami faces No. 11 Virginia Tech. The Hurricanes (2-0) have already beaten two teams (Florida State and Georgia Tech) ranked in the preseason and cracked the top 10 of the AP poll for the first time since 2005. If they move to 3-0 against the Hokies on the road, the Canes will grab hold of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division race and talk of a national title run will ramp up heading into next week’ home game against Oklahoma. The Hurricanes, with five national championships since 1983, went 19-19 the past three seasons. But Randy Shannon has stocked up on blue-chip recruits in his first two years as

coach and that talent has produced the first two games of this season. Jacory Harris is the third-ranked passer in the country and a defense that allowed more than 400 yards rushing to Georgia Tech’s option offense last season held the Yellow Jackets under 100 last week. Miami might not be “back” yet, but it certainly looks as if its on the way. The picks:

Tech Yes, the Hurricanes are back ... MIAMI 24-17. Washington State (plus 45fi) at No. 12 Southern California Trojans beat Cougars 69-0 last year, but Wazzu is improved ... USC 50-10. Illinois (plus 14) at No. 13 Ohio State Juice Williams and Illini beat No. 1 Buckeyes at Shoe in ’07 ... OHIO STATE 3817. Fresno State (plus 16fi) at No. 14 Saturday Cincinnati No. 1 Florida (minus 21) at Kentucky Bearcats catching up to Buckeyes ... Swine flu bigger concern than Wildcats CINCINNATI 45-24. for Gators ... FLORIDA 38-14. No. 15 TCU (plus 2fi) at Clemson UTEP (plus 36) at No. 2 Texas TCU’s turn to be MWC’s best chance to Mack Brown is 17-0 vs. nonconference bust BCS ... TCU 28-21. teams from Texas ... TEXAS 55-14. Grambling State (no line) at No. 16 Arkansas (plus 17) at No. 3 Alabama Oklahoma State Razorbacks have brutal schedule, Tigers are defending SWAC champs ... defense ... ALABAMA 38-17. OKLAHOMA STATE 60-14. Iowa (plus 9fi) at No. 5 Penn State Texas Tech (plus 1) at No. 17 Houston Struggling Hawkeyes O against bangedHow about first QB to 500 yards wins? ... up Nittany Lions D ... PENN STATE 21-14. HOUSTON 48-42. No. 6 California (minus 5fi) at Oregon South Florida (plus 14fi) at No. 18 Florida Bears have owned Ducks lately, winning State four of five ... CALIFORNIA 34-30. Can Bulls survive without injured QB No. 7 LSU (minus 13) at Mississippi State Matt Grothe? ... FLORIDA STATE 31-14. Tigers have won nine straight against Colorado State (plus 16) at No. 19 BYU Bulldogs ... LSU 35-10. Rams a Mountain West dark horse ... BYU No. 8 Boise State (minus 17) at Bowling 35-27. Green Southern Mississippi (plus 13fi) at No. 20 Broncos best be wary of upstart Falcons Kansas ... BOWLING GREEN 38-30. Golden Eagles always up for tough road No. 9 Miami (minus 2fi) at No. 11 Virginia trip ... KANSAS 41-21.

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Arizona State (plus 11fi) at No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs found an offense, but what’s up with D? ... GEORGIA 35-27. No. 22 North Carolina (plus 2fi) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets could find themselves in big ACC hole ... NORTH CAROLINA 28-24. Indiana (plus 21) at No. 23 Michigan Hoosiers are undefeated, too ... MICHIGAN 42-17. No. 24 Washington (plus 7) at Stanford Huskies still underdogs? Doggone right ... STANFORD 24-14. Louisiana-Lafayette (plus 27fi) at No. 25 Nebraska Cornhuskers are back ... to pounding patsies ... NEBRASKA 49-14.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Dan Moore

Tunnel run worth the wait for Moore By SCOTT JOHNSON for the Missoulian

No. 35 Year: Freshman Position: Running back Height: 5-foot-11 Weight: 225 Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.

Montana running back Dan Moore is happy to be back on the football field. It might be the only place he likes more than the weight room. Moore, a Tucson, Ariz., native, was ineligible to play or practice his first year with the Grizzlies last season after he unknowingly failed to meet NCAA requirements in high school. A workout warrior who might be the strongest player on the team, Moore came to Montana with impressive football credentials in high school. He rushed for 1,941 yards and 19 touchdowns and added another two scores and 249 yards off of receptions as a senior. Moore, who also played baseball and wrestled, scored on a 93-yard run the first time he touched the ball as a freshman in high school. The 5-foot-11, 225-pounder has been used primarily in short-yardage situations this year, accounting for 35 yards on 12 carries, including a 1-yard touchdown against Western State. Q: Can you explain why you had to sit out last season? A: My high school hadn’t had a football player get offered a scholarship in more than 10 years. I went off of the old requirements, so I wasn’t eligible with only 14 core credits (math, English, science). You

need to have 16 core credits. My high school contacted the NCAA and took the blame. The NCAA made me a special case so I could keep my scholarship, but I couldn’t play or practice with the team. Q: So how many years of eligibility will you have? A: I’ll have three more years after this season.

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Q: Did you consider doing some intramural flag football? A: Uh, no. Not really. I just concentrated on getting stronger and faster. Q: How did you end up at Montana? A: I sent out a bunch of tapes. Coach (Bobby) Hauck came out to my school my senior year and invited me out for an official visit. I liked it a lot, so I committed.

Q: What did you do to stay connected with the team since you were unable to practice or play? A: I was put in the dorms with the other football guys. I worked out with (strength) Coach (Mike) Gerber Q: You received offers to also play a lot of the time. I was able to still at Nicholls State and Portland State, attend position meetings. but committed to Montana before making an official visit to Portland Q: When did you find out that State. What sold you on Montana you were ineligible to play your first being the best fit for you? year? A: Great tradition. Bobby Hauck is A: It was about two to three a great a coach with a great winning weeks before fall camp last year. It record. I couldn’t ask for more. sucked. Q: What was Northern Arizona’s Q: What was it like to be on the interest level in you? team, but unable to play or even A: I got letters back and forth practice? with them. I didn’t really hear much A: It was rough at first. It worked from the Arizona schools. Mostly out in the end. It gave me time to out of state schools. get bigger, faster and stronger. I look at it as a blessing. Q: Unlike Montana, fellow Big Sky member Northern Arizona Q: What did you do stay in has to fight an NFL team and two football shape besides lift? major college programs for media A: Coach Gerber had me on attention in the state. I know a good program. It was a winter you grew up with the shadow of

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the University of Arizona in your backyard, but does anyone in Arizona talk about NAU or do you ever see people wearing their gear outside of Flagstaff? A: Yeah, there were some people at my high school that wore NAU. But not like here, where the fans are amazing with how they show their love for college football. I haven’t met one person here who doesn’t love Griz football. Q: How many people are you going to know in attendance at Saturday’s game? A: I’ve got a lot coming. My family, my high school coach, my Pop Warner coach and maybe my girlfriend and her family. Q: Have you been looking forward to this game more than other games on the schedule? A: Not really. The Western State game was the one I was looking forward to the most because I couldn’t be with the team my first year. I just wanted to run out of the tunnel so bad. I was looking forward to that one the most. Q: Is your hometown similar or different compared to Missoula? A: Tucson is pretty big about U of A. In my hometown there’s some (Arizona State) fans and some for U of A. Here it’s all Griz. They love Griz See MOORE, Page G8

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Selle, Roper & Kemp sounds more like a law firm than a QB corps, but at least they’re (sorta) proven against Big Sky competition. Can’t say the same for NAU’s Michael Herrick. The Ole Miss transfer may turn out to be stellar, but he’s going to have to show us something before we give him The Edge.

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Montana had a ton of turnover from last season and is still on the road back to being the biggest and nastiest of the BSC’s big nasties. Meanwhile, through two games NAU’s O-line has allowed just one sack. Crazy, right? But after Chase Reynolds’ tough outing last week against PSU, you gotta give the nod to NAU’s Alex Henderson. Hendo is averaging 112 yards per game and already has as many TDs (3) as any other back in conference, with one fewer game than most under his belt.

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NAU has a crew of WRs in the mode of UM great Matt Wells, which is to say, they’re short. Ed Berry and Conrad Meadows are both listed at 5-foot-9 and you know those numbers are inflated. Meanwhile, the Griz have beasts in Mariani, Palmer and Sambrano and TE Steven Pfahler suddenly has touchdown

Remember when we gave The Edge at RB to NAU? Yeah, we forgot to tell Mr. Henderson that the Griz are tops in the BSC against the run, conceding fewer than 50 yards per game on average. Sack numbers are down for UM, but maybe that’s because Austin Mullins and the boys are too busy stuffing the Shawn Lebsock’s 21 tackles simply can’t be ignored. Meanwhile, the Lumberjacks are without starters Cody Dowd and Anthony Llanos. Generally speaking, it’s not a great idea to try to corral an offense with as many weapons as UM’s with

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We’d be remiss if we didn’t also mention Matt “CHiPs” Estrada’s 19 tackles. Montana’s Erik Stoll (17) and Shann Schillinger (14) have also been active and now that Griz corners Andrew Swink and Trumaine Johnson have their ... um ... off-the-field issues sorted out, we like UM’s secondary here.

We’re still waiting on new sparkplug Peter Nguyen or the aforementioned Mr. Mariani to take a kick to the house this season. Even still, special teams have still been special for UM. Just ask PSU punter Thomas Duyndam about that.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Levi Horn

Horn

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people kind of funnel me to college. I had to make the right choices to go that direction.” Horn mentioned that Rogers High and the community of Spokane are ripe for underage partying. That meeting with Lyon followed a perhaps predictable off-field transgression. “I got caught,” Horn said. “And my coach didn’t know if he was going to let me play my senior year.” It was a pivotal time. But by the fall of 2004, after the University of Idaho called and offered a full scholarship, he was on his way. “I couldn’t have dreamed for even one minute that Levi would be a football player,” says his mom, who lived in Missoula for Levi’s first three years at UM and has rarely missed his home games. “He was very advantageous and thoughtful about the opportunity.” Horn, all-state in Class 4A at tight end, was about to become Rogers’ first Division I scholarship athlete in 25 years. And he would take that scholarship from Oregon of the Pac-10. Horn has a quick wit. The big guy may have a soft voice, but there is sharpness there. “Hey, (stuff) don’t change in a week,” Colin Dow told Horn in 2006, the year the redshirt freshman transferred into Montana. Dow, an all-Big Sky Conference lineman, had given Horn “the treatment”: He’d soap up his towel, pre-shower; he’d have him dress away

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football. Q: What was it like to score a touchdown against Western State? A: It was awesome. I was just so happy. I dreamed about scoring my first touchdown for a year. It was great.

from the other linemen. If Horn had inklings to stray from Dow’s regimen, he heard the same thing – things haven’t changed in the last seven days. “I was still relatively young in the program, but I thought I was hot stuff,” Dow says now. “And I gave him a heck of a hazing. And he wouldn’t say a word.” A year later, practice was at full bore and Dow had screwed up his assignment. He got an earful from position coach Pete Kaligis, and then heard a voice from down the line. “(Stuff) don’t change in a week, does it, Colin?” asked Horn. Montana has been a good fit for Horn, who doesn’t say much about his year at Oregon other than it didn’t work out. As for the transfer process, Horn said that Oregon’s O-line coach said he’d get the word out to colleges. Only Portland State called. Three weeks later Kaligis rang him up, saying he’d only just heard of Horn’s transfer. He was about ready to go to PSU but he knew about the Griz. “Ty Gregorak sent me a letter, even though they knew I was probably going to go to Oregon,” Horn said. “That kind of made me think of Montana when I decided to transfer.” He’s played 40 games here since, and started 24. In that span Montana has lost just five times. Not bad for a guy who won just two of his 20 high school varsity games. “It was his (Lyon’s) first coaching job,” said Horn, who often reminds teammate Tyler Hobbs that both of his high school wins came over Hobbs’ West Valley High. “He didn’t quite know what he was in for. He tried to run the speed option with us, which was hilarious, because we could barely get

is 390 to 400, and my squat is 520. Q: Are you really the strongest player on the team? A number of guys on the team have said that. A: Yeah, I have the best percentages based on body fat and size that coaches use. Pound for pound I guess I would be the strongest. Q: What do you listen to when you lift? A: Rise Against. Chevelle. A lot of rock. Some rap.

Q: What is your typical workout regime? A: Coach Gerber has us all on a Q: Is there a time you like to lift program. Power clean, snatch, back more than any other day? squat, a lot of bench and a lot of A: I like to lift in the afternoon. I leg and upper body work. helps me clear my head. Q: What are your best max lifts Q: The team Web site states in the bench, squat, power clean? A: My bench is 420. Power clean you’re a forestry major with a

inside zone down.” “No one was intimidated by our team, or by our school at the start,” said Lyon, who coached four years at Rogers. “But Levi did carry some weight.”

“It did work out for me,” he said. “But I had tons of help from my coaches, my community, the school, the teachers … That’s why when I had my first social work class, I was like, ‘This is what I want to do.’ To give back.” Horn is a presence on the field for the His mom Julia remarked: “There’s a Griz, but he’s also managed to throw up destination now. It’s more defined in him some roadblocks in each game this season. than it ever was.” His after-the-whistle personal foul late in Lyon has seen his former star athlete play Montana’s 17-10 win at UC Davis is the most for the Griz twice, at Davis this season and glaring example. The Grizzlies lost 15 yards, Cal Poly in 2008. He couldn’t be prouder of had to punt and eventually sealed the win Horn or, for that matter, UM. with a last-minute interception. “At that level, you can take some “They’re outshining his performance diamonds in the rough and polish them,” right now,” said Chad Germer, who came Lyon said. “I thought Montana would work on as UM’s O-line coach after Kaligis left for out for him.” Wyoming. “He plays with so much emotion, It could take him to the NFL. Dow and so much fire, that he wants to make a great J.D. Quinn had shots off last year’s team, and block on every play. He just has to do it Cory Procter, Cody Balogh, Brad Rhoades within the time frame of the play.” and Dylan McFarland have all stepped up to The penalties belie the fact that Horn has the next level in UM’s recent history. played well overall. “It would be a beautiful thing,” said Lyons. “Do you want to leave the field being “But what he’s got from Montana – the known for the one or two plays that hurt us, education, the degree – those are the things or for the great effort you provided?” Germer he’ll live his life with.” asked. “Let’s reflect on that after the game, and not one or two things that put your Reporter Fritz Neighbor can be reached at team in a bad situation.” 523-5247 or at fneighbor@missoulian.com. The O-line, missing three starters from last year, is a work in progress. Both Germer and Horn see only improvement ahead. “I think we’re getting a little bit better,” said Horn. “It’s a lot of reps. We didn’t have a 200-yard (rushing) game until the fifth or sixth game last year. I think we’re coming along faster this year.” Horn is aware how far he’s come himself. His own story has inspired him to help others.

desire to become a fire fighter. How influential was Montana’s strong forestry department for your commitment to the Grizzlies? A: I’m a communications major now, but it fit in good because I was interested in becoming a fire fighter. I still want to be a fire fighter.

we see if it takes off? A: OK.

Q: Did you have any family members or relatives involved in fire fighting? A: No. I just wanted to be a fire fighter my whole life. My house was right down the block from the fire department. I always thought it would be cool to be one.

Q: Nearly half of the teams in Major League Baseball hold their spring training in Arizona. Do you have any good spring training stories? A: When I was younger I would play on the grass behind the Sidewinders’ field. I would catch the batting practice balls when the Diamondbacks trained there.

Q: Do you have any nicknames? A: No. Q: Is it cool if I give you one and

Q: I dub thee “Fire Plug.” I’m going off the fire fighter angle and you’re probably pretty solid like a fire hydrant with all the weight lifting. A: OK, alright.

Q: The Sidewinders are Arizona’s Triple-A team in Tucson, right?

A: Yeah. Q: What do like to do in your free time? A: Lift. I go to the gym as much as I can. Q: Any special talents? A: I can do a standing back flip

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big sky conference statistics n Team statistics Through Sept. 20 SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts Montana 3 14 14 0 0 2 0 104 Weber 3 12 9 1 0 2 0 89 NAU 2 8 6 1 0 1 0 59 EWU 3 8 7 0 0 1 0 58 PSU 3 7 7 0 0 3 0 58 MSU 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 26 UNC 3 4 4 0 0 2 0 34 Sac State 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 22 ISU 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 20 USHING OFFENSE R G Att Montana 3 116 NAU 2 59 UNC 3 100 Weber 3 95 MSU 2 71 EWU 3 99 PSU 3 77 Sac State 2 60 ISU 3 86

Yds 498 315 408 377 222 320 273 171 118

Avg TD Yds/G 4.3 6 166.0 5.3 5 157.5 4.1 3 136.0 4.0 4 125.7 3.1 0 111.0 3.2 2 106.7 3.5 2 91.0 2.8 1 85.5 1.4 0 39.3

S CORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG S Pts Montana 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 27 Weber 3 8 7 0 0 5 0 70 EWU 3 10 10 0 0 1 0 73 UNC 3 11 8 0 0 1 0 77 PSU 3 12 12 0 0 3 0 93 MSU 2 8 7 0 0 3 0 64 NAU 2 10 8 1 0 1 0 73 Sac State 2 10 10 0 0 2 0 76 ISU 3 20 18 0 0 6 1 158 USHING DEFENSE R G Montana 3 MSU 2 PSU 3 Weber 3 EWU 3 UNC 3 ISU 3 Sac State 2 NAU 2 ASS OFFENSE P G Att PSU 3 119 Weber 3 132 UM 3 95 NAU 2 51 EWU 3 92 MSU 2 66 UNC 3 85 Sac 2 53 ISU 3 85

Att 77 69 113 98 116 121 121 101 79

Cp Int 62 5 89 7 54 2 35 2 62 2 37 2 52 1 28 4 39 6

Yds 149 216 392 454 551 601 707 474 474 Pct. 52.1 67.4 56.8 68.6 67.4 56.1 61.2 52.8 45.9

Avg 34.7 29.7 29.5 19.3 19.3 13.0 11.3 11.0 6.7

Avg 1.9 3.1 3.5 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.8 4.7 6.0

Yds 973 871 759 465 653 403 553 345 342

TD 1 0 5 4 7 6 11 6 4

Avg 9.0 23.3 24.3 25.7 31.0 32.0 36.5 38.0 52.7 Yds/G 49.7 108.0 130.7 151.3 183.7 200.3 235.7 237.0 237.0

Avg TD P/G 8.2 5 324.3 6.6 8 290.3 8.0 7 253.0 9.1 3 232.5 7.1 6 217.7 6.1 2 201.5 6.5 1 184.3 6.5 1 172.5 4.0 2 114.0

T OTAL OFFENSE G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD P/G Montana 3 498 759 211 1257 6.0 13 419.0 Weber 3 377 871 227 1248 5.5 12 416.0 PSU 3 273 973 196 1246 6.4 7 415.3 NAU 2 315 465 110 780 7.1 8 390.0 EWU 3 320 653 191 973 5.1 8 324.3 UNC 3 408 553 185 961 5.2 4 320.3 MSU 2 222 403 137 625 4.6 2 312.5 Sac State 2 171 345 113 516 4.6 2 258.0 ISU 3 118 342 171 460 2.7 2 153.3 ASS DEFENSE P G Att UNC 3 84 EWU 3 94 Weber 3 95 Sac 2 40 UM 3 141 ISU 3 96 PSU 3 91 NAU 2 77 MSU 2 90

Cp Int 47 4 56 3 46 3 29 0 81 5 63 1 47 3 54 1 47 4

T OTAL DEFENSE G Run Montana 3 149 EWU 3 551 UNC 3 601 Weber 3 454 PSU 3 392 Sac State 2 474 MSU 2 216 ISU 3 707 NAU 2 474 KICKOFF RETURNS

Pct. 56.0 59.6 48.4 72.5 57.4 65.6 51.6 70.1 52.2

Yds 486 515 665 468 744 785 785 625 735

Pass Plays 744 218 515 210 486 205 665 193 785 204 468 141 735 159 785 217 625 156

Yds 893 1066 1087 1119 1177 942 951 1492 1099

Avg TD 5.8 5 5.5 3 7.0 4 11.7 4 5.3 2 8.2 7 8.6 6 8.1 6 8.2 8

P/G 162.0 171.7 221.7 234.0 248.0 261.7 261.7 312.5 367.5

Avg 4.1 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.8 6.7 6.0 6.9 7.0

P/G 297.7 355.3 362.3 373.0 392.3 471.0 475.5 497.3 549.5

TD 3 10 11 8 11 10 8 18 10

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

G 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3

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

G 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg 17.8 16.4 9.0 6.6 3.8 2.4 2.0 1.3 -0.2

PUNTING NAU Montana Weber PSU EWU MSU UNC Sac State ISU

Avg PR Avg TB 46.1 15 2.1 0 42.5 7 0.7 0 41.9 20 1.5 1 40.5 51 4.6 1 37.5 55 2.8 1 41.7 58 4.8 2 36.2 29 1.9 1 34.9 35 3.2 0 38.3 235 9.4 0

Net 44.0 41.8 38.8 34.1 33.7 33.5 32.9 31.7 28.9

No. 7 10 13 11 20 12 15 11 25

Yds 323 425 545 446 749 500 543 384 957

ASS EFFICIENCY P G Att NAU 2 51 EWU 3 92 Montana 3 95 Weber 3 132 PSU 3 119 UNC 3 85 MSU 2 66 Sac State 2 53 ISU 3 85

Cp 35 62 54 89 62 52 37 28 39

Ret 9 12 8 23 6 15 11 11 13

Yds TD 216 0 281 0 170 0 465 0 121 0 300 0 207 0 194 0 219 0

Ret Yds 8 142 9 148 2 18 10 66 5 19 7 17 2 4 3 4 5 -1

Avg 24.0 23.4 21.2 20.2 20.2 20.0 18.8 17.6 16.8

Pct Int Yds TD Effic 68.6 2 465 3 156.8 67.4 2 653 6 144.2 56.8 2 759 7 144.1 67.4 7 871 8 132.2 52.1 5 973 5 126.2 61.2 1 553 1 117.4 56.1 2 403 2 111.3 52.8 4 345 1 98.6 45.9 6 342 2 73.3

T URNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar P/G Montana 3 2 5 7 2 2 4 +3 1.00 EWU 3 3 3 6 2 2 4 +2 0.67 NAU 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 +0 0.00 MSU 2 0 4 4 3 2 5 -1 -0.50 UNC 3 1 4 5 6 1 7 -2 -0.67 Weber 3 2 3 5 1 7 8 -3 -1.00 PSU 3 1 3 4 6 5 11 -7 -2.33 Sac State 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 -5 -2.50 ISU 3 1 1 2 4 6 10 -8 -2.67 ASS DEF EFFICIENCY P G Att Cp Int Montana 3 141 81 5 EWU 3 94 56 3 UNC 3 84 47 4 Weber 3 95 46 3 PSU 3 91 47 3 MSU 2 90 47 4 ISU 3 96 63 1 NAU 2 77 54 1 Sac State 2 40 29 0 F IRST DOWNS Weber State Montana Portland State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington Montana State Northern Arizona Idaho State Sacramento State

Pct 57.4 59.6 56.0 48.4 51.6 52.2 65.6 70.1 72.5

G Rush 3 21 3 25 3 15 3 22 3 17 2 18 2 17 3 8 2 11

RD-DN CONVERSIONS 3 Northern Arizona Montana Weber State Portland State Eastern Washington Sacramento State Northern Colorado Montana State Idaho State

G 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3

PPONENT 1ST DOWNS O G Rush Sacramento State 2 23 Montana 3 10 Portland State 3 20 Northern Colorado 3 34

Yds TD Effic 744 2 99.4 515 3 109.7 486 5 114.7 665 4 114.8 785 6 139.3 735 8 141.3 785 7 156.3 625 6 161.4 468 4 203.8

Pass 44 34 33 20 26 19 17 18 14

Conv 9 19 23 18 17 9 14 8 7 Pass 20 38 26 18

Pen Total 5 70 5 64 6 54 5 47 3 46 3 40 2 36 5 31 3 28 Att 19 42 51 42 45 25 40 30 39

Pct 47.4 45.2 45.1 42.9 37.8 36.0 35.0 26.7 17.9

Pen Total 1 44 4 52 6 52 2 54

Eastern Washington 3 Weber State 3 Northern Arizona 2 Montana State 2 Idaho State 3

25 22 21 17 36

26 28 31 34 33

5 6 4 6 4

PP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS O G Conv Weber State 3 8 Idaho State 3 13 Montana 3 18 Portland State 3 18 Sacramento State 2 9 Eastern Washington 3 17 Northern Colorado 3 18 Montana State 2 14 Northern Arizona 2 16

Att 35 38 50 49 23 42 44 27 29

SACKS BY Eastern Washington Portland State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Idaho State Weber State Sacramento State Montana Montana State

G 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2

Sacks 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 2 2

SACKS AGAINST Portland State Northern Arizona Sacramento State Montana Idaho State Weber State Montana State Northern Colorado Eastern Washington

G 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3

Sacks 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 8 9

PENALTIES Northern Colorado Sacramento State Weber State Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Idaho State Montana State Portland State Montana

G 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3

No 16 11 23 24 8 29 16 24 25

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

G 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3

No 27 24 22 15 20 10 18 11 17

56 56 56 57 73 Pct 22.9 34.2 36.0 36.7 39.1 40.5 40.9 51.9 55.2

Yards 32 47 26 22 25 27 21 14 15 Yards 6 7 23 17 33 40 48 49 53

Yds 107 73 178 183 123 205 142 230 248

Avg 35.7 36.5 59.3 61.0 61.5 68.3 71.0 76.7 82.7

Yds Avg/G 246 82.0 217 72.3 217 72.3 140 70.0 189 63.0 126 63.0 174 58.0 96 48.0 135 45.0

T IME OF POSSESSION G Weber State 3 Montana State 2 Eastern Washington 3 Portland State 3 Northern Colorado 3 Montana 3 Sacramento State 2 Idaho State 3 Northern Arizona 2

Total Time 106:02 60:33 88:02 86:00 84:18 84:04 52:59 78:47 49:58

Avg 35:20 30:16 29:20 28:40 28:06 28:01 26:29 26:15 24:59

ICKOFF COVERAGE K G No. MSU 2 8 Montana 3 19 Weber 3 16 Sac State 2 6 ISU 3 8 PSU 3 13 NAU 2 10 UNC 3 9 EWU 3 12

Avg Retn 66.5 90 63.8 319 63.9 264 59.8 105 66.2 92 65.3 265 63.4 158 57.7 186 58.0 277

TB 3 2 3 0 5 2 3 1 1

Yds 532 1212 1023 359 530 849 634 519 696

Net 47.8 44.9 43.7 42.3 42.2 41.8 41.6 34.8 33.2

 Individual statistics RUSHING G Att Yds Avg TD Lg Avg T.Smith, Weber 3 70 347 5.0 3 49 115.7 Henderson, NAU 2 46 224 4.9 3 57 112.0 Harris, UNC 3 53 271 5.1 2 45 90.3 T.Jones, EWU 3 34 219 6.4 2 87 73.0 Reynolds, UM 3 55 218 4.0 3 29 72.7 Mason, MSU 2 20 122 6.1 0 15 61.0 Dailey, Sac 2 25 110 4.4 0 14 55.0

Palmer, MSU McClintock, PSU Wilkins, Sac INTERCEPTIONS Rider, MSU Bignell, MSU Hatch, EWU Johnson, UM Steinbach, NAU Stoll, UM Askew Wofford, UNC Pleasant, ISU Brown, PSU Alt, UM

2 25 75 3 17 112 2 20 74 G 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

3.0 0 9 37.5 6.6 0 27 37.3 3.7 0 14 37.0

Int Yds 2 12 2 3 3 0 2 0 1 16 1 29 1 24 1 13 1 8 1 6 1 6

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PASSING YARDS Att Cp Int Pct. Hubel, PSU 111 59 5 53.2 Higgins, Weber 129 86 7 66.7 Herrick, NAU 51 35 2 68.6 Nichols, EWU 86 57 2 66.3 Iddins, MSU 62 35 2 56.5 Waggener, UNC 82 51 1 62.2 J.Smith, SAc 47 24 3 51.1 Selle, Montana 48 27 1 56.2 Roper, Montana 46 27 0 58.7 Blum, ISU 75 33 5 44.0 PASS EFFICIENCY Att Herrick, NAU 51 Selle, Montana 48 Nichols, EWU 86 Roper, Montana 46 Hubel, PSU 111 Higgins, WSU 129 Waggener, NC 82 Iddins, MSU 62 JSmith, Sac 47

Lg 12 3 0 0 16 29 24 13 8 6 6

Int/G 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33

Yds TD 947 5 831 8 465 3 627 6 396 2 546 1 302 1 408 4 351 3 310 2

P/G 315.7 277.0 232.5 209.0 198.0 182.0 151.0 136.0 117.0 103.3

Cp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff. 35 2 68.6 465 3 156.8 27 1 56.2 408 4 151.0 57 2 66.3 627 6 145.9 27 0 58.7 351 3 144.3 59 5 53.2 947 5 130.7 86 7 66.7 831 8 130.4 51 1 62.2 546 1 119.7 35 2 56.5 396 2 114.3 24 3 51.1 302 1 99.3

TOTAL OFFENSE G Run Pass Plays Tot P/G Hubel, PSU 3 2 947 117 949 316.3 Higgins, Weber 3 -52 831 138 779 259.7 Herrick, NAU 2 -7 465 52 458 229.0 Nichols, EWU 3 12 627 106 639 213.0 Iddins, MSU 2 -4 396 71 392 196.0 Waggener, UNC 3 -18 546 98 528 176.0 Selle, Montana 3 40 408 54 448 149.3 Smith, Sac 2 -34 302 53 268 134.0 Roper, Montana 3 18 351 50 369 123.0 T.Smith, Weber 3 347 0 70 347 115.7 PUNT RETURNS Toone, Weber Lutz, UNC3 KICK RETURNS Shanks, NAU Bolen, Weber Ponciano, ISU Woods, PSU McCowan, Sac T.Jones, EWU Gordon, Sac Gilbert, MSU RECEIVING Fry, PSU Toone, Weber Kirven, PSU Mariani, Montana Thompson, NC Meadows, NAU Boyce, EWU Nakamura, WSU Hendrschott,Sac Woods, PSU

Ret 7 9

Yds 123 60

Ret 4 9 19 14 4 7 5 4 G Rec 3 19 3 22 3 9 3 10 3 15 2 8 3 12 3 20 2 8 3 12

PUNTING Eric Fisher, MSU Jon Vanderweilen, ISU Sean Wren, Montana Ryan Rauschert, NAU Mike Snoy, Weber Thomas Duyndam, PSU Cameron Zuber, EWU Cameron Kaman, UNC Augie Heath, Sac Matt Nichols, EWU

TD Long 0 42 0 24

Yds 112 216 402 277 78 132 94 67

TD Long Avg 0 57 28.0 0 42 24.0 0 46 21.2 0 27 19.8 0 28 19.5 0 52 18.9 0 23 18.8 0 20 16.8

Yds TD 303 1 263 2 262 3 222 2 220 1 139 0 198 2 178 4 106 0 158 1

No. 11 22 10 6 13 11 13 15 11 7

Avg 17.6 6.7

Lg 53 36 91 56 80 78 53 20 32 96

Yds 498 957 425 253 545 446 508 543 384 241

Avg P/G 15.9 101.0 12.0 87.7 29.1 87.3 22.2 74.0 14.7 73.3 17.4 69.5 16.5 66.0 8.9 59.3 13.2 53.0 13.2 52.7 Lg 77 57 60 51 66 65 64 44 49 47

Avg 45.3 43.5 42.5 42.2 41.9 40.5 39.1 36.2 34.9 34.4

ALL PURPOSE YARDS G Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/G Ponciano ISU 3 0 91 0 402 493 164.3 TSmith, WSU 3 347 117 0 0 464 154.7

Hendrsn, NAU Woods, PSU Toone, Weber TJones, EWU Harris, UNC Meadws, NAU Fry, PSU Bolen, Weber

2 224 80 0 0 3 -2 158 8 277 3 0 263 123 0 3 219 34 1 132 3 271 95 0 0 2 0 139 7 57 3 0 303 0 0 3 35 30 0 216

304 441 386 386 366 203 303 281

SCORING G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Henderson, NAU 2 3 0 0 0 18 Nakamura, Weber 3 4 0 0 0 24 Cunningham, MSU 2 0 2 4 0 14 T.Smith, Weberr 3 3 0 0 2 20 McKnight, Montana 3 0 14 2 0 20 Pfahler, Montana 3 3 0 0 0 18 Berry, NAU 2 2 0 0 0 12 Overbay, EWU 3 3 0 0 0 18 Reynolds, Montana 3 3 0 0 0 18 Kirven, PSU 3 3 0 0 0 18 FIELD GOALS G FG FGA Pct. J. Cunningham, MSU 2 4 5 80.0 Diniz, Sac State 2 3 3 100.0 Z.Brown, PSU 3 3 6 50.0 Huk, ISU 3 2 2 100.0 McKnight, Montana 3 2 5 40.0 Snoy, Weber 3 2 5 40.0 Myers, NAU 2 1 2 50.0 Jarrett, EWU 3 1 2 50.0 TACKLES (All positions) G Pos Solo Sherritt, EWU 3 LB 16 Schrader, Sac 2 DB 12 Storms, ISU 3 LB 16 Estrada, NAU 2 DB 15 Gordon, Sac 2 DB 11 Arias, ISU 3 LB 8 Pedersen, PSU 3 LB 11 Sedillo, Weber 3 LB 12 Tew, ISU 3 DB 13 Hewitt, UNC 3 DB 14 J.Brown, Weber 3 DB 11 Holmesly, ISU 3 DB 9 Hatch, EWU 3 DB 10 Lebsock, UM 3 LB 9 Worthingtn, NAU 2 LB 6 Fletcher, MSU 2 DE 8 Bignell, MSU 2 LB 5 King, UNC 3 LB 10 Wilkins, EWU 3 LB 3 Askew, UNC 3 CB 13 G.Johnson, Sac 2 LB 5 Steinbach, NAU 2 DB 9 Pleasant, ISU 3 DB 12 Rau, PSU 3 LB 5 Price, MSU 2 LB 5 Vance, NAU 2 DE 7 McNally, NAU 2 LB 1 Stoll, UM 3 SS 10 JBrown, PSU 3 DB 8 Rider, MSU 2 FS 9 Oliver, Sac 2 DB 5 Pereira, Sac 2 LB 1 Laidet, MSU 2 DE 6 Julio, NAU 2 DB 6 MJohnsn, EWU 3 DB 8 Jacobs, PSU 3 DT 5 Worthen, PSU 3 DB 3 Felton, Weber 3 LB 6 Hadley, Weber 3 DB 10 Pedersen, PSU 3 LB 7 SACKS Hernon, UNC Rau, PSU Vance, NAU Bond, NAU Kragt, EWU Linehan, Weber King, UNC Snow, PSU Laidet, MSU Jester, PSU

Ast Tot 21 37 10 22 16 32 4 19 7 18 18 26 14 25 12 24 11 24 9 23 11 22 12 21 11 21 12 21 8 14 6 14 9 14 10 20 17 20 7 20 8 13 4 13 7 19 14 19 7 12 5 12 11 12 7 17 9 17 2 11 6 11 10 11 5 11 5 11 8 16 11 16 13 16 10 16 5 15 8 15

152.0 147.0 128.7 128.7 122.0 101.5 101.0 93.7 P/G 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 P/G 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.50 0.33

P/G Sack 12.3 0.0 11.0 0.0 10.7 0.0 9.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 8.7 0.0 8.3 0.0 8.0 0.0 8.0 1.0 7.7 0.0 7.3 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 6.7 1.0 6.7 0.0 6.7 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.3 1.0 6.3 2.0 6.0 0.0 6.0 2.0 6.0 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 0.0 5.5 1.0 5.5 0.0 5.3 0.0 5.3 1.0 5.3 0.0 5.3 0.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 0.0

G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/G 3 DE 2 1 12 2.5 0.83 3 LB 2 0 13 2.0 0.67 2 DE 2 0 13 2.0 1.00 2 DB 1 1 6 1.5 0.75 3 DL 1 1 6 1.5 0.50 3 DE 1 0 14 1.0 0.33 3 LB 1 0 13 1.0 0.33 3 SS 1 0 12 1.0 0.33 2 DE 1 0 9 1.0 0.50 3 DE 1 0 9 1.0 0.33

T ACKLES FOR LOSS G Sherritt, EWU 3 Rau, PSU 3 Tuua, ISU 3 Fletcher, MSU 2 RPedersen, PSU 3 Fetherston, UM 3 King, UNC 3 Linehan, Weber 3 Barkdull, Weber 3 Storms, ISU 3

Pos Solo Ast Yds LB 4 2 10 LB 2 4 18 DL 3 2 10 DE 2 3 6 LB 3 0 7 DE 3 0 10 LB 3 0 15 DE 3 0 17 DE 2 2 9 LB 3 0 4

Tot 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

P/G 1.67 1.33 1.33 1.75 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

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No. Name Pos Hgt 2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 41 – Kirk Stoll RB 5-11 42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 70 – David Arndt OT 6-5ﬁ 71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4

Wgt Year 197 So. 175 Sr. 203 Jr. 195 So. 170 Fr. 210 Jr. 197 Fr. 195 So. 225 Sr. 170 Jr. 219 Jr. 180 Fr. 175 Fr. 185 Fr.

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Post Falls, Idaho Bellevue, Wash. Franklin, Tenn. Billings Drummond Seattle Dillon Scottsdale, Ariz. Missoula Spokane, Wash. Missoula Drummond Tucson, Ariz. Seattle Deer Lodge Wright, Wyo. Baker Boise, Idaho Sandpoint, Idaho Missoula Missoula Missoula Missoula Twin Bridges Denver Billings Huntley Project San Bernardino, Calif. Great Falls Helena Great Falls Fort Benton Bozeman) Long Beach, Calif. Helena Union City, Calif. Billings Missoula Missoula Vancouver, Wash. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Drummond Spokane, Wash. Choteau Portland, Ore. Dillon Sidney Bonita, Calif. Orcas Island, Wash. Havre Missoula Portland, Ore. Vancouver, B.C. Belgrade Missoula Fairview Noxon Frenchtown San Leandro, Calif. Helena Ontario, Calif. Libby Gillette, Wyo. Yorba Linda, Calif. Choteau Kalispell Phoenix Ontario, Calif. Spokane, Wash.

LT 72 Levi Horn LG 74 Jon Opperud C 71 Alex Verlanic

QB 12 Andrew Selle

K 83 Brody McKnight

RG 77 Terran Hillesland RT 75 Chris Dyk

WR 80 Marc Mariani

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

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DE 96 Isaac B

CB 23 Raphae

QB 17 Gerald Kemp WR 23 Levi Buckles WR 7 Jeff Larson WR 8 Sam Gratton LT 70 David Arndt LG 57 Charles Burton

QB 18 Justin Roper RG 66 Russell Piette RT 79 Kyle Hofmann RB 24 T. Brooks-Fletcher TE 87 Dan Beaudin

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE

WR 3 Ed Berry

CB 3 Andrew Swink DE 42 Jace Palmer

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FS 39 Shann Schillinger

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SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

44 Jordan Tripp 21 Keith Thompson 11 Brandon Dodson 9 Mike McCord 30 Mike Cummings

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NORTHERN ARIZONA STARTING DEFENSE

WR 16 Jabin Sambrano

CB 21 Davion Dumas

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DE 99 Brandon Cance

LB 4 Stevon Thomas

DT 98 Dan Pela

LB 46 Scott McKeever

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P 15 Ryan Rauschert

S 5 Matt Estrada

LB 45 Zac McNally

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NORTHERN ARIZONA STARTING OFFENSE

WR 13 Conrad Meadows

K 29 Matt Myers RT 62 Ryne Holstrom QB 7 Michael Herrick

RG 68 Jeff Hines C 61 Kris Poindexter

RB 30 Alex Henderson

LG 53 Vinnie Paciulli LT 57 Anthony Williams

TE 11 Shaun Fitzpatrick

WR 88 Davicun CurryChampman

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS

Trey Gillco Alex Mott Grant Denny Adrian Garcia Dwight Boyd

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Hgt Wgt Year Hometown 5-9 180 Fr. Phoenix 5-8 175 So. Shadow Hills, Calif. 5-9 185 Sr. San Mateo, Calif. 5-10 228 Sr.- Norco, Calif. 5-10 185 Jr. La Habra, Calif. 5-11 190 So. Seattle 6-1 195 Jr. Valencia, Calif. 6-1 190 So. San Jacinto, Calif. 5-9 185 Sr. Woodland Hills, Calif. 5-10 200 Fr. Colton, Calif. 6-2 255 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz. 6-1 190 Fr. El Mirage, Ariz. 5-9 186 Sr. Moorpark, Calif. 5-10 180 So. Danville, Calif. 6-3 208 Sr. Junction City, Ore. 6-1 180 Fr. Folsom, Calif. 6-0 180 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. 6-0 190 Jr. South Pasadena, Calif. 6-1 210 Jr. Fountain Valley, Calif. 6-1 170 Fr. San Diego 5-10 180 Jr. Lakeside, Calif. 6-1 175 Jr. Laguna Nigel, Calif. 5-10 190 Fr. Reseda, Calif. 5-11 197 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz. 5-10 170 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. 5-8 175 Fr. Kamuela, Hawai’i 5-10 175 Fr. Redlands, Calif. 5-9 180 Sr. Walnut, Calif. 6-1 195 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. 6-0 200 So. Corona, Calif. 5-10 205 Sr. Calabasas, Calif. 6-0 185 Jr. Covina, Calif. 6-2 215 Sr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 6-0 220 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif. 5-10 180 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas 5-10 175 Fr. Cave Creek, Ariz. 6-0 185 Fr. Tucson, Ariz. 6-1 190 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 6-2 185 Jr. Temecula, Calif. 5-11 205 So. Pasadena, Calif. 6-1 187 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. 5-8 210 Fr. Phoenix 6-3 250 Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 6-0 240 Sr. Brentwood, Calif. 6-1 220 Jr. Wickenburg, Ariz. 6-1 195 Fr. San Clemente, Calif. 5-10 193 Fr. St. Johns, Ariz. 6-3 235 Sr. Hesperia, Calif. 6-0 230 So. Rio Rico, Ariz. 5-10 205 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. 6-1 236 Jr. Moata’a, Samoa 6-1 295 So. Phoenix 6-1 210 Fr. Las Vegas 6-5 245 Fr. Tucson, Ariz. 5-10 215 Fr. Loma Linda, Calif. 6-5 290 Jr. Pinetop, Ariz. 6-3 275 Fr. Pendleton, Ore. 5-10 205 Fr. Centennial, Colo. 6-2 295 Jr. Phoenix 6-6 300 Sr. West Linn, Ore. 6-1 305 Jr. Redwood, Calif. 6-3 250 Fr. Ramona, Calif. 6-3 275 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif. 6-0 274 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 6-0 312 Jr. Mesa, Ariz. 6-6 265 Fr. Payson, Ariz. 6-4 275 So. Pleasanton, Calif. 6-5 280 So. Pinetop, Ariz. 6-6 250 Fr. Kingman, Ariz. 6-3 285 Fr. Kingman, Ariz. 6-4 290 Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. 6-4 260 Fr. Tucson, Ariz. 6-4 260 Fr. Clayton, Calif. 6-5 265 Fr. Tucson, Ariz. 6-5 277 So. Troutdale, Ore. 5-11 179 Sr. Peoria, Ariz. 6-3 215 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. 6-0 185 Fr. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 6-4 253 So. Henderson, Nev. 5-10 160 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. 6-4 250 Jr. San Ysidro, Calif. 6-4 252 So. Tucson, Ariz. 6-1 225 Fr. Buckeye, Ariz. 6-2 205 Jr. Corona, Calif. 5-6 150 Fr. Inglewood, Calif. 6-0 280 Fr. Phoenix 6-1 265 Fr. Portland, Ore. 6-1 245 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif. 6-0 250 Sr. Hilo, Hawaii 6-5 220 Fr. San Diego 6-4 240 So. Huntington Beach, Calif. 6-0 160 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. 6-4 240 So. Vancouver, Wash. 6-4 245 Fr. Lake Arrowhead, Calif. 6-4 250 So. Phoenix 6-2 236 Jr. Portland, Ore.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Around the Big Sky Compiled by BILLâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;SPELTZ/Missoulian

No. 4 Montana (1-0, 3-0) at Northern Arizona (0-0, 1-1) 4:05 p.m. (KWVE FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; KPAX-TV; www.bigskytv.org) Northern Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last win over the Grizzlies came in Flagstaff 12 years ago, 27-24 ... Montana leads the series, 3111, and has won 11 straight ... Northern Arizona rolled up 554 yards of total offense last Saturday against Southern Utah but nearly blew a 35-14 lead in the second half. The Jacks held on for a 42-39 win ... The Griz lead the Big Sky in scoring offense (34.7 ppg), scoring defense (9.0 ppg), rushing defense (49.7 ypg), rushing offense (166 ypg), total offense (419.0 ypg) and total defense (297.7 ypg) ... Lumberjacks quarterback Michael Herrick leads the Big Sky in passing efficiency at 156.8. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thrown for 465 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completed 68.6 percent of his passes ... Northern Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alex Henderson is averaging 112 rushing yards per game ... The Jacks have allowed 625 rushing yards in two games. In 2008, they allowed a league-record low 658 rushing yards in 11 games ... Northern Arizona leads the

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Big Sky

met in Portland, Weber State pulled out a 73-68 victory in what was then the highest-scoring game Continued from Page G14 in NCAA Division I college football history ... Weber State led last year’s punting at 44 yards per punt meeting 31-0 before Portland ... Montana leads the Big Sky State scored the final 21 points in in turnover margin at +3 ... Montana beat Northern Arizona, Ogden. Trevyn Smith rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns to 21-16, in Flagstaff in 2007 ... Griz lead the Wildcats ... Smith enters coach Bobby Hauck is 69-16 in Saturday’s his seventh season … Northern game with Arizona coach Jerome Souers 4,375 rushing is 62-65 in his 12th season … yards. He Hauck is 6-0 vs. Souers ... Former needs 101 Griz assistant David Reeves has to move into joined Northern Arizona’s staff. fourth on the Former Montana linebacker Andy Big Sky’s allThompson is the Lumberjacks’ time list, and new defensive coordinator ... 110 to move Souers and Hauck were assistant into third ... coaches at Montana in 1988 and Weber State 1989. Hauck was an assistant at leads the Northern Arizona in 1993-94. series, 17-12, and has won two in a row ... Portland State ranks sixth No. 11 Weber State in the nation in passing offense. (1-0, 1-2) at Portland Weber State ranks ninth ... Weber State’s Tim Toone leads the league State (0-1, 1-2) with an average of 7.3 receptions 2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) per game ... Portland State’s Ray Fry leads the league with 101 Two years ago when the teams receiving yards per game ... Vikings

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Idaho State’s Kyle Blum is tackled by Weber State players in Ogden, Utah, on Sept. 19.

Central Wash. (4-0) league in total offense. Weber State signal-caller Cameron Higgins is at Idaho St. (0-1, 0-3) second ... Weber State coach Ron 3:35 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) McBride is 26-24 in his fifth season … Portland State coach Jerry This is Idaho State’s home Glanville is 8-17 in his third season. opener ... Central Washington is an McBride is 2-0 against Glanville. NCAA Division II program which

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Big Sky

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two touchdowns in the first quarter last week against Weber State ... Idaho State’s J.D. Ponciano is averaging a league-best 164.3 all-purpose yards per game ... Central Washington quarterback Ryan Robertson has thrown nine touchdowns and two interceptions this season ... Central is coming off a 42-10 win over Azusa Pacific ... Bengals linebacker A.J. Storms is averaging 10.7 tackles per game. He had 15 last week against Weber State.

Montana St. (0-0, 1-1) at Northern Colorado (0-1, 1-2) 1:35 p.m. (Altitude TV; www.bigskytv.org) Northern Colorado upset Montana State, 16-13, the last time the teams met in Greeley in 2007 ... The Bears rank first in the league in pass defense and are third in total defense ... Northern Colorado’s Andre Harris is averaging 90.3 rushing yards per game ... Montana State leads the series, 14-10-1 ... Northern Colorado was shut out last week for the first time in 19 games. The Bears turned the ball over four times in the 16-0 loss at Eastern Washington ... Montana State did not play last week ... Last year Demetrius Crawford rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown to lead Montana State to a 20-7 victory on Nov. 1 in Bozeman. The teams combined for just 495 yards of offense and Bears quarterback Bryan Waggener threw four interceptions ... Montana State coach Rob Ash is 14-11 in

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Northern Colorado’s Andre Harris launches over the defense of San Diego University during their game on Sept. 12 at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colo. Northern Colorado won 31-12. his third season … Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing is 4-32 in his fourth season ... Montana State’s Eric Fisher leads the league with a punting average of 45.3 yards per punt ... Montana State went 3-1 in conference road games in 2008 ... Northern Colorado was 1-3 in conference home games in 2008 ... Montana State quarterback Mark Iddins averages 198 passing yards per game. Northern Colorado’s Bryan Waggener averages 182.

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posted its first shutout at Woodward Field since 1983 with a 16-0 win over visiting Northern Colorado last week ... The Eagles rank second in the Big Sky in total defense ... Eastern leads the series, 13-4 ... Last year Sac State held the ball for 38 minutes and Tony Washington caught 10 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown as the Hornets upset Eastern, 15-13, in Cheney on Nov. 1 ... Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 8-6 in his second season … Sac State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 8-16 in his third season … Eastern linebacker J.C. Sherritt averages a leaguebest 12.3 tackles per game ... Eagles safety Kevin Hatch has three interceptions in three games ... Eastern quarterback Matt Nichols has an efficiency rating of 145.9. He’s thrown for 627 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions in three games ... Hornets quarterback Jason Smith has 302 passing yards with one touchdown and three interceptions in two games ... Eagles tight end Nathan Overbay has three receiving touchdowns this season.

No. 19 E. Wash. (1-0, 2-1) at Sac State (0-0, 0-2) 7:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) This is the home opener for Sacramento State, which had a bye last week … The Hornets lost 38-19 to Cal Poly two weeks ago ... Sacramento State has never beaten Eastern Washington at home. The Eagles are 9-0 in Sacramento ... Eastern Washington

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky picks

Mariani, Lockridge have much in common

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY

By NICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;LOCKRIDGE of the Missoulian

Just when the Montana Grizzlies seemed to be at their most vulnerable last week, they were saved. Saved by their goto guy, Marc Mariani. The senior wide receiver caught his first two touchdowns of the season, including a game-changing 56-yard catch and run in the first quarter, as UM pounded an upstart Portland State squad. Marianiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big plays seemed to give new life to the 2009 edition of Griz football. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I intend to do with this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Sky picks column. You see, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like the Marc Mariani of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;How we see the Skyâ&#x20AC;? team. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the go-to prognosticator. In fact, Mariani and I have a lot in common. Yep, old No. 80 (the year I was born) can rest easy knowing heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in fine company. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both craftsmen in our chosen field. Here are some other sweet examples: Mariani runs the 40 meters in 4.37 seconds. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been clocked at my computer typing 40 words per minute.

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The picks n No. 4 Montana at Northern Arizona: The Lumberjacks are 0-10 in games against the Grizzlies under head coach Jerome Souers. The curse should continue this weekend barring a major meltdown at the Walkup Skydome. Per usual the picks crew is on board with the Grizzlies. Fritz: Griz 31, NAU 16. Bill: Griz 34, NAU 14. Nick: Griz 30, NAU 14. Michael: Griz 33, NAU 19 n No. 11 Weber State at Portland State: The Vikings opened a lot of eyes last week by jumping out to a 14-0 lead on the Grizzlies. More than likely itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be eyes wide shut this week as Weber State tries to level its season record at 2-2 by knocking out the Vikes. Fritz: Weber 49, PSU 24. Bill: Weber 48, PSU 28. Nick: Weber 45, PSU 20. Michael: Weber 35, PSU 17.

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n No. 19 Eastern Washington at Sacramento State: The Eagles were picked to finish third in the Big Sky Conference in the preseason coaches poll. They need a road win like this one to make that kind of prediction hold up. All the home teams won last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Sky games. So far it looks like the reverse could be true this Saturday. Fritz: EWU 26, Sac State 25. Bill: EWU 35, Sac State 21. Nick: EWU 28, Sac State 27. Michael: EWU 31, Sac State 14. n Montana State at Northern Colorado: Finally, the fearless foursome disagree on something. The Bobcats, whom frontrunner Michael Heinbach and myself chose, are coming off their second straight bye week. Actually this is Montana Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first real game of 2009. The Cats got skinned versus another MSU (Michigan State) before edging Dixie State two weeks ago. Fritz: UNC 21, Cats 12. Bill: UNC 21, Cats 17. Nick: Cats 24, UNC 19. Michael: Cats 28, UNC 12. n Central Washington at Idaho State: This game is tough on multiple levels. A struggling FCS program (ISU) goes headto-head with a traditionally tough Division II team (CWU). Should the Bengals lose this could be a tough one to swallow for ISU coach John Zamberlin. Either way, somebody is going to choke. I just hope it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t me for picking the Wildcats. Fritz: ISU 28, Central 24. Bill: Central 28, ISU 21. Nick: Central 31, ISU 28. Michael: ISU 41, Central 24.

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“But he is intense like that. We love it though. It’s rubbing off on us. We get penalties all the time. He gets one, it’s OK. He’s got to play with it.”

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SEATTLE – A few days later, Washington linebacker E.J. Savannah still wasn’t aware of the trouble Nick Holt got himself into last Saturday. As usual, the Huskies fiery defensive coordinator was hopping all over the sideline during last Saturday’s 16-13 upset of Southern California. On a third-and-17 in the third quarter, the Trojans completed a pass for 14 yards. But during the play Holt just happened to hop on the playing field, right in front of an official on the sideline. The flag flew, and the additional five yards gave USC a first down. “I did not know that. But he is intense like that,” Savannah said. “We love it though. It’s rubbing off on us. We get penalties all the time. He gets one, it’s OK. He’s got to play with it.” Holt’s demanding, sometimes gruff attitude is paying off early with a Washington defense that a year ago was the worst in school history and one of the worst in the country.

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