Griz Game Day 10/31/15

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | JEREMY CALHOUN

Calhoun relishes early playing opportunity ANDREW HOUGHTON for the Missoulian‌

‌Jeremy Calhoun is a name that Grizzly fans should get used to hearing over the next four years.

The true freshman running back – who came to Missoula from national high school powerhouse Long Beach (California) Poly – has already become a crucial part of the Montana offense. He scored his first college touchdown against UC Davis three weeks ago and, after a careerhigh eight carries against North Dakota, looks ready to take over a bigger role in Bob Stitt’s high-flying offense.

The Missoulian spoke to the speedy back about seizing opportunities, watching Straight Outta Compton, and playing with his twin brother, Justin.

Q. How’s it been to start getting carries over the last few games?

A. Yeah it’s a great experience to get to play early. You kind of have to grow up faster than most of the freshmen because I have to actually play on Saturdays, but it’s nothing I couldn’t handle.

Q. Was that the plan for you coming into the season?

A. When I first committed that was the plan, to play early. I was actually just going to be injury depth basically and then with Lorenzo Logwood being hurt I started to play more.

Q. You and your twin brother (freshman wide receiver Justin) both came to Montana. What made that decision for you?

A. What really made the decision was the environment. The crowd on game days, if you put it in the Pac-12, it would be, I think, like the fourth-loudest or something. The support from the fans that we get was big and they told me I was going to play early so that had an impact too.

Q. What’s it like playing with your brother?

A. Now that he’s on offense it’s kind of like a competition, you know, to see who can get the most yards, most touchdowns. He’s redshirting this year so it’s kind of different, but yeah, it’s been like that for most of our lives.

Q. The team has taken a couple close losses already this season. What can you do to change the outcome of

Q. What’s on your playlist right now that you listen to before games?

A. Mostly Meek Mill, Lil Herb. I don’t know if you know him, he’s from Chicago.

J. Cole.

Q. What do you do in your free time?

No. 8 A. Mostly just watching movPosition: RB ies, but most of the time I’m Year: Fr. actually asleep.

Height: 6-0 I don’t really get a lot of sleep out Weight: 190 here because I’m Hometown: always doing Long Beach, Calif. something so whenever I can I try to sleep.

Q. What’s the best movie you’ve seen this year?

A. Probably Straight Outta Compton.

That was a great movie. I was already an which is one of the best football schools those games?

N.W.A. fan, but I didn’t really know the around. What was it like coming up in A. Really, we just have to make plays. entire story behind them. After watchthat tradition?

Make plays, that’s all. At the end of the ing that movie, it really just opened my A. It was kind of like a college team to day, some of the plays that may seem me because we had a structured practice. eyes to what they went through and how like they didn’t matter end up mattering they started that genre of rap.

We had periods we were doing this, the most, so you have to play hard on Q. Did you think Ice Cube’s son did a periods where we were doing that. We every snap. good job in that? would play music during practices like Q. Coach Stitt has a unique offense.

A. Definitely, because not only did most colleges do to kind of simulate the Have you ever played in anything like it crowd noise. Coach A.P. (Antonio Pierce, he look like him, he had the rest. His before and how are you adjusting? mannerisms were just like him so he head coach at Long Beach Poly) always A. I kind of played in a spread offense definitely portrayed his dad as perfectly tried to push us to our limit. There was in high school, but it wasn’t really like as anyone could have. this offense. This offense is mostly geared never a time when you weren’t doing Q. Is there anything else you want to toward the pass and having the run open something. They wanted you staying busy and doing everything you could to say about the rest of the season? up the pass, but we run more than I A. I would just say don’t count us expected from this offense so it’s actually prepare for the game.

Q. Who’s faster, you or your brother? out. I know we’ve lost to teams that we been pretty nice.

A. He’ll tell you he’s faster because he shouldn’t have lost to, but I think we’ve Q. Has the speed of the offense been has a faster 40 (yards) than me, but I’m got it down and after playing North an issue?

Dakota you’ve seen that we have that faster because I run the fastest 100.

A. Not really, because we ran a very Q. How are you liking Missoula so far? potential to be a top-notch, championhigh-tempo offense at Poly. It was actuship team when we want to be, and I A. I’m enjoying it. It’s definitely difally faster than we run it here. It was no-huddle. You just get the play, run the ferent because there’s not as much to do think we can go pretty far in the playoffs.

Q. What’s stopping you from playing as California, but the stuff that you can play, line back up and run the next play. like that in every game?

This one, you get the play, then you wait a do is actually pretty fun, like outdoor A. Really, just mistakes. Mistakes have couple seconds and even after you get the activities. The weather is definitely very killed drives, like penalties, dropping play, the quarterback doesn’t call the play different. I’m still trying to get used to it because it’s very cold out here, but it’s balls. All of that kills drives so as long as right away. we limit our mistakes we should be good. nothing I can’t deal with.

Q. You went to Long Beach Poly,

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | ERIC JOHNSON

From foster to football Athletics carries Griz safety to verge of family first

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AJ MAZZOLINI ajmazzolini@missoulian.com‌

f all goes as planned, Eric Johnson will finish his degree in communications this winter. He’ll graduate, walk the stage at the University of Montana in the spring and summit a mountain that no member of his family has every climbed.

A college degree was a world away growing up in urban San Francisco and Oakland, California. There are no mountains in the Bay Area, not like what was offered in Big Sky Country.

“I honestly didn’t think I was going to graduate middle school or high school,” said Johnson, now a senior member of the Grizzly football team.

Born into a life of gang activity where drugs were their own currency, Johnson bounced around the foster care system for years after the state revoked his parents’ custody. But football provided a way out, a chance at a college education and an escape.

That too nearly pulled away from his grasp.

Born in the spring of 1993, Johnson’s first home was in north San Francisco’s Fillmore District, an area made famous by its namesake, the historic Fillmore music theater. The eclectic neighborhood makes its borders out of the wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood and also the more destitute Westside Housing Projects.

His mother, Melody Wafes, worked for a local post office branch. His father, Eric Johnson Sr., ran the streets. By the time the junior Eric was 3 years old, he had five siblings, the birth of his younger sister, Erin, marking a turning point for the young family.

Melody, who was trying to further her own education at the time, dropped out of school and Eric’s father began using her home as a base for his drug-moving

Montana safety Eric Johnson looks for play calls from his coaches during last week’s game against North Dakota. operation. Melody’s involvement grew and grew. She lost her job, and soon after, her home.

“We didn’t have nowhere to go,” remembered Eric, who can recall vivid details despite being shy of 4 years old at the time.

The fear, the court proceedings, the introduction to foster care.

After medical issues derailed a brief stay with a grandmother, Eric Sr.’s older brother, Joseph Brazille, agreed to take in the young boy and Erin, his closest sister by age. Brazille, who had four children of

his own, lived in a two-bedroom home across the bay in Oakland. The new children had to share a bedroom with three others, crammed into bunk beds at night.

The setup didn’t last. Brazille and his wife fought often over the new mouths to feed. During the next two years, Eric spent time with family and foster caretakers in Texas, Florida and New Mexico before resettling with a newly divorced Brazille back in San Leandro, just south of Oakland.

That’s when football entered his life.

TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌

Football ruled the Brazille household, by this time a comparably spacious three bedrooms, with the older boys all playing.

“Initially Eric didn’t want to play football, ... but I told him you’re gonna get out there and at least try,” Brazille recalled.

The youngster didn’t take to the game right away, lining up along the offensive and defensive lines, but his uncle kept him at it. A year later he played running See JOHNSON, Page A6

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | FROM PAGE A4

Johnson Continued

back and receiver and by Year 3, “something came alive in him,” Brazille said.

Eric was fast and, more noticeably, he was ferocious.

“I had a lot of anger and I never knew how to get it out,” he said. “Football I can say is a stress reliever. It’s the gateway for me to get out.

“From where I come from, usually people don’t make it out of there. Just making it across the bridge to Oakland was a big step.”

As a high school freshman in 2008, the budding star impressed his high school coach at San Lorenzo High. He tore up the freshman squad, waiting for his time at varsity in a district that forbade freshmen from playing with the top team. An unknown newcomer to most, he was identified only by his yellow chin strap.

As a breakout sophomore season at receiver and defensive back turned into an awardwinning junior campaign, college recruiters began taking note.

After he was selected to play in the prestigious Bay vs. Sac AllStar game following his junior year, Eric accepted his most impressive scholarship offer of the Division I schools chasing him.

He’d become an Oregon Duck, planning to join the program that played for the BCS national championship that January in 2011.

Football was the future and the credulous high schooler put all his effort into becoming a student-athlete. Unfortunately, he neglected the former half of that tag, blowing off his ACT and SAT tests that next year.

“My scores were so low I couldn’t get offered by any D-I colleges,” said Eric, who watched close to a dozen major programs rescind their offers.

His only football option was junior college, his last chance to move beyond the only life he’d known in the Bay Area.

The testing debacle

ERIC JOHNSON No. 3 Position: Free Safety Year: Sr. Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Hometown: San Francisco likely to jaw with opponents as his own teammates, creating a competitive and strangely enjoyable atmosphere.

“He’s different than every person on our team,” said Harris as Johnson audibly ribbed him from across the field. “He’s a generous guy, giving, love, but he’s Eric.

He’s different and he’s ratchet and he’s unique.”

Like the rest of Montana’s seniors, the matchup with Portland State this week means time is running low. UM’s regular season includes only four more Saturdays, any playoffs beyond that not guaranteed.

That’s sad, Johnson can TOM BAUER, Missoulian‌ acknowledge, but in his life Montana safety Eric Johnson, right, and linebacker Herbert Gamboa defend against North Dakota last nothing has ever been for sure. week.

Just getting out of a gang-riddled neighborhood to find life beyond the Bay counts as a major vicpracticing this whole week with time.” ‘... The people, they’ll be wasn’t Eric’s first mishap tory already. the first team,” Johnson said. “I here when you get back. Trust with authority.

And yet home still calls to him, me.’ He listened and he focused. felt that I could make a statement Twice he’d been handcuffed though he knows he shouldn’t and I felt like I did.”

“He made a young man out by police, once in a childhood Johnson, now 22, has recorded listen. All the family still living of himself.” shoplifting incident at a local in California longs to bring him tackles in all seven games for That involved classes and Safeway and later under more back. Johnson is afraid of what Montana (4-3) this season, football at Laney College in serious allegations.

Oakland. He played his way into including a career-best six in the that might mean.

Eric was wrestled to the “They’re all doing the same win over UND. a captain spot as a sophomore, ground and shoved into the thing that they were doing “Eric is athletically one of backseat of a police cruiser after opening doors to the dream of before when I was little,” he the better guys back there,” a four-year degree once again. a girlfriend’s mother found him said. “It makes me mad, to see Griz defensive backs coach — but not her daughter — in her The schools calling were a little that I’m changing and whatnot smaller this time, but the educa- Jason Semore said. “As far as home late one night in his teenplay-making ability goes, he was and they’re not looking at it as a age years, he said. The girl, whom tion remained paramount. positive thing. They won’t accept probably our most productive He picked Montana from a the mother feared had been change. Me going back there, it’s guy in the spring. kidnapped, was in the house but small field that also included like I’m going back to a whole “He’s a guy that if you want front-runner Southeast hid when police arrived, further to challenge him in the throwing negative thing.

Louisiana University. escalating the situation. “...My little brothers, they look game, he can make you pay.”

He did his best to avoid the up to me,” he added. “I’m trying Johnson is a major part of Almost two years after his gang life that once consumed his to be the idol for the little ones the defensive secondary, fellow transfer to the mountains, the father, though. for the future. I’m real close. senior Nate Harris said, both “I said, ‘Hey man, you get out senior free safety made his first I’m just trying to finish strong because of his play and his D-I start a week ago against of here. Get away from here and right now.” personality.

North Dakota. you go experience something The mountain top is oh The defender, now complete “I was kinda nervous about different,’” Brazille replayed a with a yellow mouth guard, is as so close. going in there, but I’d been conversation from around that

Missoulian, Saturday, October 31, 2015 — A7

GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STRENGTHS

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

QUARTERBACK: It’s not 100 percent certain who will start at QB for the Griz this week, but whether a mended Brady Gustafson or red-hot Makena Simis fresh off a six-TD performance, the Griz seem to be in good hands. And that’s taking nothing away from a dual-threat Alex Kuresa on the other side.

OFFENSIVE LINE: The Grizzlies looked much better last week in opening up some running lanes for their backs. There’s still a ways to go to be on par with the league’s best. After all, the Griz have allowed the second most sacks in the Big Sky this year (19). Meanwhile, PSU has three starters back from last year, two that are on their third years in LT Kyle Smith and RG Cam Keizur.

RUNNING BACK: Vikings back David Jones is averaging close to 100 yards per game and doing it on 8.2 yard per carry, third best in the nation. Portland averages 258.4 yards per game as a whole, more than twice that of the Griz (129.7 ypg).

WIDE RECEIVERS/TE: The Grizzlies showed how dangerous they can be last week by gashing North Dakota for six TDs through the air. Jamaal Jones, Ellis Henderson and Ben Roberts now all have five scores for the year in an amazing receiving race to the top.

DEFENSIVE LINE: The Griz have twice as many sacks this season (24) as Portland State (12) and that’s coming against Montana’s schedule of run-heavy teams. That number should only increase as UM faces the big passers of the league in coming weeks.

LINEBACKERS: Portland State starts two underclassmen with senior Jeremy Lutali the only veteran of the group at Mike.

Montana’s tackle machines in the middle Kendrick Van Ackeren and Jeremiah Kose have 152 tackles between them.

CB/SAFETY: Portland State has been excellent on defense across the board — save one shootout with Montana State — and the strength of the D is deep. Safety Patrick Onwuasor has four interception and cornerback Xavier Coleman has three while the unit averages just 181.4 yards allowed through the air per game.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Griz finally showed some flash on the kick return last week, Jones and Henderson each turning in 40-yarders. PSU returner Kahlil Dawson is third in the league in return average (27.3 ypr) though, and kicker Jonathan Gonzales is 10 for 11 on the year in field goals. That includes a game winner vs. Cal Poly last week that earned him player of the week honors from the Big Sky. INTANGIBLES: No team in the country has done a better job than Portland of creating turnovers and limiting their own this year with 17 forced vs. only five surrendered. If that trend continues, the Griz (negative-1 on the year) will have a hard time keeping pace.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS STATISTICS Team comparisons for games through Oct. 24, 2015 SCORING

POINTS ALLOWED

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

146

191 181 176 175 169

227 226 223 220

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

967 1,028

1,568

908

951

1,809

1,027 1,141 906 1,202 1,104

1,572

2,232 2,742 467 2,184 1,195 1,958 1,700 1,837 1,784 1,519 1,545 1,023

269

290

321

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

Total 2,864 3,831 2,210 3,778 YARDS 3,260 3,209 3,092 Rushing 3,004 2,985 Passing 2,841 2,743 *Through 8 2,735 2,721 games. Others 2,649 have played 2,595 7 games.

83

134

153

202 210 225 239 239 248 248

277 279

338

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

900 659

Total 2,138 1,177 1,270 2,447 1,341 1,172 2,513 2,190 2,849 1,424 1,719 3,143 1,357 1,805 3,162 1,238 2,021 3,259 1,826 1,473 3,299 1,468 1,931 3,399 1,739 1,682 3,421 1,132 2,336 3,468 2,169 1,419 3,588 2,063 1,520 3,583

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‌MONTANA (4-3) STATISTICS

Griz Opp Scoring average 27.3 21.9 First downs 153 126 Rushing yards 908 1341 Avg./Rush 3.5 3.8 Passing 187-316-6 88-165-4 Passing yards 2184 1172 Average per pass 6.9 7.1 Total offense 3092 2513 Plays per game 82.6 74.6 Average per play 5.3 4.8 3rd-down conv.

40-121 39-119 4th-down conv.

12-25 9-19 Time of possession 25:50 34:10 Fumbles-lost 10-6 18-7 Kick returns 19-21.1 28-20.6 Punt returns 16-7.1 11-1.6 Punting 38-40.2 51-40.0 Sacks-yards 24-141 19-123 Penalties 34-36.6 45-55.4 Montana 55 57 35 44 0 – 191 Opponents 48 55 24 23 3 – 153

‌Offensive Leaders

Rushing John Nguyen 82-375 (4.6 ypc), long 41, 2 TDs Joey Counts 22-104 (4.7), long 45, 1 TD Treshawn Favors 31-99 (3.2), long 17, 0 TDs Passing Chad Chalich 86-141-2, 908 yards, long 70, 6 TDs Brady Gustafson 77-132-4, 841 yards, long 62, 4 TDs Makena Simis 23-38-0, 430 yards, long 74, 7 TD Receiving Jamaal Jones 42-718 (17.1), long 74, 5 TD Chase Naccarato 41-245 (6.0 ypc), long 25, 1 TDs Ellis Henderson 29-522 (18.0), long 63, 5 TD Ben Roberts 27-321 (11.9), long 44, 5 TD Nguyen 18-89 (4.9), long 19, 0 TDs

‌Defensive leaders

Tackles K. Van Ackeren 85, 33 solo Caleb Kidder 46, 9 solo Jeremiah Kose 67, 22 solo Yamen Sanders 39, 16 solo Tyrone Holmes 61, 20 solo Herbert Gamboa 37, 10 solo Tackles for loss Holmes 13.5-61 Ryan Johnson 3.0-14 Gamboa 4.5-18 Justin Whitted 2.5-16 Sacks Holmes 11.0-57 R. Johnson 2.0-13 Caleb Kidder 2.5-24 Tucker Schye 1.5-12 Interceptions Kose 1-0 Kidder 1-0 Y. Sanders 1-0 R. Johnson 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Holmes 2-0 Van Ackeren 0-2 Henderson 1-1 Kidder 0-1 Eric Johnson 1-0 R. Johnson 0-1 Jamal Wilson 1-0 Markell Sanders 0-1 Nate Harris 1-0 Tucker Schye 0-1 Pass breakups Harris 6 Kidder 4 JR Nelson 4 Whitted 2 Blocked kicks Van Ackeren 1 Connor Strahm 1 Schye 1 Safeties Derek Crittenden 1 Team 1

‌Special teams leaders

PATs/Field goals Daniel Sullivan 20-22/9-12, long 28, 0 blocked, 47 points Punting Chris Lider 38-40.2, long 60, 12 inside 20, 1 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Nguyen 10-7.0, long 16, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Henderson 13-22.4, long 40, 0 TDs Jones 3-24.0, long 40, 0 TDs

‌PORTLAND STATE (6-1) STATISTICS ‌Defensive leaders

PSU Opp Scoring average 38.4 19.1 First downs 143 127 Rushing yards 1809 1177 Avg./Rush 5.3 4.3 Passing 71-126-2 115-228-9 Passing yards 1195 1270 Average per pass 9.5 5.6 Total offense 3004 2447 Plays per game 67.1 71.9 Average per play 6.4 4.9 3rd-down conv.

39-95 31-110 4th-down conv.

4-7 16-25 Time of possession 31:18 28:42 Fumbles-lost 6-3 18-8 Kick returns 26-22.0 33-23.1 Punt returns 10-4.9 9-5.3 Punting 35-40.5 37-42.5 Sacks-yards 12-67 14-92 Penalties 30-41.9 39-46.3 Portland St. 65 29 81 44 – 269 Opponents 41 24 45 24 – 134

‌Offensive Leaders

Rushing David Jones 78-638 (8.2 ypc), long 79, 5 TDs Alex Kuresa 101-439 (4.3), long 40, 5 TDs Nate Tago 63-255 (4.0), long 18, 6 TDs Stevn Long 46-178 (3.9), long 28, 3 TDs Paris Penn 31-144 (4.6), long 38, 4 TDs Passing Kuresa 68-117-2, 1154 yards, long 76, 8 TDs Kieran McDonagh 3-5-0, 41 yards, long 25, 0 TDs Receiving Darnell Adams 11-252 (22.9 ypc), long 46, 2 TDs Paris Penn 11-178 (16.2), long 76, 1 TD Trent Riley 9-189 (21.0), long 50, 2 TDs Thomas Carter 9-156 (17.3), long 56, 2 TDs

Tackles Jeremy Lutali 58, 39 solo Xavier Coleman 30, 23 solo P. Onwuasor 43, 27 solo AJ Schlatter 29, 19 solo Beau Duronslet 34, 21 solo John Norcross 27, 14 solo Tackles for loss Sadat Sulleyman 7.0-21 John Norcross 3.5-5 Davond Dade 4.0-26 Daniel Fusi 3.5-10 Sacks Dade 4.0-26 Fusi 1.5-7 Sulleyman 3.0-12 Savali Talalemotu 1.5-11 Interceptions Onwuasor 4-98 Lutali 1-6 Coleman 3-33 Aaron Sibley 1-0 Fumbles forced-recovered Duronslet 2-1 Tyler Foreman 1-0 Michael Doman 1-1 Schlatter 0-2 Lutali 2-0 Walter Santiago 0-1 Talalemotu 1-0 Artuz Manning 0-1 Junior Alexis 1-0 Zack Berg 0-1 Fusi 1-0 Pass breakups Coleman 7 Lutali 3 Santiago 5 Sibley 3 Blocked kicks Sibley 1 Berg 1 Safeties none

‌Special teams leaders

PATs/Field goals Jonathan Gonzales 33-33/10-11, long 51, 1 blocked, 63 points Punting Marcus Kinsella 35-40.5, long 62, 15 inside 20, 5 touchbacks, 0 blocked Punt returns Josh Kraght 10-4.9, long 37, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Kahlil Dawson 17-27.3, long 94, 1 TD

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | STAT PACK

BIG SKY CONFERENCE STATISTICS ‌TEAM LEADERS SCORING OFFENSE

Montana St. E. Washington Portland St. N. Arizona S. Utah Cal Poly N. Colorado Montana Idaho St. Weber St. N. Dakota UC Davis Sac State

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 7 45 38 2 0 3 0 321 45.9 7 41 36 1 0 2 0 290 41.4 7 34 33 1 0 10 0 269 38.4 7 29 29 0 0 8 0 227 32.4 7 29 25 0 0 9 0 226 32.3 7 31 28 0 0 3 0 223 31.9 7 30 28 0 0 4 0 220 31.4 7 23 20 1 0 9 2 191 27.3 8 25 18 2 0 3 0 181 22.6 8 22 17 0 0 9 0 176 22.0 8 21 19 0 0 10 0 175 21.9 8 19 19 0 0 12 0 169 21.1 8 17 17 0 0 9 0 146 18.2

S. Utah Portland St. Montana N. Dakota N. Colorado Weber St. Sac State Montana St. Cal Poly UC Davis N. Arizona E. Washington Idaho St.

G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 7 9 9 0 1 6 0 83 11.9 7 17 17 0 0 5 0 134 19.1 7 19 18 0 0 7 0 153 21.9 8 27 20 1 0 8 1 210 26.2 7 24 22 0 0 12 0 202 28.9 8 29 29 0 0 12 0 239 29.9 8 32 29 0 0 9 0 248 31.0 7 31 30 0 0 3 0 225 32.1 7 32 26 2 0 5 1 239 34.1 8 37 34 0 0 7 0 277 34.6 7 33 28 1 0 6 1 248 35.4 7 38 33 0 0 6 0 279 39.9 8 45 44 0 0 8 0 338 42.2

Cal Poly Portland St. Montana St. N. Dakota S. Utah N. Colorado Weber St. N. Arizona E. Washington Montana Idaho St. Sac State UC Davis

SCORING DEFENSE

RUSHING OFFENSE

G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G 7 520 2742 5.3 24 391.7 7 343 1809 5.3 25 258.4 7 292 1568 5.4 24 224.0 8 356 1572 4.4 11 196.5 7 258 1141 4.4 13 163.0 7 247 1104 4.5 14 157.7 8 311 1202 3.9 9 150.2 7 281 1027 3.7 7 146.7 7 239 967 4.0 9 138.1 7 262 908 3.5 6 129.7 8 271 1028 3.8 5 128.5 8 270 951 3.5 4 118.9 8 295 906 3.1 6 113.2

RUSHING DEFENSE

G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G N. Dakota 8 253 659 2.6 3 82.4 S. Utah 7 277 900 3.2 5 128.6 Sac State 8 284 1132 4.0 14 141.5 Portland St. 7 275 1177 4.3 9 168.1 Cal Poly 7 267 1238 4.6 15 176.9 Weber St. 8 339 1424 4.2 9 178.0 Montana 7 357 1341 3.8 7 191.6 N. Colorado 7 301 1357 4.5 10 193.9 N. Arizona 7 297 1468 4.9 19 209.7 UC Davis 8 299 1739 5.8 21 217.4 Montana St. 7 339 1826 5.4 14 260.9 Idaho St. 8 405 2169 5.4 22 271.1 E. Washington 7 354 2063 5.8 18 294.7

PASS OFFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G E. Washington 7 314 219 6 69.7 2864 9.1 30 409.1 Montana St. 7 220 138 4 62.7 2210 10.0 19 315.7 Montana 7 316 187 6 59.2 2184 6.9 17 312.0 N. Arizona 7 196 131 5 66.8 1958 10.0 21 279.7 Idaho St. 8 351 202 16 57.5 2232 6.4 19 279.0 S. Utah 7 259 159 3 61.4 1700 6.6 12 242.9 UC Davis 8 281 183 7 65.1 1837 6.5 12 229.6 Sac State 8 287 159 6 55.4 1784 6.2 11 223.0 N. Colorado 7 205 119 6 58.0 1545 7.5 10 220.7 Weber St. 8 247 127 11 51.4 1519 6.1 10 189.9 Portland St. 7 126 71 2 56.3 1195 9.5 8 170.7 N. Dakota 8 169 85 5 50.3 1023 6.1 10 127.9 Cal Poly 7 86 38 2 44.2 467 5.4 7 66.

PASS DEFENSE

G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Montana 7 166 88 4 53.0 1172 7.1 11 167.4 S. Utah 7 211 110 13 52.1 1238 5.9 3 176.9 Idaho St. 8 195 119 4 61.0 1419 7.3 18 177.4 Portland St. 7 228 115 9 50.4 1270 5.6 7 181.4 UC Davis 8 231 135 3 58.4 1682 7.3 15 210.2 Montana St. 7 164 100 2 61.0 1473 9.0 17 210.4 Weber St. 8 249 146 7 58.6 1719 6.9 16 214.9 E. Washington 7 214 135 5 63.1 1520 7.1 17 217.1 N. Colorado 7 281 177 5 63.0 1805 6.4 12 257.9 N. Dakota 8 257 157 1 61.1 2190 8.5 24 273.8 N. Arizona 7 259 157 5 60.6 1931 7.5 14 275.9 Cal Poly 7 251 163 7 64.9 2021 8.1 17 288.7 Sac State 8 280 165 8 58.9 2336 8.3 14 292.0

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G E. Washington 7 967 2864 553 3831 6.9 39 547.3 Montana St. 7 1568 2210 512 3778 7.4 43 539.7 Cal Poly 7 2742 467 606 3209 5.3 31 458.4 Montana 7 908 2184 578 3092 5.3 23 441.7 Portland St. 7 1809 1195 469 3004 6.4 33 429.1 N. Arizona 7 1027 1958 477 2985 6.3 28 426.4 Idaho St. 8 1028 2232 622 3260 5.2 24 407.5 S. Utah 7 1141 1700 517 2841 5.5 25 405.9 N. Colorado 7 1104 1545 452 2649 5.9 24 378.4 UC Davis 8 906 1837 576 2743 4.8 18 342.9 Sac State 8 951 1784 557 2735 4.9 15 341.9 Weber St. 8 1202 1519 558 2721 4.9 19 340.1 N. Dakota 8 1572 1023 525 2595 4.9 21 324.4

TOTAL DEFENSE

G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G S. Utah 7 900 1238 488 2138 4.4 8 305.4 Portland St. 7 1177 1270 503 2447 4.9 16 349.6 N. Dakota 8 659 2190 510 2849 5.6 27 356.1 Montana 7 1341 1172 523 2513 4.8 18 359.0 Weber St. 8 1424 1719 588 3143 5.3 25 392.9 UC Davis 8 1739 1682 530 3421 6.5 36 427.6 Sac State 8 1132 2336 564 3468 6.1 28 433.5 Idaho St. 8 2169 1419 600 3588 6.0 40 448.5 N. Colorado 7 1357 1805 582 3162 5.4 22 451.7 Cal Poly 7 1238 2021 518 3259 6.3 32 465.6 Montana St. 7 1826 1473 503 3299 6.6 31 471.3 N. Arizona 7 1468 1931 556 3399 6.1 33 485.6 E. Washington 7 2063 1520 568 3583 6.3 35 511.9

TURNOVER MARGIN

Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Portland St. 7 8 9 17 3 2 5 +12 1.71 S. Utah 7 3 13 16 1 3 4 +12 1.71 Montana St. 7 6 2 8 0 4 4 +4 0.57 Cal Poly 7 4 7 11 6 2 8 +3 0.43 N. Colorado 7 6 5 11 3 6 9 +2 0.29 Sac State 8 4 8 12 5 6 11 +1 0.12 Montana 7 7 4 11 6 6 12 -1 -0.14 E. Washington 7 4 5 9 4 6 10 -1 -0.14 Weber St. 8 4 7 11 2 11 13 -2 -0.25 N. Arizona 7 0 5 5 4 5 9 -4 -0.57 UC Davis 8 4 3 7 6 7 13 -6 -0.75 N. Dakota 8 4 1 5 8 5 13 -8 -1.00 Idaho St. 8 3 4 7 8 16 24 -17 -2.12

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS

G Conv Att Pct Montana St. 7 48 96 50.0 E. Washington 7 50 103 48.5 Cal Poly 7 60 132 45.5 N. Colorado 7 41 95 43.2 Portland St. 7 38 94 40.4 UC Davis 8 51 130 39.2 N. Dakota 8 48 123 39.0 Weber St. 8 40 120 33.3 Idaho St. 8 42 126 33.3 Montana 7 40 121 33.1 Sac State 8 37 116 31.9 S. Utah 7 35 110 31.8 N. Arizona 7 28 92 30.4

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT

S. Utah Portland St. Montana Sac State UC Davis N. Dakota N. Arizona Weber St. E. Washington Idaho St. N. Colorado Montana St. Cal Poly

Montana Weber St. N. Dakota S. Utah Sac State N. Arizona Idaho St. Montana St. E. Washington N. Colorado Portland St. Cal Poly UC Davis

G Conv Att Pct 7 33 120 27.5 7 31 110 28.2 7 39 120 32.5 8 39 116 33.6 8 33 90 36.7 8 43 116 37.1 7 47 114 41.2 8 53 126 42.1 7 42 99 42.4 8 52 120 43.3 7 59 127 46.5 7 48 103 46.6 7 48 102 47.1

SACKS BY

G Sacks Yards 7 24 141 8 20 138 8 19 129 7 18 117 8 16 97 7 16 95 8 15 108 7 14 82 7 14 76 7 12 73 7 12 67 7 10 56 8 10 60

SACKS AGAINST

Cal Poly Montana St. Idaho St. E. Washington N. Colorado Weber St. Sac State Portland St. S. Utah N. Dakota UC Davis Montana N. Arizona

Idaho St. UC Davis Montana Montana St. Portland St. Cal Poly N. Dakota N. Colorado Sac State N. Arizona E. Washington S. Utah Weber St.

G Sacks Yards 7 6 22 7 6 45 8 10 50 7 10 43 7 12 87 8 12 61 8 15 99 7 15 95 7 17 109 8 18 118 8 19 148 7 19 123 7 21 106

PENALTIES

G No Yds Avg/G 8 36 274 34.2 8 33 281 35.1 7 34 256 36.6 7 38 284 40.6 7 30 293 41.9 7 34 298 42.6 8 44 352 44.0 7 36 326 46.6 8 47 427 53.4 7 42 418 59.7 7 52 450 64.3 7 50 455 65.0 8 52 539 67.4

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS

E. Washington Cal Poly Montana St. UC Davis Portland St. N. Arizona Montana Idaho St. N. Colorado S. Utah N. Dakota Sac State Weber St.

UC Davis

G Conv Att Pct 7 11 15 73.3 7 25 36 69.4 7 13 21 61.9 8 10 17 58.8 7 4 7 57.1 7 5 9 55.6 7 12 25 48.0 8 11 23 47.8 7 5 11 45.5 7 4 11 36.4 8 2 7 28.6 8 2 7 28.6 8 3 12 25.0

TIME OF POSSESSION

G Total Time Avg/G 8 288:51 36:06

Cal Poly Sac State N. Dakota Portland St. E. Washington Weber St. Montana St. N. Arizona S. Utah Idaho St. Montana N. Colorado

7 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 7 7

239:42 34:14 252:09 31:31 251:45 31:28 219:09 31:18 209:35 29:56 238:43 29:50 207:34 29:39 193:28 27:38 189:48 27:06 216:33 27:04 180:50 25:50 173:12 24:44

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING

Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G C. Jahn NAU SR 6 132 705 5.3 3 56 117.5 C. Brown CP SR 6 127 702 5.5 9 60 117.0 J. Santiago UND FR 8 154 932 6.1 8 80 116.5 J. Protheroe CP SO 6 139 629 4.5 5 36 104.8 D. Jones PSU SR 7 78 638 8.2 5 79 91.1

PASSING AVG/GAME

Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G J. West EWU JR 7 274 191 5 69.7 2518 26 359.7 D. Prukop MSU JR 7 199 125 4 62.8 2062 18 294.6 C. Cookus NAU FR 7 172 117 3 68.0 1767 19 252.4 A. Olsen SUU SR 7 253 158 3 62.5 1694 12 242.0 M. Sanders ISU JR 7 239 139 10 58.2 1681 17 240.1

RECEIVE YDS/GAME

Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G C. Kupp EWU JR 7 84 1216 15 73 14.5 173.7 E. Butler NAU SO 7 33 738 9 62 22.4 105.4 J. Jones UM SR 7 42 718 5 74 17.1 102.6 K. Bourne EWU JR 7 50 676 7 98 13.5 96.6 M. Mangum ISU SR 8 54 717 8 59 13.3 89.6

TOTAL OFFENSE

Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G D. Prukop MSU JR 7 557 2062 302 2619 374.1 J. West EWU JR 7 45 2518 307 2563 366.1 C. Cookus NAU FR 7 131 1767 232 1898 271.1 A. Olsen SUU SR 7 -18 1694 294 1676 239.4 M. Sanders ISU JR 7 -41 1681 246 1640 234.3

SCORING

Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G C. Kupp EWU JR 7 16 0 0 0 96 13.7 C. Brown CP SR 6 9 0 0 0 54 9.0 J. Gonzales PSU JR 7 0 33 10 0 63 9.0 C. Newell MSU JR 7 10 0 0 0 60 8.6 E. Butler NAU SO 7 9 0 0 0 54 7.7

TACKLES (ALL POSITIONS)

Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack D. Sankey SAC SR 8 LB 39 73 112 14.0 3 K. Van Ackeren UM SR 7 LB 33 52 85 12.1 0 T. Risner UNC 7 SS 21 50 71 10.1 0 W. Ratelle UND JR 8 LB 41 39 80 10.0 3 M. Bignell MSU SO 7 LB 43 25 68 9.7 0 J. Kose UM SR 7 LB 22 45 67 9.6 2 H. Stout ISU JR 8 LB 38 38 76 9.5 2 M. Killebrew SUU SR 7 DB 34 32 66 9.4 0 T. Inoke CP SR 7 LB 34 32 66 9.4 1 J. Pettit ISU JR 8 LB 26 47 73 9.1 0

SACKS

Player Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G T. Holmes UM SR 7 DE 10 2 55 11 1.57 J. Cowser SUU JR 7 DE 5 0 28 5 0.71 J. Tiuli EWU SO 7 DL 2 2 14 4 0.57 D. Dade PSU SO 7 4 0 26 4 0.57 T. Johnson WSU JR 7 S 3 1 18 4 0.57

INTERCEPTIONS

Team Cl G Int Yds TD Long Int/G P. Onwuasor PSU SR 7 4 98 0 61 0.57 K. Hannemann SUU SO 6 3 46 0 52 0.50 B. Nard CP JR 7 3 40 0 40 0.43 X. Coleman PSU JR 7 3 33 0 33 0.43 M. Needham SUU SR 7 3 28 1 27 0.43

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Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Treshawn Favors RB 5-9 190 R-So. Glendale, Ariz.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE WR 6 Jamaal Jones R-Sr.

H-Back 86 Ben Roberts, R-Sr.

QB 17 Makena Simis, So.

LT 74 John Schmaing, R-Sr.

RB 20 John Nguyen, Jr.

LG 68 McCauley Todd, R-Jr. C 75 Robert Luke, So.

RG 71 Devon Dietr R-Jr. RT 76 David Reese, So.

WR 7 Ellis Henderson, R-Jr.

WR 13 Chase Naccarato, R-Jr.

K5 Daniel Sullivan, Sr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON OFFENSE QB 3 Brady Gustafson, R-Jr. RB 1 Treshawn Favors, R-So. H-back 85 Reese Carlson, R-Fr. WR 18 Tyler Lucas, R-Sr. WR 82 Keenan Curran, Fr. Slot WR 23 Caleb Lyons, R-Fr.

LT 60 Jackson Thiebes, R-Jr. LG 79 Max Kelly, R-Jr. C 72 Cooper Sprunk, R-So. RG 69 Jared Clark, Jr. RT 78 Clint LaRowe, R-Jr.

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

CB 11 Nate Harris, R-Sr.

OLB 35 Kendrick Van Ackeren, Sr.

DE 91 Tyrone Holmes, Sr.

MLB 45 Jeremiah Kose, R-Sr.

DT 34 Jamal Wilson, R-Sr.

SS 9 Yamen Sanders, R-Jr.

OLB 36 Herbert Gamboa, Sr.

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

CB 18 JR Nelson, R-Jr.

P 87 Chris Lider, Sr.

MONTANA BACKUPS ON DEFENSE DE DT DT DE OLB MLB

51 43 93 97 33 10

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

OLB CB FS SS CB

42 Josh Buss, R-Fr. 2 Ryan McKinley, R-So. 3 Eric Johnson, Sr. 8 Manu Rasmussen, R-Fr. 1 Markell Sanders, R-Fr.

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DAY MATCHUPS PORTLAND STATE STARTING DEFENSE CB 23 Aaron Sibley, Sr.

No. 1 2 OLB 31 SS 12 3 AJ Schlatter, Walter 4 R-Fr. Santiago, 5 Sr. 6 7 DE 94 8 9 Michael 10 MLB 30 Doman, Jr. 12 Jeremy 13 DT 92 Lutali, Sr. 14 Daniel FS 8 15 Fusi, Sr. Patrick 16 Onwuasor, 17 DT 42 19 Sr. OLB 57 19 Sadat 20 John Sulleyman, Sr. 21 rich, Norcross, 22 DE 95 So. 23 Savali 24 Talalemotu, Jr. 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 32 P 16 CB 38 33 Marcus Xavier 34 Kinsella, Jr. Coleman, Jr. 34 35 36 37 PORTLAND STATE BACKUPS ON DEFENSE 38 DE 99 Davond Dade, So. OLB 43 Nick Rothstein, Sr. 39 DT 63 Junior Alexis, Sr. CB 24 Artuz Manning, R-Fr. 40 DT 91 William Dawson, So. SS 6 Demetrius Jackson, Sr. 41 42 DE 96 Larry Ross, R-Fr. FS 15 Tyler Foreman, So. 43 OLB 44 Brandon Brody-Heim, Sr. CB 33 Darien Washington, Jr. 44 MLB 52 Zack Berg, Sr. 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 WR 85 52 WR 82 Chase 53 Darnell Loftin, So. 54 Adams, Jr. 55 56 57 58 59 RT 76 QB 7 61 Mike Alex 63 RB 3 Davis, Sr. 64 Kuresa, David RG 68 65 Jr. Jones, Sr. 66 Cam 67 Keizur, Jr. 68 C 72 69 Chad Bach, 70 R-So. 72 73 LG 79 74 Randin 75 76 recelius, So. 78 LT 67 79 Kyle 80 81 Smith, Jr. 82 WR 5 83 Thomas 84 85 Carter III, Sr. 86 87 TE 84 88 Cam K 14 90 Sommer, Jr. 91 Jonathan 92 Gonzales, Jr. 93 94 95 PORTLAND STATE BACKUPS ON OFFENSE 96 97 QB 2 Paris Penn, Jr. LT 70 Josh Brown, R-Fr. 98 RB 25 Nate Tago, Jr. LG 66 Desmoun Thompson, So. 99 TE 37 Cameron Thompson, Sr. C 61 Justin Outslay, So.

WR 4 Josh Kraght, So. RG 61 Justin Outslay, So.

WR 21 Stevie Coury, So. RT 74 Josh Hanson, Jr.

WR 9 Jamaar Graves, Jr.

PORTLAND STATE STARTING OFFENSE

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PORTLAND STATE ROSTER Name Kieran McDonagh Paris Penn David Jones Josh Kraght Thomas Carter III Demetrius Jackson Alex Kuresa Patrick Onwuasor Jamarr Graves Blair Cavanaugh Walter Santiago Anthony McNichols Jonathan Gonzales Tyler Foreman Marcus Kinsella Aidan Wilder Thomas Hamilton Malik Cyphers Austin Baird Stevie Coury Za’Quan Summers Aaron Sibley Artuz Manning Nate Tago Steven Long Chevy Walker Anthony Jenkins Carlos Martin Logan Stegner Jeremy Lutali AJ Schlatter Rey Vega Darien Washington Chase Morrison Rochon Taylor Mitchell Thompson Sam Bodine Cameron Thompson Xavier Coleman Beau Duronslet Zack Dwyer Kahlil Dawson Sadat Sulleyman Nick Rothstein Brandon Brody-Heim Nate Salu Scott Hitner Nick Moran Kameron Canaday Jonathan Boland Brian McCormick Kawika Stant Zack Berg Austin Wolff Dennis Taylor Mosa Likio Perry Groves John Norcross Dallas House Cameron Schmitz Justin Outslay Junior Alexis Isaac Ennis Garrett Stauffer Desmoun Thompson Kyle Smith Cam Keizur Glenn Whearty Josh Brown Chad Bach Peter Fisherkeller Josh Hanson Alex Sirois Mike Davis Austin Powell Randin Crecelius Trent Riley Jacob Nall Darnell Adams Alex Toureen Cam Sommer Chase Loftin Trevor Dye Justin Calo Jon Buffington Cutter Baldock William Dawson Daniel Fusi John Jackson Michael Doman Savali Talalemotu Larry Ross Casey Eyman Dame Ndiaye Davond Dade Austin Benton Tommy Carey Austin Holman Charlie Taumoepeau

Pos. Ht. Wt. QB 6-2 230 QB 6-1 215 RB 6-1 205 WR 6-0 195 WR 5-10 185 CB 5-10 180 QB 6-0 190 S 6-2 225 WR 6-3 205 WR 5-9 185 S 5-11 195 LB 5-11 235 K 6-2 210 S 6-1 195 P/K 5-11 195 QB 6-0 190 QB 6-3 220 CB 5-10 175 WR 5-11 190 WR 5-10 160 RB 5-9 175 CB 5-10 180 CB 5-11 175 RB 5-11 215 RB 5-7 180 CB 6-0 185 CB 6-0 175 RB 5-11 200 K/P 6-2 210 LB 5-11 230 LB 6-2 205 RB 5-10 195 CB 5-10 170 RB 5-10 190 RB 5-7 170 RB 5-7 170 DE 6-2 230 TE 6-5 240 DB 5-11 190 S 5-11 200 RB 5-10 200 DB 5-9 170 DE 6-2 250 S 5-11 205 LB 5-11 220 DB 5-11 215 TE 6-3 220 WR 5-11 170 LS 6-4 230 WR 5-11 190 S 6-0 195 LB 5-11 230 LB 6-2 235 LB 6-1 225 LB 6-0 230 LB 5-11 240 DE 6-4 225 LB 6-1 220 DE 6-2 260 LB 6-2 210 OL 6-5 305 DT 6-2 290 OL 6-4 285 OL 6-4 270 OL 6-7 305 OL 6-5 310 OL 6-4 320 OL 6-2 270 OL 6-5 270 OL 6-3 290 OL 6-5 280 OL 6-7 290 OL 6-5 330 OL 6-4 275 OL 6-3 275 OL 6-5 295 WR 6-1 205 DE 6-4 240 WR 6-2 195 WR 6-0 180 TE 6-3 240 WR 6-2 190 WR 6-2 200 WR 6-0 185 TE 6-5 245 DE 6-4 250 OL 6-4 295 DT 6-0 340 DT 6-2 270 DE 6-3 265 DT 6-3 275 DE 6-3 240 P 6-1 195 TE 6-4 235 DE 6-3 235 WR 6-4 195 LB 6-1 220 WR 6-1 185 TE 6-3 265

Year Hometown Sr. Vancouver, Wash.

Jr. Portland, Ore. Sr. Kent, Wash.

So. Lynden, Wash.

Sr. San Bernardino, Calif.

Sr. Duarte, Calif.

Jr. Millville, Utah Jr. Inglewood, Calif.

Jr. Portland, Ore. Jr. Corvallis, Ore. Sr. Kahuku, Hawaii Sr. Long Beach, Calif.

Jr. Apple Valley, Calif.

So. Pasadena, Calif.

Jr. Melbourne, Australia Fr. Portland, Ore. Fr. Baker City, Ore. So. Westlakes Village, Calif.

So. Eugene, Ore. So. Lake Oswego, Ore. Jr. Alexandria, Va. Sr. Decatur, Ga. R-Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Jr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

So. Sherwood, Ore. Jr. Bellevue, Wash.

So. Mesquite, Texas Fr. La Habra, Calif.

So. Spanaway, Wash.

Sr. Long Beach, Calif.

R-Fr. Canby, Ore. So. Modesto, Calif.

Jr. Norwalk, Calif.

Fr. Portland, Ore. Jr. San Diego, Calif.

So. Oregon City, Ore. R-Fr. Canby, Ore. Sr. Lebanon, Ore. Jr. Portland, Ore. So. Milwaukie, Ore. Jr. Graham, Wash.

So. Spanaway, Wash.

Sr. Spanaway, Wash.

Sr. Portland, Ore. Sr. Vancouver, Wash.

R-Fr. Portland, Ore. Fr. Cottage Grove, Ore. So. Salem, Ore. Sr. Eugene, Ore. Fr. Portland, Ore. So. Cutler Ridge, Fla. Sr. Hauula, Hawaii Sr. Edmonds, Wash.

Jr. San Diego, Calif.

Sr. Fontana, Calif.

Jr. San Mateo, Calif.

Fr. Keizer, Ore. So. Washougal, Wash.

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afraid of anyone on the FCS level.

Expect the Portland State defense, which ranks second in the Big Sky Conference, to come after Griz quarterback ‌It’s one thing to blow out struggling Makena Simis. The Vikings rattled North Dakota in Missoula.

Montana State signal caller Dakota PruIt’s a whole different kettle of fish kop two weeks ago and they’re no doubt when you’re facing 12th-ranked Portsalivating at the chance to shake up the land State at Providence Park on Halloween. The Vikings would love nothing relatively inexperienced Simis.

It’s important to note Montana played more than to scare up a homecoming five of its first seven games at home, win Saturday against 17th-ranked Montana in front of a crowd decked out posting a less than impressive mark of 4-3. The Griz play three of their in green.

The Vikings have won three games in remaining four games on the road and they’ll be fortunate to come away with a row, including a hard-fought 38-35 a 2-2 mark with games against PSU, decision at Cal Poly last weekend. On Idaho State, Eastern Washington and top of that they beat Washington State on opening week and then blew out fel- Montana State.

No. 17 Montana at No. 12 Portlow FBS squad North Texas 66-7 a few weeks later, so it’s safe to say they’re not land State: Griz football beat writer BILL SPELTZ bill.speltz@missoulian.com‌

AJ Mazzolini likes the Vikings in this one and I’m right there with him. Not only has PSU scored 78 more points than Montana this season, the Vikings have the best placekicker in the league in Jonathan Gonzales. He has hit from 51 yards away while Montana’s longest field goal this season was from 28 yards out. AJ: PSU 24, UM 16. Bob: Montana 35, Portland State 27. Kyle: PSU 31, UM 21. Bill: Vikings 41, Grizzlies 31.

No. 19 Montana State at North Dakota: The Green and White have lost three games in a row, including last week’s humiliation at WashingtonGrizzly Stadium. NoDak is just too banged up to hang with Prukop and the Bobcats, who got back on the winning track in a big way last week against non-conference cupcake East Tennessee State. AJ: MSU 42, UND 34. Bob: Montana State 42, UND 16. Kyle: MSU 38, UND 21. Bill: Cats 55, NoDak 28.

Weber State at No. 5 Eastern Washington: The Eagles nearly

dropped the ball last week at Northern Colorado. It took a Jordan Descalo 44-yard field goal as time expired for Eastern to grab victory from the jaws of a shocking defeat. My guess is the Eagles learned from their wake-up call and will pull away from a Wildcats team that lost at Northern Arizona last week.

AJ: EWU 49, Weber 28. Bob: Eastern Washington 49, Weber State 48. Kyle: EWU 45, Weber 17. Bill: Eagles 41, Wildcats 28.

Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona: The Jacks are a tough nut to crack in Flagstaff, where they have posted a 3-0 record this season. Last week they raced to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter against Weber State before going on cruise control and emerging with a 52-36 win. This one will be interesting, but the Bears will struggle to contain NAU’s passing game. AJ: NAU 37, NoCo 23. Bob: NAU 42, No. Colorado 2. Kyle: NAU 35, UNC 24.

Bill: Jacks 45, Bears 35.

Cal Poly at Southern Utah: The Thunderbirds are the feel-good story of the Big Sky Conference with their impressive 4-0 mark in league play.

They boast the most dominating defense in the league, allowing just under 12 points per game. How good is that? Pretty darn good when you consider that seven Big Sky teams are allowing 31 or more points per contest.

AJ: SUU 27, Cal Poly 12. Bob: Cal Poly 31, Southern Utah 21. Kyle: SUU 23, Cal Poly 21. Bill: SUU 24, Cal Poly 14.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | CONFERENCE CAPSULES

AROUND THE BIG SKY Montana at Portland State‌

Saturday, 3:05 p.m.

Portland, Oregon Providence Park (18,627 Field Turf) Cowles Media WatchBigSky.com Series History: Montana leads the all-time series 29-11.

The Records: Portland State is 6-1 overall and is 3-1 in Big Sky play. Montana is 4-3 and is 3-1 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Travon Van and Jordan Canada each ran for more than 100 yards to propel a Grizzly ground game to 378 total yards rushing as Montana toppled Portland State 55-27 in 2013.

The Coaches: Montana coach Bob Stitt is 4-3 overall, and is 3-1 in Big Sky play.

Portland State coach Bruce Barnum is 6-1 overall, and is 3-1 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Montana quarterback Makena Simis tied a school record with six touchdown passes against North Dakota. He shares the record with Jordan Johnson, Brian Ah Yat and Dave Dickenson... Simis was this week’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week... Portland State is tied with Southern Utah for the nation’s lead in turnover margin (+1.71)... Montana’s Tyrone Holmes leads the nation in sacks, with 11. He also leads the conference in tackles-for-loss, with 13.5... Portland State kicker Jonathan Gonzales is this week’s Special Teams Player of the Week.

Montana State at North Dakota‌

Saturday, noon Grand Forks, North Dakota Alerus Center (12,283 AstroTurf) Midco Sports Network/Cowles WatchBigSky.com Series History: Montana State leads the all-time series 17-13-1.

The Records: Montana State is 4-3, and is 2-2 in Big Sky play. North Dakota is 4-4, and is 2-3 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Dakota Prukop threw for 269 yards and a touchdown to lead Montana State to a 29-18 win over North Dakota in 2014.

The Bobcats got an interception return for a touchdown by Khari Garcia early in the

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Montana running back Travon Van tries to get around Portland State’s Aaron Sibley on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at WashingtonGrizzly Stadium. second quarter, Shawn Johnson scampered in from 16 yards and Mitchell Herbert caught his first collegiate touchdown pass as MSU built a 26-7 halftime lead.

The Coaches: Montana State coach Rob Ash is 69-35 overall, and is 48-20 in Big Sky play.

North Dakota coach Bubba Schweigert is 9-11 overall, and is 5-8 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Montana State is second in the Big Sky in total offense (539.7 yards per game), while North Dakota is third in total defense (356.1 yards allowed)... UND is last in the conference in total offense (324.4 yards per game)... This is the second of a back-to-back series with the Montana

schools for North Dakota... UND running back John Santiago is averaging 116.5 rushing yards per game.

Weber State at Eastern Washington‌

Saturday, 1:05 p.m.

Cheney, Washington Roos Field (8,600 Red SprinTurf) ROOT SPORTS/DirecTV’s Audience Network Series History: Eastern Washington leads the

all-time series 18-14 The Records: Eastern Washington is 5-2 overall, and is 4-0 in Big Sky play. Weber State is 4-4 overall, and is 3-2 in Big Sky play.

See CAPSULES, Page A15

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY | LAST WEEK’S GAMES

AROUND THE BIG SKY ‌ ontana’s Simis ties school M record in first career start In his first career start, Montana quarterback Makena Simis tied a schoolrecord with six touchdown passes, as the Griz got a win at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Simis threw three touchdown passes in the first half, completing 15-of22 passes for 321 yards. He threw three scores in the first half, including two to Ellis Henderson, to help overcome an early 7-0 UND lead.Montana outgained North Dakota 488-380, and the Griz defense also forced two turnovers in the win. Other notable performers included Montana receiver Jamaal Jones, who caught four passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns.

North Dakota running back John Santiago finished with 178 yards and a touchdown.

Montana’s John Nguyen rushes for yards against North Dakota last Saturday at WashingtonGrizzly Stadium.

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of the season. Ketteringham threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter, overcoming an early 7-0 Idaho State lead.

The Hornets held a 17-10 lead at halftime.

Sacramento State’s defense played a large role in the victory, as the Hornets forced five Bengals turnovers. They got a score off one turnover, as Joey Banks returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown that gave Sacramento State a 38-13 lead.

Portland State earns late win on road against Cal Poly

In an offensive struggle that went backand-forth all game, Portland State kicker Jonathan Gonzalez proved to make the difference, as he hit a 27-yard field goal with 33 seconds left to give the Vikings the win. Vikings quarterback Alex Kuresa contributed to four touchdowns, throwing two and rushing for two. Kuresa led the team in rushing, with 101 yards and two touchdowns. He also passed for 16-of-25 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns.

Cal Poly outgained Portland State 536386, but four turnovers were the undoing for the Mustangs.

7-of-12 passes for 87 yards in second-half Sacramento State earns first action. Bobcats running back Chad Newell conference win against Idaho State rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns, as Montana State registered 514 yards. The Eastern Washington receiver Cooper Sacramento State quarterback Nate Bobcats defense also made several contri- Ketteringham completed 20-of-26 passes Kupp entered this season as one of the all-time Big Sky greats. He left an exciting butions, forcing four turnovers. for 287 yards and four touchdowns, as 43-41 win over Northern Colorado as the the Hornets earned their first Big Sky win Northern Arizona overcomes conference’s all-time leader in receiving touchdowns, career catches and receiving Weber State rally yards, as the Eagles came from behind Northern Arizona held off another to get a win over the Bears. The junior late Weber State comeback attempt, as receiver caught a key third-down pass on the Lumberjacks’ Ryan Hawkins hit a Eastern Washington’s final drive, helping field goal with 4:16 to ice the game. The move the Eagles into field-goal range.

Lumberjacks held a 42-9 lead after an Then, kicker Jordan Descalo hit a 44- yard interception return for a touchdown by field goal to help the seventh-ranked Eddie Horn with 14:53 left in the third Eagles get a win as time expired. Kupp quarter. After that, the Wildcats went on finished with 275 receiving yards and a 27-0 scoring run, until Hawkins’ field three touchdowns, including a score with goal. Northern Arizona quarterback Case 5:22 left that gave Eastern Washington a Cookus completed 28-of-38 passes for

40-28 lead. However, Bears quarterback 353 yards and four touchdowns.With the

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Kupp breaks records in Eastern Washington win

Missoulian, Saturday, October 31, 2015 — A15

CAPSULES | FROM PAGE A13

AROUND THE BIG SKY Capsules Continued Last Meeting: Vernon Adams threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as Eastern Washington rolled to a 41-19 win over Weber State in a Big Sky Conference game in 2013.

Adams had three scoring throws and a rushing touchdown in the first half as the Eagles opened up a 27-12 lead.

The Coaches: Weber State coach Jay Hill is 6-14 overall, and 5-8 in Big Sky play. Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin is 81-30 overall, and is 54-13 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Eastern Washington receiver Cooper Kupp is now the Big Sky’s career leader in receiving yards (4,338), receiving touchdowns (52) and catches (281)... Cupp was this week’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week...This is Weber State’s first game on ROOT SPORTS since Oct. 19, 2013. Weber lost to No. 5 Montana State 34-16 in that game. The Wildcats are 0-2 on ROOT SPORTS... Eastern Washington leads the nation in passing offense, at 409.1 yards per game.

Cal Poly at Southern Utah‌

Saturday, 3 p.m.

Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum (8,500 Artificial Turf) WatchBigSky.com Series History: Cal Poly leads the all-time series 19-7.

The Records: Southern Utah is 5-2, and is 4-0 in Big Sky play. Cal Poly is 2-5, and is 1-3 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Chris Brown and Kori Garcia each ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns as Cal Poly survived a 42-39 battle with Southern Utah in 2014. Brown threw for two touchdowns and Brandon Howe punched in from the 1 as the Mustangs bolted to a 21-0 lead after one quarter.

The Coaches: Cal Poly coach Tim Walsh is 89-75 overall, and is 60-51 in Big Sky play.

Southern Utah coach Ed Lamb is 21-22 overall in SUU’s Big Sky tenure, and is 16-12 in Big Sky play.

Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp pushes back Northern Colorado’s A.J. Battle on Saturday, one of his school-record 20 catches for 275 yards Notes: Cal Poly has the nation’s top rushing offense, averaging 391.7 yards per game...

Southern Utah leads the nation in turnover margin, at +1.71 per game...The Thunderbirds also have the conference’s top scoring defense (11.9 points per game) and total defense (305.4 yards per game)... SUU defensive end James Cowser is this week’s Defensive Player of the Week... Southern Utah allows just 128.6 rushing yards per game.

Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona‌ Saturday, 4 p.m.

Flagstaff, Arizona Walkup Skydome (11,230 FieldTurf) Fox Sports Arizona WatchBigSky.com

Series History: Northern Arizona leads the all-time series 12-3.

The Records: Northern Arizona enters the game at 4-3 overall, and 2-2 in Big Sky play.

Northern Colorado is 4-2 overall, and is 2-3 in Big Sky play.

Last Meeting: Kyle Griffin returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown and Northern Colorado’s defense forced five turnovers in the second half to lead the Bears to a 24-17

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victory over Northern Arizona in 2014. Griffin’s pick-6 was the second of the game for the Bears.

The Coaches: Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 104-96 overall, and is 69-66 in Big Sky play. Northern Colorado coach Earnest Collins is 13-39 overall, and is 8-29 in Big Sky play.

Notes: Northern Colorado scored two special teams touchdowns against Eastern Washington, with one each on a punt return and a kickoff return... Jerome Souers is now the all-time leader in Big Sky Conference wins for coaches. He passed Nevada coach Chris Ault in the win over Weber State... Northern Arizona quarterback Case Cookus leads the nation in passing efficiency... Northern Arizona is last in sacks allowed, with 21.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY

TOUCHDOWN MONTANA!

Montana’s Ben Roberts catches the Grizzlies’ first touchdown pass in the first quarter against North Dakota last Saturday.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY

FACE TO FACE

Montana’s Kendrick Van Ackeren, left, stops North Dakota quarterback Ryan Bartels (6) last Saturday.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY

Safety, strategy meeting in football world sore. My body hurts,’ and then you do an Omega, a scientific approach to recovery, and they’re fine,” Marotti said.

The heart monitors track workload ‌COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State and those numbers are logged daily.

Buckeyes are trickling into the Woody Consecutive days of heavy workloads for Hayes Athletic Center a few hours before certain players, or the team in general, practice, but a couple of dozen players and Marotti will recommend a lighter need to check in with a member of the day. Earlier this season, Indiana ran 91 sports performance team before they get plays and eight Ohio State defensive suited up. players were in on about 100 snaps.

Tyvus Powell and Joshua Perry wrap “Absolutely, we’ve adjusted practice,” a band around their torsos and place an Marotti said. electrode on their hands and forehead, Having tracked the players for three and link it up to an iPad. After about five years, including a championship season, minutes, the players take the gear off and Meyer and Marotti hope they have a head to the locker room. baseline for success.

The device is one of many ways coach “There’s a bit of selfishness in all of Urban Meyer’s staff tracks how players this,” Meyer said. “Player safety is always are holding up to the wear and tear of number one, but player safety leads to football. The data gathered will help tell better football teams. We had the same coaches whether to go hard or ease up starting lineup in October as we did in when the players hit the practice field.

August last year.”

The Buckeyes are far from the only Still, this is far from an exact science. college team using technology and JAY LAPRETE, Associated Press‌ There are too many variables and not medical science alongside old-fashioned Ohio State safety Tyvis Powell attaches electrodes to his forehead and hand to start enough data to manage players strictly intuition to track the well-being of athby the numbers or to make direct corletes, but no program is doing more than his daily biometrics monitoring before a September practice in Columbus, Ohio. relations between performance and Ohio State. usage patterns.

Before practice every Ohio State they coach toughness. The job has The goal is not just to have healthier At Texas A&M, coach Kevin Sumlin’s player takes a urine test to determine changed over the years. players, but better players. It is here staff spent last season collecting data hydration. Players that are not properly These days, Marotti spends as much where safety and strategy intersect. And and tracking wear and tear, studying and hydrated don’t practice until they are. it’s shifting the culture of football toward time analyzing binders and computer Medical experts have tied hydration to analyzing what they gathered and comscreens full of players’ physiological data a less-can-be-more approach when soft tissue injuries. There have also been ing up with a plan on how to use it. One and workload as he does supervising it comes to how players train, practice place is in recruiting. studies done trying to determine the them in the weight room. and play.

Sumlin said he and his coaches sell role of hydration in concussions but the Marotti and Ohio State’s sports per“It has dramatically changed how player-development to recruits and findings have been inconclusive. formance team monitor players’ heart we do our business,” said Meyer, who The electrode and iPod device is called talk about how a player will leave A&M rates during practice, along with how far believes at least part of the reason his with plenty left in his body to pursue a an Omegawave and it tracks overall and fast they run. team peaked at the end of last season pro career.

Competitive repetitions, both in prac- physiological readiness through an app. and won the national championship was “Here we’re going to monitor your tice and games, are tallied for each player. After a few minutes wearing the device, because of a monitoring program that performance, surround you with coaches a score of one through seven appears During spring practice some of Ohio left the Buckeyes with plenty in their that know what they’re doing, but we’re on the iPod. The greater the score State’s best players, including Powell, tanks for the stretch run. also going to ... monitor your body to the better.

The days of getting a team ready Junc- Perry, defensive lineman Joey Bosa and Buckeyes won’t be held out of practice make sure that we’re maximizing your offensive lineman Taylor Decker, were tion Boys-style, pushing players well entirely because of an Omegawave read- tools and talents and not abusing them.” held out at times not because of injuries beyond their physical limits for the sake Longo, who has been working with ing, but they are useful. but because they had reached 2,000 of making them tougher is mostly gone.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for “I’ve had a couple of scores where I competitive reps in their careers.

“You’re training a Secretariat,” Notre 12 years, said all the technology and was a two or three when my strength Pulling back is not something that Dame director of strength and conditionmonitoring “gets you away from try wasn’t there or my coordination was a comes naturally to Meyer. ing Paul Longo said. harder mode.” little off,” tight end Nick Vannett said.

“If I’m in a bad mood or I think we’re Mickey Marotti is Longo’s counterpart As long as there has been football, If a player is dragging and he scored at Ohio State and the man with his hand soft, we got to toughen them up. But I low on his Omegawave test it could help try harder has for been considered a have to have a really trusted right-hand on the pulse of Meyer’s teams since the cure-all. Playing through pain and man that says, ‘Here’s where we’re at. We explain the poor practice. It also helps coach’s days at Florida. pushing through exhaustion will always had a very high-impact and high-volume determine which players could use a Strength and conditioning coaches often set the tone for a program and help day yesterday so we’re backing off today.’ break and which ones need to be pushed. be part of the deal — until the numbers says stop.

“And a kid might say, ‘I’m tired. I’m I would never have done that,” he said. establish the team’s work ethic. Simply, RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer‌

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