Griz Game Day Sept. 26

By FRITZ NEIGHBORof 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.

He’s grown up.“I have talked about what he’s become,”

Lyon says. “He’s not far from graduating, which considering where he was, is amazing. Because he had some stuff thrown in his way.”

Julia Faye Horn dotes on Levi, the

youngest of her three children. She is Native American, mostly Northern Cheyenne, with relatives down in the Lame Deer area of

Montana.Born and raised in Spokane, she

struggled first with feeding a boy who weighed nearly 12 pounds at birth, was eating solid food at one month and who dwarfed the teaching tables at kindergarten (he sat at his own desk).

In sixth grade he was six feet tall; in eighth grade he was 6-4 and 240 pounds.

“Just ridiculous,” said Levi Horn, who never knew his father but has a handle on the genetics at work. “All the native men in our family were pretty big – Grandpa, my cousins, my brother. All the women are fairly short.”

By high school Julia was struggling with lupus, and with finding the means to keep her athletic youngest son in sports. Baseball

and football cleats cost money, especially the size that Levi wore. Financial aid from a youth center helped; his basketball coach bought his shoes for him his senior year.

Yet that was only part of the battle.“In high school I didn’t make the best

choices,” Levi Horn says now. “I had a lot of

G2 – Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Levi Horn

Moving mountainsHorn got past

many stumbling blocks

to attain success

See HORN, Page G8

LINDA THOMPSON/Missoulian

Montana left tackle Levi Horn overcame a lifetime of obstacles to obtain a starting position with the Griz.

Missoulian, Saturday, September 26, 2009 – G3

MONTANA (3-0) Griz Opp

Scoring average 34.7 9.0Rushing yards 166.0 49.7Avg./Rush 4.3 1.9Passing 54-95-2 84-141-5Passing yards 253.0 248.0Average per pass 8.0 5.3Total offense 419.0 297.7Average per play 6.0 4.13rd-down conversions 19-42 18-50Time of possession 28:01 31:59Fumbles-lost 5-2 5-2Kick returns 6-20.2 16-19.9Punt returns 8-17.8 2-3.5Punting 10-42.5 18-36.7Sacks by-yards 2-14 2-11

Montana 7 31 28 38 – 104Opponents 14 6 7 0 – 27

Offensive leadersRushing

Chase Reynolds 55-218 (4.0 ypc.), long 29, 3 TDsPeter Nguyen 12-102 (8.5 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDGerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDsAndrew Selle 6-40, long 34, 0 TDsDan Moore 12-35 (2.9 ypc.), long 7, 1 TDThomas Brooks-Fletcher 9-29 (3.2 ypc.), long 6, 0 TDsJustin Roper 4-18 (4.5 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDsBeau Donaldson 1-1, 1 TD

PassingAndrew Selle 27-48-1 for 408 yards, long 45, 4 TDsJustin Roper 27-46-0 for 351 yards, long 61, 3 TDsGerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards

ReceivingTyler Palmer 11-147 (13.4 ypc.), long 23, 0 TDsMarc Mariani 10-222 (22.2 ypc.), long 56, 2 TDsJabin Sambrano 9-137 (15.2 ypc.), long 38, 0 TDsDan Beaudin 6-106 (17.7 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDsChase Reynolds 6-34 (5.7 ypc.), long 12, 0 TDsSam Gratton 4-45 (11.2 ypc.), long 17, 1 TDStephen Pfahler 3-31 (10.3 ypc.), long 14, 3 TDsPeter Nguyen 2-18 (9.0 ypc.), long 10, 0 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

LB Shawn Lebsock 21, 9 unassistedSS Erik Stoll 17, 10 unassistedFS Shann Schillinger 14, 7 unassisted

CB Keith Thompson 12, 7 unassistedLB Brandon Fisher 12, 6 unassistedLB Alex Shaw 11, 5 unassistedDE Severin Campbell 11, 5 unassistedCB Trumaine Johnson 10, 7 unassistedLB Jordan Tripp 9, 5 unassistedDT Austin Mullins 9, 1 unassistedSS Mike McCord 8, 5 unassistedDT Tyler Hobbs 7, 3 unassistedDE Ryan Fetherston 7, 5 unassisted

Tackles for lossDE Ryan Fetherston 3-10LB Shawn Lebsock 2-9CB Trumaine Johnson 2-3DE Severin Campbell 1.5-3

SacksLB Shawn Lebsock 1-8DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6

InterceptionsCB Trumaine Johnson 2-0SS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDsLB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDsDE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredDE Severin Campbell 0-1FS Mike McCord 1-0LB Jordan Tripp 0-1LB Alex Shaw 0-1

Pass breakupsDT Austin Mullans 3CB Keith Thompson 3CB Trumaine Johnson 3LB Brandon Fisher 211 with 1

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Brody McKnight 14-14/2-5, long 31, 1 blocked, 20 points

PuntingSean Wren 10-42.5, long 60, 3 inside 20, 0 blocked

Punt returnsSam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDsJabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDsMarc Mariani 2-16.5, long 35, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs

Kickoff returnsJabin Sambrano 2-27.5, long 35, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 2-21.5, long 29, 0 TDs

NORTHERN ARIZONA (1-1) NAU Opp

Scoring average 29.5 36.5Rushing yards 157.5 237.0Avg./Rush 5.3 6.0Passing 35-51-2 54-77-1Passing yards 232.5 312.5Average per pass 9.1 8.1Total offense 390.0 549.5Average per play 7.1 7.03rd-down conversions 9-19 16-29Time of possession 24:59 35:01Fumbles-lost 5-1 4-2Penalties-yards 8-123 15-140Kick returns 8-21.2 6-26.3Punt returns 3-1.3 2-7.5Punting 7-46.1 4-41.8Sacks by-yards 4-22 1-7

Northern Arizona 17 21 7 14 0 – 59Opponents 21 14 9 29 0 – 73

Offensive leadersRushing

Alex Henderson 46-224 (4.9 ypc.), long 57, 3 TDsGiovannie Dixon 9-58 (6.4 ypc.), long 30, 1 TDAustin Shanks 2-41 (20.5 ypc.), long 35, 1 TDMichael Herrick 1-minus 7

PassingMichael Herrick 35-51-2 for 465 yards, long 78, 3 TDs

ReceivingEd Berry 9-104 (11.6 ypc.), long 27, 2 TDsConrad Meadows 8-139 (17.4 ypc.), long 78, 0 TDsDavieun Curry-Chapman 7-81 (11.6 ypc.), long 35, 1 TDAlex Henderson 5-80 (16.0 ypc.), long 29, 0 TDsRyan Rauschert 2-19 (9.5 ypc.), long 13, 0 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

S Matt Estrada 19, 15 unassistedLB Reid Worthington 14, 6 unassistedS Matt Steinbach 13, 9 unassistedLB Zac McNally 12, 1 unassistedDE Brandon Vance 12, 7 unassistedS Taylor Julio 11, 6 unassistedCB Davion Dumas 8, 5 unassistedLB Stevon THomas 8, 4 unassisted

Tackles for lossDE Isaac Bond 2.5-9

DE Brandon Fance 2-13LB Reid Worthington 1-4NT Dan Pela 1-1LB Scott McKeever 0.5-3

SacksDE BRandon VAnce 2-13DE Isaac Bond 1.5-6LB Scott McKeever 0.5-3

InterceptionsS Matt Steinbach 1-16, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredLB Zac McNallly 1-1DE Brandon Vance 1-0LB Brandon Phillips 1-0DE Blayne Anderson 0-1

Pass breakupsCB Daivon Dumas 2CB Raphael Mack 1

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

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

PuntingRyan Rauschert 6-42.2, long 51, 3 inisde 20, 0 blocked

Punt returnsConrad Meadows 2-3.5, long 9, 0 TDsAustin Shanks 1-minus 3

Kickoff returnsAustin Shanks 4-28.0, long 57, 0 TDs


GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack

BY THE NUMBERSLUMBERJACKS’ SCHEDULESept. 12 ............................................at Arizona (L, 17-34)Sept. 19 ............................SOUTHERN UTAH (W, 42-39)Sept. 26 .............................................................. MONTANAOct. 3 NO. COLORADOOct. 10 ................................................... at Montana StateOct. 17 .................................................... at Portland StateOct. 24 ........................................................... IDAHO STATEOct. 31 ............................................. at Sacramento StateNov. 7 ..................................................................at Ole MissNov. 14 .........................................................at Weber StateNov. 21 .....................................................E. WASHINGTON

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

By RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated 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:

SATURDAYNo. 1 Florida (minus 21) at KentuckySwine flu bigger concern than Wildcats

for Gators ... FLORIDA 38-14.UTEP (plus 36) at No. 2 TexasMack Brown is 17-0 vs. nonconference

teams from Texas ... TEXAS 55-14.Arkansas (plus 17) at No. 3 AlabamaRazorbacks have brutal schedule,

defense ... ALABAMA 38-17.Iowa (plus 9fi) at No. 5 Penn StateStruggling Hawkeyes O against banged-

up Nittany Lions D ... PENN STATE 21-14.No. 6 California (minus 5fi) at OregonBears have owned Ducks lately, winning

four of five ... CALIFORNIA 34-30.No. 7 LSU (minus 13) at Mississippi StateTigers have won nine straight against

Bulldogs ... LSU 35-10.No. 8 Boise State (minus 17) at Bowling

GreenBroncos best be wary of upstart Falcons

... BOWLING GREEN 38-30.No. 9 Miami (minus 2fi) at No. 11 Virginia

TechYes, the Hurricanes are back ... MIAMI

24-17.Washington State (plus 45fi) at No. 12

Southern CaliforniaTrojans beat Cougars 69-0 last year, but

Wazzu is improved ... USC 50-10.Illinois (plus 14) at No. 13 Ohio StateJuice Williams and Illini beat No. 1

Buckeyes at Shoe in ’07 ... OHIO STATE 38-17.

Fresno State (plus 16fi) at No. 14 Cincinnati

Bearcats catching up to Buckeyes ... CINCINNATI 45-24.

No. 15 TCU (plus 2fi) at ClemsonTCU’s turn to be MWC’s best chance to

bust BCS ... TCU 28-21.Grambling State (no line) at No. 16

Oklahoma StateTigers are defending SWAC champs ...

OKLAHOMA STATE 60-14.Texas Tech (plus 1) at No. 17 HoustonHow about first QB to 500 yards wins? ...

HOUSTON 48-42.South Florida (plus 14fi) at No. 18 Florida

StateCan Bulls survive without injured QB

Matt Grothe? ... FLORIDA STATE 31-14.Colorado State (plus 16) at No. 19 BYURams a Mountain West dark horse ... BYU

35-27.Southern Mississippi (plus 13fi) at No. 20

KansasGolden Eagles always up for tough road

trip ... KANSAS 41-21.

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 MichiganHoosiers are undefeated, too ...

MICHIGAN 42-17.No. 24 Washington (plus 7) at StanfordHuskies still underdogs? Doggone right

... STANFORD 24-14.Louisiana-Lafayette (plus 27fi) at No. 25

NebraskaCornhuskers are back ... to pounding

patsies ... NEBRASKA 49-14.

Last week: 20-2 (straight); 13-6-1 (vs. points).

Season: 56-8 (straight); 28-25-2 (vs. points).

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Dan Moore

No. 35Year:

FreshmanPosition:

Running backHeight:

5-foot-11Weight:

225Hometown:Tucson, Ariz.

Tunnel run worth the wait for MooreBy SCOTT JOHNSON

for the Missoulian

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. 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 a lot of the time. I was able to still attend position meetings.

Q: When did you find out that

you were ineligible to play your first year?

A: It was about two to three weeks before fall camp last year. It sucked.

Q: What was it like to be on the

team, but unable to play or even practice?

A: It was rough at first. It worked out in the end. It gave me time to get bigger, faster and stronger. I look at it as a blessing.

Q: What did you do stay in

football shape besides lift? A: Coach Gerber had me on

a good program. It was a winter

conditioning program. Dragging tires. A lot of running.

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: You received offers to also play

at Nicholls State and Portland State, but committed to Montana before making an official visit to Portland State. What sold you on Montana being the best fit for you?

A: Great tradition. Bobby Hauck is a great a coach with a great winning record. I couldn’t ask for more.

Q: What was Northern Arizona’s

interest level in you?A: I got letters back and forth

with them. I didn’t really hear much from the Arizona schools. Mostly out of state schools.

Q: Unlike Montana, fellow Big

Sky member Northern Arizona has to fight an NFL team and two major college programs for media attention in the state. I know you grew up with the shadow of

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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We like Jerome Souers a lot. Fact is, there was a time we wouldn’t have griped to see him pacing UM’s sideline as the head coach. But since going to Flagstaff, the Griz have flat had his number. We don’t think that is going to change this week.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Levi Horn

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.

Q: What is your typical workout

regime?A: Coach Gerber has us all on a

program. Power clean, snatch, back squat, a lot of bench and a lot of leg and upper body work.

Q: What are your best max lifts

in the bench, squat, power clean?A: My bench is 420. Power clean

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: Is there a time you like to lift

more than any other day?A: I like to lift in the afternoon. I

helps me clear my head. Q: The team Web site states

you’re a forestry major with a

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.

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: Do you have any nicknames?A: No.

Q: Is it cool if I give you one and

we see if it takes off?A: OK.

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: 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: 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

MooreContinued from Page G6

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

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

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.”

Horn is a presence on the field for the

Griz, but he’s also managed to throw up some roadblocks in each game this season. His after-the-whistle personal foul late in Montana’s 17-10 win at UC Davis is the most glaring example. The Grizzlies lost 15 yards, had to punt and eventually sealed the win with a last-minute interception.

“They’re outshining his performance right now,” said Chad Germer, who came on as UM’s O-line coach after Kaligis left for Wyoming. “He plays with so much emotion, so much fire, that he wants to make a great block on every play. He just has to do it within the time frame of the play.”

The penalties belie the fact that Horn has played well overall.

“Do you want to leave the field being known for the one or two plays that hurt us, or for the great effort you provided?” Germer asked. “Let’s reflect on that after the game, and not one or two things that put your team in a bad situation.”

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.

“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.”

His mom Julia remarked: “There’s a destination now. It’s more defined in him than it ever was.”

Lyon has seen his former star athlete play for the Griz twice, at Davis this season and Cal Poly in 2008. He couldn’t be prouder of Horn or, for that matter, UM.

“At that level, you can take some diamonds in the rough and polish them,” Lyon said. “I thought Montana would work out for him.”

It could take him to the NFL. Dow and J.D. Quinn had shots off last year’s team, and Cory Procter, Cody Balogh, Brad Rhoades and Dylan McFarland have all stepped up to the next level in UM’s recent history.

“It would be a beautiful thing,” said Lyons. “But what he’s got from Montana – the education, the degree – those are the things he’ll live his life with.”

Reporter Fritz Neighbor can be reached at 523-5247 or at [email protected].

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SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts AvgMontana 3 14 14 0 0 2 0 104 34.7Weber 3 12 9 1 0 2 0 89 29.7NAU 2 8 6 1 0 1 0 59 29.5EWU 3 8 7 0 0 1 0 58 19.3PSU 3 7 7 0 0 3 0 58 19.3MSU 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 26 13.0UNC 3 4 4 0 0 2 0 34 11.3Sac State 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 22 11.0ISU 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 20 6.7

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/GMontana 3 116 498 4.3 6 166.0NAU 2 59 315 5.3 5 157.5UNC 3 100 408 4.1 3 136.0Weber 3 95 377 4.0 4 125.7MSU 2 71 222 3.1 0 111.0EWU 3 99 320 3.2 2 106.7PSU 3 77 273 3.5 2 91.0Sac State 2 60 171 2.8 1 85.5ISU 3 86 118 1.4 0 39.3

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG S Pts AvgMontana 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 27 9.0Weber 3 8 7 0 0 5 0 70 23.3EWU 3 10 10 0 0 1 0 73 24.3UNC 3 11 8 0 0 1 0 77 25.7PSU 3 12 12 0 0 3 0 93 31.0MSU 2 8 7 0 0 3 0 64 32.0NAU 2 10 8 1 0 1 0 73 36.5Sac State 2 10 10 0 0 2 0 76 38.0ISU 3 20 18 0 0 6 1 158 52.7

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/GMontana 3 77 149 1.9 1 49.7MSU 2 69 216 3.1 0 108.0PSU 3 113 392 3.5 5 130.7Weber 3 98 454 4.6 4 151.3EWU 3 116 551 4.8 7 183.7UNC 3 121 601 5.0 6 200.3ISU 3 121 707 5.8 11 235.7Sac State 2 101 474 4.7 6 237.0NAU 2 79 474 6.0 4 237.0

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD P/GPSU 3 119 62 5 52.1 973 8.2 5 324.3Weber 3 132 89 7 67.4 871 6.6 8 290.3UM 3 95 54 2 56.8 759 8.0 7 253.0NAU 2 51 35 2 68.6 465 9.1 3 232.5EWU 3 92 62 2 67.4 653 7.1 6 217.7MSU 2 66 37 2 56.1 403 6.1 2 201.5UNC 3 85 52 1 61.2 553 6.5 1 184.3Sac 2 53 28 4 52.8 345 6.5 1 172.5ISU 3 85 39 6 45.9 342 4.0 2 114.0

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

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD P/GUNC 3 84 47 4 56.0 486 5.8 5 162.0EWU 3 94 56 3 59.6 515 5.5 3 171.7Weber 3 95 46 3 48.4 665 7.0 4 221.7Sac 2 40 29 0 72.5 468 11.7 4 234.0UM 3 141 81 5 57.4 744 5.3 2 248.0ISU 3 96 63 1 65.6 785 8.2 7 261.7PSU 3 91 47 3 51.6 785 8.6 6 261.7NAU 2 77 54 1 70.1 625 8.1 6 312.5MSU 2 90 47 4 52.2 735 8.2 8 367.5

TOTAL DEFENSE G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD P/GMontana 3 149 744 218 893 4.1 3 297.7EWU 3 551 515 210 1066 5.1 10 355.3UNC 3 601 486 205 1087 5.3 11 362.3Weber 3 454 665 193 1119 5.8 8 373.0PSU 3 392 785 204 1177 5.8 11 392.3Sac State 2 474 468 141 942 6.7 10 471.0MSU 2 216 735 159 951 6.0 8 475.5ISU 3 707 785 217 1492 6.9 18 497.3NAU 2 474 625 156 1099 7.0 10 549.5 KICKOFF RETURNS

G Ret Yds TD AvgWeber State 3 9 216 0 24.0Northern Colorado 3 12 281 0 23.4Northern Arizona 2 8 170 0 21.2Idaho State 3 23 465 0 20.2Montana 3 6 121 0 20.2Portland State 3 15 300 0 20.0Montana State 2 11 207 0 18.8Sacramento State 2 11 194 0 17.6Eastern Washington 3 13 219 0 16.8

PUNT RETURNS G Ret Yds TD AvgMontana 3 8 142 0 17.8Weber State 3 9 148 0 16.4Montana State 2 2 18 0 9.0Northern Colorado 3 10 66 0 6.6Eastern Washington 3 5 19 0 3.8Portland State 3 7 17 0 2.4Sacramento State 2 2 4 0 2.0Northern Arizona 2 3 4 0 1.3Idaho State 3 5 -1 0 -0.2

PUNTING No. Yds Avg PR Avg TB NetNAU 7 323 46.1 15 2.1 0 44.0Montana 10 425 42.5 7 0.7 0 41.8Weber 13 545 41.9 20 1.5 1 38.8PSU 11 446 40.5 51 4.6 1 34.1EWU 20 749 37.5 55 2.8 1 33.7MSU 12 500 41.7 58 4.8 2 33.5UNC 15 543 36.2 29 1.9 1 32.9Sac State 11 384 34.9 35 3.2 0 31.7ISU 25 957 38.3 235 9.4 0 28.9

PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cp Pct Int Yds TD EfficNAU 2 51 35 68.6 2 465 3 156.8EWU 3 92 62 67.4 2 653 6 144.2Montana 3 95 54 56.8 2 759 7 144.1Weber 3 132 89 67.4 7 871 8 132.2PSU 3 119 62 52.1 5 973 5 126.2UNC 3 85 52 61.2 1 553 1 117.4MSU 2 66 37 56.1 2 403 2 111.3Sac State 2 53 28 52.8 4 345 1 98.6ISU 3 85 39 45.9 6 342 2 73.3

TURNOVER MARGIN Gained Lost G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar P/GMontana 3 2 5 7 2 2 4 +3 1.00EWU 3 3 3 6 2 2 4 +2 0.67NAU 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 +0 0.00MSU 2 0 4 4 3 2 5 -1 -0.50UNC 3 1 4 5 6 1 7 -2 -0.67Weber 3 2 3 5 1 7 8 -3 -1.00PSU 3 1 3 4 6 5 11 -7 -2.33Sac State 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 -5 -2.50ISU 3 1 1 2 4 6 10 -8 -2.67

PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cp Int Pct Yds TD EfficMontana 3 141 81 5 57.4 744 2 99.4EWU 3 94 56 3 59.6 515 3 109.7UNC 3 84 47 4 56.0 486 5 114.7Weber 3 95 46 3 48.4 665 4 114.8PSU 3 91 47 3 51.6 785 6 139.3MSU 2 90 47 4 52.2 735 8 141.3ISU 3 96 63 1 65.6 785 7 156.3NAU 2 77 54 1 70.1 625 6 161.4Sac State 2 40 29 0 72.5 468 4 203.8

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalWeber State 3 21 44 5 70Montana 3 25 34 5 64Portland State 3 15 33 6 54Northern Colorado 3 22 20 5 47Eastern Washington 3 17 26 3 46Montana State 2 18 19 3 40Northern Arizona 2 17 17 2 36Idaho State 3 8 18 5 31Sacramento State 2 11 14 3 28

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att PctNorthern Arizona 2 9 19 47.4Montana 3 19 42 45.2Weber State 3 23 51 45.1Portland State 3 18 42 42.9Eastern Washington 3 17 45 37.8Sacramento State 2 9 25 36.0Northern Colorado 3 14 40 35.0Montana State 2 8 30 26.7Idaho State 3 7 39 17.9

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen TotalSacramento State 2 23 20 1 44Montana 3 10 38 4 52Portland State 3 20 26 6 52Northern Colorado 3 34 18 2 54

Eastern Washington 3 25 26 5 56Weber State 3 22 28 6 56 Northern Arizona 2 21 31 4 56Montana State 2 17 34 6 57Idaho State 3 36 33 4 73

OPP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att PctWeber State 3 8 35 22.9Idaho State 3 13 38 34.2Montana 3 18 50 36.0Portland State 3 18 49 36.7Sacramento State 2 9 23 39.1Eastern Washington 3 17 42 40.5Northern Colorado 3 18 44 40.9Montana State 2 14 27 51.9Northern Arizona 2 16 29 55.2

SACKS BY G Sacks YardsEastern Washington 3 6 32Portland State 3 6 47Northern Colorado 3 4 26Northern Arizona 2 4 22Idaho State 3 4 25Weber State 3 4 27Sacramento State 2 3 21Montana 3 2 14Montana State 2 2 15

SACKS AGAINST G Sacks YardsPortland State 3 1 6Northern Arizona 2 1 7Sacramento State 2 2 23Montana 3 4 17Idaho State 3 5 33Weber State 3 6 40Montana State 2 6 48Northern Colorado 3 8 49Eastern Washington 3 9 53

PENALTIES G No Yds AvgNorthern Colorado 3 16 107 35.7Sacramento State 2 11 73 36.5Weber State 3 23 178 59.3Eastern Washington 3 24 183 61.0Northern Arizona 2 8 123 61.5Idaho State 3 29 205 68.3Montana State 2 16 142 71.0Portland State 3 24 230 76.7Montana 3 25 248 82.7

OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/GWeber State 3 27 246 82.0Montana 3 24 217 72.3Idaho State 3 22 217 72.3Northern Arizona 2 15 140 70.0Northern Colorado 3 20 189 63.0Sacramento State 2 10 126 63.0Portland State 3 18 174 58.0Montana State 2 11 96 48.0Eastern Washington 3 17 135 45.0

TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time AvgWeber State 3 106:02 35:20Montana State 2 60:33 30:16Eastern Washington 3 88:02 29:20Portland State 3 86:00 28:40Northern Colorado 3 84:18 28:06Montana 3 84:04 28:01Sacramento State 2 52:59 26:29Idaho State 3 78:47 26:15Northern Arizona 2 49:58 24:59

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yds Avg Retn TB NetMSU 2 8 532 66.5 90 3 47.8Montana 3 19 1212 63.8 319 2 44.9Weber 3 16 1023 63.9 264 3 43.7Sac State 2 6 359 59.8 105 0 42.3ISU 3 8 530 66.2 92 5 42.2PSU 3 13 849 65.3 265 2 41.8NAU 2 10 634 63.4 158 3 41.6UNC 3 9 519 57.7 186 1 34.8EWU 3 12 696 58.0 277 1 33.2

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

Palmer, MSU 2 25 75 3.0 0 9 37.5McClintock, PSU 3 17 112 6.6 0 27 37.3Wilkins, Sac 2 20 74 3.7 0 14 37.0

INTERCEPTIONS G Int Yds TD Lg Int/GRider, MSU 2 2 12 0 12 1.00Bignell, MSU 2 2 3 0 3 1.00Hatch, EWU 3 3 0 0 0 1.00Johnson, UM 2 2 0 0 0 1.00Steinbach, NAU 2 1 16 0 16 0.50Stoll, UM 3 1 29 0 29 0.33Askew 3 1 24 0 24 0.33Wofford, UNC 3 1 13 0 13 0.33Pleasant, ISU 3 1 8 0 8 0.33Brown, PSU 3 1 6 0 6 0.33Alt, UM 3 1 6 0 6 0.33

PASSING YARDS Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD P/GHubel, PSU 111 59 5 53.2 947 5 315.7Higgins, Weber 129 86 7 66.7 831 8 277.0Herrick, NAU 51 35 2 68.6 465 3 232.5Nichols, EWU 86 57 2 66.3 627 6 209.0Iddins, MSU 62 35 2 56.5 396 2 198.0Waggener, UNC 82 51 1 62.2 546 1 182.0J.Smith, SAc 47 24 3 51.1 302 1 151.0Selle, Montana 48 27 1 56.2 408 4 136.0Roper, Montana 46 27 0 58.7 351 3 117.0Blum, ISU 75 33 5 44.0 310 2 103.3

PASS EFFICIENCY Att Cp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff.Herrick, NAU 51 35 2 68.6 465 3 156.8Selle, Montana 48 27 1 56.2 408 4 151.0Nichols, EWU 86 57 2 66.3 627 6 145.9Roper, Montana 46 27 0 58.7 351 3 144.3Hubel, PSU 111 59 5 53.2 947 5 130.7Higgins, WSU 129 86 7 66.7 831 8 130.4Waggener, NC 82 51 1 62.2 546 1 119.7Iddins, MSU 62 35 2 56.5 396 2 114.3JSmith, Sac 47 24 3 51.1 302 1 99.3

TOTAL OFFENSE G Run Pass Plays Tot P/GHubel, PSU 3 2 947 117 949 316.3Higgins, Weber 3 -52 831 138 779 259.7Herrick, NAU 2 -7 465 52 458 229.0Nichols, EWU 3 12 627 106 639 213.0Iddins, MSU 2 -4 396 71 392 196.0Waggener, UNC 3 -18 546 98 528 176.0Selle, Montana 3 40 408 54 448 149.3Smith, Sac 2 -34 302 53 268 134.0Roper, Montana 3 18 351 50 369 123.0T.Smith, Weber 3 347 0 70 347 115.7

PUNT RETURNS Ret Yds TD Long AvgToone, Weber 7 123 0 42 17.6Lutz, UNC3 9 60 0 24 6.7 KICK RETURNS Ret Yds TD Long AvgShanks, NAU 4 112 0 57 28.0Bolen, Weber 9 216 0 42 24.0Ponciano, ISU 19 402 0 46 21.2Woods, PSU 14 277 0 27 19.8McCowan, Sac 4 78 0 28 19.5T.Jones, EWU 7 132 0 52 18.9Gordon, Sac 5 94 0 23 18.8Gilbert, MSU 4 67 0 20 16.8

RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg P/GFry, PSU 3 19 303 1 53 15.9 101.0Toone, Weber 3 22 263 2 36 12.0 87.7Kirven, PSU 3 9 262 3 91 29.1 87.3Mariani, Montana 3 10 222 2 56 22.2 74.0Thompson, NC 3 15 220 1 80 14.7 73.3Meadows, NAU 2 8 139 0 78 17.4 69.5Boyce, EWU 3 12 198 2 53 16.5 66.0Nakamura, WSU 3 20 178 4 20 8.9 59.3Hendrschott,Sac 2 8 106 0 32 13.2 53.0Woods, PSU 3 12 158 1 96 13.2 52.7

PUNTING No. Yds Lg AvgEric Fisher, MSU 11 498 77 45.3Jon Vanderweilen, ISU 22 957 57 43.5Sean Wren, Montana 10 425 60 42.5Ryan Rauschert, NAU 6 253 51 42.2Mike Snoy, Weber 13 545 66 41.9Thomas Duyndam, PSU 11 446 65 40.5Cameron Zuber, EWU 13 508 64 39.1Cameron Kaman, UNC 15 543 44 36.2Augie Heath, Sac 11 384 49 34.9Matt Nichols, EWU 7 241 47 34.4

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

Hendrsn, NAU 2 224 80 0 0 304 152.0Woods, PSU 3 -2 158 8 277 441 147.0Toone, Weber 3 0 263 123 0 386 128.7TJones, EWU 3 219 34 1 132 386 128.7Harris, UNC 3 271 95 0 0 366 122.0Meadws, NAU 2 0 139 7 57 203 101.5Fry, PSU 3 0 303 0 0 303 101.0Bolen, Weber 3 35 30 0 216 281 93.7

SCORING G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts P/GHenderson, NAU 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0Nakamura, Weber 3 4 0 0 0 24 8.0Cunningham, MSU 2 0 2 4 0 14 7.0T.Smith, Weberr 3 3 0 0 2 20 6.7McKnight, Montana 3 0 14 2 0 20 6.7Pfahler, Montana 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0Berry, NAU 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0Overbay, EWU 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0Reynolds, Montana 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0Kirven, PSU 3 3 0 0 0 18 6.0 FIELD GOALS G FG FGA Pct. P/GJ. Cunningham, MSU 2 4 5 80.0 2.00Diniz, Sac State 2 3 3 100.0 1.50Z.Brown, PSU 3 3 6 50.0 1.00Huk, ISU 3 2 2 100.0 0.67McKnight, Montana 3 2 5 40.0 0.67Snoy, Weber 3 2 5 40.0 0.67Myers, NAU 2 1 2 50.0 0.50Jarrett, EWU 3 1 2 50.0 0.33

TACKLES (All positions) G Pos Solo Ast Tot P/G SackSherritt, EWU 3 LB 16 21 37 12.3 0.0Schrader, Sac 2 DB 12 10 22 11.0 0.0Storms, ISU 3 LB 16 16 32 10.7 0.0Estrada, NAU 2 DB 15 4 19 9.5 0.0Gordon, Sac 2 DB 11 7 18 9.0 0.0Arias, ISU 3 LB 8 18 26 8.7 0.0Pedersen, PSU 3 LB 11 14 25 8.3 0.0Sedillo, Weber 3 LB 12 12 24 8.0 0.0Tew, ISU 3 DB 13 11 24 8.0 1.0Hewitt, UNC 3 DB 14 9 23 7.7 0.0J.Brown, Weber 3 DB 11 11 22 7.3 0.0Holmesly, ISU 3 DB 9 12 21 7.0 0.0Hatch, EWU 3 DB 10 11 21 7.0 0.0Lebsock, UM 3 LB 9 12 21 7.0 1.0Worthingtn, NAU 2 LB 6 8 14 7.0 0.0Fletcher, MSU 2 DE 8 6 14 7.0 0.0Bignell, MSU 2 LB 5 9 14 7.0 0.0King, UNC 3 LB 10 10 20 6.7 1.0Wilkins, EWU 3 LB 3 17 20 6.7 0.0Askew, UNC 3 CB 13 7 20 6.7 0.0G.Johnson, Sac 2 LB 5 8 13 6.5 0.0Steinbach, NAU 2 DB 9 4 13 6.5 0.0Pleasant, ISU 3 DB 12 7 19 6.3 1.0Rau, PSU 3 LB 5 14 19 6.3 2.0Price, MSU 2 LB 5 7 12 6.0 0.0Vance, NAU 2 DE 7 5 12 6.0 2.0McNally, NAU 2 LB 1 11 12 6.0 0.0Stoll, UM 3 SS 10 7 17 5.7 0.0JBrown, PSU 3 DB 8 9 17 5.7 0.0Rider, MSU 2 FS 9 2 11 5.5 0.0Oliver, Sac 2 DB 5 6 11 5.5 0.0Pereira, Sac 2 LB 1 10 11 5.5 0.0Laidet, MSU 2 DE 6 5 11 5.5 1.0Julio, NAU 2 DB 6 5 11 5.5 0.0MJohnsn, EWU 3 DB 8 8 16 5.3 0.0Jacobs, PSU 3 DT 5 11 16 5.3 1.0Worthen, PSU 3 DB 3 13 16 5.3 0.0Felton, Weber 3 LB 6 10 16 5.3 0.0Hadley, Weber 3 DB 10 5 15 5.0 0.0Pedersen, PSU 3 LB 7 8 15 5.0 0.0

SACKS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/GHernon, UNC 3 DE 2 1 12 2.5 0.83Rau, PSU 3 LB 2 0 13 2.0 0.67Vance, NAU 2 DE 2 0 13 2.0 1.00Bond, NAU 2 DB 1 1 6 1.5 0.75Kragt, EWU 3 DL 1 1 6 1.5 0.50Linehan, Weber 3 DE 1 0 14 1.0 0.33King, UNC 3 LB 1 0 13 1.0 0.33Snow, PSU 3 SS 1 0 12 1.0 0.33Laidet, MSU 2 DE 1 0 9 1.0 0.50Jester, PSU 3 DE 1 0 9 1.0 0.33

TACKLES FOR LOSS G Pos Solo Ast Yds Tot P/GSherritt, EWU 3 LB 4 2 10 5.0 1.67Rau, PSU 3 LB 2 4 18 4.0 1.33Tuua, ISU 3 DL 3 2 10 4.0 1.33Fletcher, MSU 2 DE 2 3 6 3.5 1.75RPedersen, PSU 3 LB 3 0 7 3.0 1.00Fetherston, UM 3 DE 3 0 10 3.0 1.00King, UNC 3 LB 3 0 15 3.0 1.00Linehan, Weber 3 DE 3 0 17 3.0 1.00Barkdull, Weber 3 DE 2 2 9 3.0 1.00Storms, ISU 3 LB 3 0 4 3.0 1.00

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MONTANA ROSTERNo. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year Hometown2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 197 So. Stockton, Calif.3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 175 Sr. Rowland Heights, Calif.4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 203 Jr. Sandpoint, Idaho5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 195 So. Seattle6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 170 Fr. Spokane, Wash.7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 210 Jr. Cut Bank8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 197 Fr. Billings9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 195 So. Phoenix10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 225 Sr. Billings11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 170 Jr. Tulare, Calif.12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 219 Jr. Billings13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 180 Fr. Billings14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 175 Fr. San Marcos, Calif.14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 185 Fr. Missoula15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 170 So. Oceanside, Calif.17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 215 Fr. San Diego18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 215 Jr. Buford, Ga.19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Fr. Corona, Calif.20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 180 So. Butte21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 175 Sr. Porterville, Calif.22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 215 Fr. Post Falls, Idaho24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 210 Sr. Bellevue, Wash.25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 205 Sr. Franklin, Tenn.26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 190 So. Billings27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 190 Fr. Drummond28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 175 Fr. Seattle29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 170 Fr. Dillon30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 200 So. Scottsdale, Ariz.31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 205 Sr. Missoula32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 232 So. Spokane, Wash.33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 215 So. Missoula34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 195 Jr. Drummond35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 225 So. Tucson, Ariz.36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 185 Fr. Seattle37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 280 Jr. Deer Lodge38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 200 Sr. Wright, Wyo.39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 199 Sr. Baker40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 245 So. Boise, Idaho41 – Kirk Stoll RB 5-11 180 So. Sandpoint, Idaho42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 240 Sr. Missoula43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 205 Fr. Missoula44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 210 Fr. Missoula45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 233 So. Missoula46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 212 Fr. Twin Bridges47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 210 Jr. Denver49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 225 Sr. Billings50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 242 So. Huntley Project51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 255 Fr. San Bernardino, Calif.52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 205 Fr. Great Falls53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 216 Fr. Helena54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 273 Sr. Great Falls55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 270 Fr. Fort Benton56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 215 Fr. Bozeman)57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 310 So. Long Beach, Calif.58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 225 Fr. Helena60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 285 Fr. Union City, Calif.61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 255 Fr. Billings63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 260 Fr. Missoula65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 240 Fr. Missoula66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 310 Jr. Vancouver, Wash.70 – David Arndt OT 6-5fi 280 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo.71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 282 Jr. Drummond72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 315 Sr. Spokane, Wash.73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 235 Fr. Choteau74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 305 So. Portland, Ore.75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 297 Sr. Dillon77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 320 Sr. Sidney78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 271 Fr. Bonita, Calif.79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 280 Fr. Orcas Island, Wash.80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 185 Sr. Havre81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 210 Sr. Missoula82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 225 Fr. Portland, Ore.83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 194 So. Vancouver, B.C.84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 210 Fr. Belgrade85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 198 Fr. Missoula86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 245 Fr. Fairview87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 252 Sr. Noxon88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 246 Sr. Frenchtown89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 240 Jr. San Leandro, Calif.90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 218 So. Helena91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 241 Sr. Libby93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 270 So. Gillette, Wyo.94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 210 So. Yorba Linda, Calif.95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 210 Fr. Choteau96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 231 Fr. Kalispell97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 275 Fr. Phoenix98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4 265 Jr. Spokane, Wash.

GAME DAY STARTING OFFENSEMONTANA

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

DE 96 Isaac Bond

WR 81 Tyler Palmer

K 83 Brody McKnight

WR 80 Marc Mariani

RT 75 Chris Dyk

RG 77 Terran Hillesland

LG 74 Jon Opperud

LT 72 Levi Horn

QB 12 Andrew Selle

RB 34Chase Reynolds

C 71Alex

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STARTING DEFENSEMONTANA

WR 3 Ed Berry

CB 2Trumaine Johnson

DE 42 Jace Palmer

DE 47 Severin Campbell

CB 3 Andrew Swink

DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

MLB 10Shawn

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SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

SS 4 Erik Stoll

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

P 94 Sean Wren

DT 54 Austin Mullins

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS QB 17 Gerald KempWR 23 Levi BucklesWR 7 Jeff LarsonWR 8 Sam GrattonLT 70 David ArndtLG 57 Charles Burton

QB 18 Justin RoperRG 66 Russell PietteRT 79 Kyle HofmannRB 24 T. Brooks-FletcherTE 87 Dan Beaudin

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE 91 Bobby AltLB 56 Brock CoyleDT 37 Carson BenderDE 90 Ryan FetherstonMLB 40 Caleb McSurdySLB 53 Josh Stuberg

WLB 44 Jordan TrippCB 21 Keith ThompsonCB 11 Brandon DodsonFS 9 Mike McCordSS 30 Mike Cummings

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NORTHERN ARIZONA ROSTERNo. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year Hometown1 – Carlo Dale RB 5-9 180 Fr. Phoenix2 – Austin Shanks WR 5-8 175 So. Shadow Hills, Calif.3 – Ed Berry WR 5-9 185 Sr. San Mateo, Calif. 4 – Stevon Thomas LB 5-10 228 Sr.- Norco, Calif.5 – Matt Estrada S 5-10 185 Jr. La Habra, Calif.6 – Nick Ragland-Johnsen S 5-11 190 So. Seattle7 – Michael Herrick QB 6-1 195 Jr. Valencia, Calif.8 – Chase Stangel QB 6-1 190 So. San Jacinto, Calif.8 – Anthony Evans DB 5-9 185 Sr. Woodland Hills, Calif.10 – J.P. Ragan RB 5-10 200 Fr. Colton, Calif.11 – Shaun Fitzpatrick TE 6-2 255 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.12 – Trey Clarida QB 6-1 190 Fr. El Mirage, Ariz.13 – Conrad Meadows WR 5-9 186 Sr. Moorpark, Calif.14 – Mike Czyz WR 5-10 180 So. Danville, Calif.15 – Ryan Rauschert WR/P 6-3 208 Sr. Junction City, Ore.16 – Cary Grossart QB 6-1 180 Fr. Folsom, Calif.17 – Ca’leve Deboskie WR 6-0 180 Fr. Chandler, Ariz.18 – Ryan Nelson QB 6-0 190 Jr. South Pasadena, Calif. 18 – Jared Fano LB 6-1 210 Jr. Fountain Valley, Calif.19 – Taylor Julio S 6-1 170 Fr. San Diego20 – Taelor Worrell CB 5-10 180 Jr. Lakeside, Calif.21 – Daivon Dumas CB 6-1 175 Jr. Laguna Nigel, Calif.22 – Giovannie Dixon RB 5-10 190 Fr. Reseda, Calif.23 – Raphael Mack CB 5-11 197 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.24 – Josh Luck CB 5-10 170 Sr. Chandler, Ariz.25 – Mana Purdy RB 5-8 175 Fr. Kamuela, Hawai’i26 – Tanner Hansler S 5-10 175 Fr. Redlands, Calif.27 – Conrad White CB 5-9 180 Sr. Walnut, Calif.28 – Phil Pollock CB 6-1 195 Fr. Glendale, Ariz.29 – Matt Myers K 6-0 200 So. Corona, Calif.30 – Alex Henderson RB 5-10 205 Sr. Calabasas, Calif.31 – Brian Hunter S 6-0 185 Jr. Covina, Calif.32 – Matt Steinbach S 6-2 215 Sr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif.34 – Reid Worthington LB 6-0 220 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif.35 – DeAnte Piper RB 5-10 180 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas36 – Max Zemezonak S 5-10 175 Fr. Cave Creek, Ariz.37 – Scott Brown S 6-0 185 Fr. Tucson, Ariz.38 – Taylor Malenfant S 6-1 190 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.39 – Kenny Shaw WR 6-2 185 Jr. Temecula, Calif.40 – Andy Saldana RB 5-11 205 So. Pasadena, Calif.42 – Drew Zamora K 6-1 187 So. Colorado Springs, Colo.43 – Jamil Hines RB 5-8 210 Fr. Phoenix44 – Cody Dowd LB 6-3 250 Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz.45 – Zac McNally LB 6-0 240 Sr. Brentwood, Calif.46 – Scott McKeever LB 6-1 220 Jr. Wickenburg, Ariz.47 – Taylor Patton S 6-1 195 Fr. San Clemente, Calif.48 – Shad Bride LB 5-10 193 Fr. St. Johns, Ariz.49 – Michael Battisti DE 6-3 235 Sr. Hesperia, Calif.50 – Ben Bachelier LS 6-0 230 So. Rio Rico, Ariz.51 – John Morrison LB 5-10 205 Fr. Glendale, Ariz.52 – To’o Samuelu LB 6-1 236 Jr. Moata’a, Samoa53 – Vinnie Paciulli OL 6-1 295 So. Phoenix54 – Aareon Smith-Allen LB 6-1 210 Fr. Las Vegas55 – Stuart Tawney OL 6-5 245 Fr. Tucson, Ariz.56 – Brandon Phillips LB 5-10 215 Fr. Loma Linda, Calif.57 – Anthony Williams OL 6-5 290 Jr. Pinetop, Ariz.58 – Sheehan Barnhart DL 6-3 275 Fr. Pendleton, Ore.59 – Nathan Johnson LB 5-10 205 Fr. Centennial, Colo.61 – Kris Poindexter OG 6-2 295 Jr. Phoenix62 – Ryne Holstrom OL 6-6 300 Sr. West Linn, Ore.64 – Adrian Garcia OL 6-1 305 Jr. Redwood, Calif.65 – Candon Canady DL 6-3 250 Fr. Ramona, Calif.66 – Chase Wick OL 6-3 275 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif.67 – Matt Kron OL 6-0 274 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz.68 – Jeff Hines OL 6-0 312 Jr. Mesa, Ariz.69 – Matt Wilson OL 6-6 265 Fr. Payson, Ariz.70 – Grant Denny OT 6-4 275 So. Pleasanton, Calif.71 – Dwight Boyd OL/DL 6-5 280 So. Pinetop, Ariz.72 – Trey Gilleo OL 6-6 250 Fr. Kingman, Ariz.73 – Kevin Nowicki OL 6-3 285 Fr. Kingman, Ariz.74 – Jon Chanda OL 6-4 290 Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.75 – Kyle Walker OL 6-4 260 Fr. Tucson, Ariz.76 – Danny Roper OL 6-4 260 Fr. Clayton, Calif.77 – Gareth Facciano OL 6-5 265 Fr. Tucson, Ariz.78 – Alex Mott OT 6-5 277 So. Troutdale, Ore.80 – Curt Sweeney WR 5-11 179 Sr. Peoria, Ariz.81 – Jeremy Dang WR 6-3 215 Fr. Glendale, Ariz.82 – Sam Unger WR 6-0 185 Fr. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii83 – Louis Schenk TE 6-4 253 So. Henderson, Nev.84 – Stef Fulce WR 5-10 160 Fr. Chandler, Ariz.85 – A.J. Cazares TE 6-4 250 Jr. San Ysidro, Calif.86 – Brian Riley TE 6-4 252 So. Tucson, Ariz.87 – Coleman McArthur TE 6-1 225 Fr. Buckeye, Ariz.88 – D. Curry-Chapman WR 6-2 205 Jr. Corona, Calif.89 – Jon Dunn WR 5-6 150 Fr. Inglewood, Calif.90 – Sebastian Sica OL 6-0 280 Fr. Phoenix91 – Zack Ka’ahanui DL 6-1 265 Fr. Portland, Ore.92 – Gary Rogers DE 6-1 245 Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif.93 – Kainoa Pe’a DL 6-0 250 Sr. Hilo, Hawaii94 – Jarret Bilbrey DE 6-5 220 Fr. San Diego95 – Blayne Anderson DE 6-4 240 So. Huntington Beach, Calif.95 – Mike Williams WR 6-0 160 Fr. Chandler, Ariz.96 – Isaac Bond DE 6-4 240 So. Vancouver, Wash.97 – Alec Hutton DL 6-4 245 Fr. Lake Arrowhead, Calif.98 – Dan Pela DL 6-4 250 So. Phoenix99 – Brandon Vance DL 6-2 236 Jr. Portland, Ore.

NORTHERN ARIZONASTARTING DEFENSE

CB 21 Davion Dumas

DT 98 Dan Pela

DE 99 Brandon Cance

LB 4 Stevon Thomas

LB 46 Scott McKeever

S 31 Brian Hunter

S 32 Matt Steinbach

WR 16 Jabin Sambrano

P 15 Ryan Rauschert

STARTING OFFENSENORTHERN ARIZONA

TE 11 Shaun Fitzpatrick

WR 13 Conrad Meadows

K 29 Matt Myers

WR 88 Davicun Curry-Champman

LT 57 Anthony Williams

LG 53 Vinnie Paciulli

RG 68 Jeff Hines

RT 62 Ryne Holstrom

QB 7 Michael Herrick

RB 30 Alex Henderson

C 61 Kris Poindexter

Jarret Billbrey 94 DE Zack Ka’ahanui 91 DT Blayne Anderson 95 DE Reid Worthington 34 LB

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS

Jared Fano 18 LB Nick Ragland-Johnsen 6 S Tanner Hansler 26 S Taylor Julio 19 S Taelor Worrell 20 CB Conrad White 27 CB

Trey Gillco 72 LT Alex Mott 78 LG Grant Denny 70 C Adrian Garcia 64 RG Dwight Boyd 71 RT

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS

Brian Riley 86 TE Curt Sweeney 80 WR Austin Shanks 2 WR Ryan Rauschert 15 WR Chase Stangel 8 QB Giovannie Dixon 22 RB

LB 45 Zac McNally

S 5 Matt Estrada

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No. 4 Montana (1-0, 3-0) at Northern Arizona (0-0, 1-1)

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Northern Arizona’s last win over the Grizzlies came in Flagstaff 12 years ago, 27-24 ... Montana leads the series, 31-11, 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. He’s thrown for 465 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He’s completed 68.6 percent of his passes ... Northern Arizona’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 nation in


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punting at 44 yards per punt ... Montana leads the Big Sky in turnover margin at +3 ... Montana beat Northern Arizona, 21-16, in Flagstaff in 2007 ... Griz coach Bobby Hauck is 69-16 in his seventh season … Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is 62-65 in his 12th season … Hauck is 6-0 vs. Souers ... Former Griz assistant David Reeves has joined Northern Arizona’s staff. Former Montana linebacker Andy Thompson is the Lumberjacks’ new defensive coordinator ... Souers and Hauck were assistant coaches at Montana in 1988 and 1989. Hauck was an assistant at Northern Arizona in 1993-94.

No. 11 Weber State (1-0, 1-2) at Portland

State (0-1, 1-2)2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org)

Two years ago when the teams

met in Portland, Weber State pulled out a 73-68 victory in what was then the highest-scoring game in NCAA Division I college football history ... Weber State led last year’s meeting 31-0 before Portland State scored the final 21 points in Ogden. Trevyn Smith rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats ... Smith enters Saturday’s game with 4,375 rushing yards. He needs 101 to move into fourth on the Big Sky’s all-time list, and 110 to move into third ... Weber State leads the series, 17-12, and has won two in a row ... Portland State ranks sixth in the nation in passing offense. Weber State ranks ninth ... Weber State’s Tim Toone leads the league with an average of 7.3 receptions per game ... Portland State’s Ray Fry leads the league with 101 receiving yards per game ... Vikings

quarterback Drew Hubel leads the

league in total offense. Weber State signal-caller Cameron Higgins is second ... Weber State coach Ron McBride is 26-24 in his fifth season … Portland State coach Jerry Glanville is 8-17 in his third season. McBride is 2-0 against Glanville.

Central Wash. (4-0) at Idaho St. (0-1, 0-3)3:35 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org)

This is Idaho State’s home opener ... Central Washington is an NCAA Division II program which

lost in the first round of the 2008 playoffs … Central has beaten Eastern Washington and Montana State this decade, and lost 38-35 at Montana in 2008 ... Idaho State coach John Zamberlin is 4-22 in his third season. He served as Central Washington’s coach from 1997-2006, compiling a 63-41 record … Central Washington coach Blaine Bennett is 14-2 in his second season. He was Idaho State’s offensive coordinator for a day in 2001 before becoming the quarterbacks coach at Purdue ... Idaho State beat Central Washington, 38-26, in the only meeting of the teams in 1992 ... Central Washington defensive coordinator Joe Lorig and linebacker coach Stacy Collins are both former Idaho State assistant coaches … Bengals quarterback Kyle Blum threw for 158 yards and



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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

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.

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

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 league-best 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.

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By NICK LOCKRIDGEof the Missoulian

Just when the Montana Grizzlies seemed to be at their most vulnerable last week, they were saved. Saved by their go-to 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. Mariani’s big plays seemed to give new life to the 2009 edition of Griz football.

And that’s what I intend to do with this week’s Big Sky picks column.

You see, I’m like the Marc Mariani of the “How we see the Sky” team. I’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 he’s in fine company. We’re both craftsmen in our chosen field. Here are some other sweet examples:

Mariani runs the 40 meters in 4.37 seconds. I’ve been clocked at my computer typing 40 words per minute.

Mariani owns the Missoula Osprey stadium record for changing bases, which is a promotion the baseball team does after the fifth inning. I own the Osprey stadium record for throwing out the fastest ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game.

And lastly, Mariani and I both have one touchdown to our credit in homecoming games played at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Mariani’s was a game-winning 9-yard TD catch in the waning minutes of a 29-24

victory over UC Davis last season before a record-setting crowd at WGS. Mine was a 5-yard “scamper” (thanks Rial Cummings) in a 29-14 victory by the Missoula Hellgate Knights over the Billings Skyview Falcons in our homecoming game in 1998. I think there was still grass on the field back then.

Needless to say the evidence is clear. I’m just as prolific as Marc Mariani and I’m ready to break this Big Sky picks season wide open. I’m tired of trailing the likes of Michael Heinbach, battling to a friendly draw with Fritz Neighbor and just squeaking by Bill Speltz. Get ready boys, it’s time for this go-to guy to get going.

As for Mariani, I’m sure he’ll erase our personal tie for homecoming touchdowns in two weeks, when the Cal Poly Mustangs come to town. By then I should hopefully be untied as well.

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 it’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.

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 week’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 State’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 head-to-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 isn’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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HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKYSeason record: Fritz 19-2, Bill 18-3, Nick 19-2, Michael 19-2

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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.

Understanding and admitting there were personnel deficiencies in some areas of his defense, Holt has brought a hybrid approach to Washington. It’s a mix of the aggressive, full-on attack he used as USC’s defensive coordinator, combined with a bend-but-don’t-break attitude that has worked for the No. 24 Huskies so far.

Although the numbers aren’t great, they are a stark improvement from 2008.

For example, the Huskies allowed 360 yards to the Trojans, including 250 on the ground. But the Huskies forced three turnovers, caused two other fumbles that USC recovered and forced the Trojans to go 0 for 10 on third-down conversions.

Those numbers are more impressive when considering USC had 148 offensive yards on its first two drives and regularly gashed the Huskies defense for long runs.

“It’s a credit to Nick and our defensive

staff to not panic and not go with calls that could have got us out of position. We went right back to the basics of calling our defense the way we know how to do it,” Washington coach Steve Sarkisian said. “We tackled and not only did we tackle, we tackled the football and that showed up.”

How much improved are the Huskies? Last year through three games against Oregon, BYU and Oklahoma, the Huskies were giving up more than 520 yards per game. This year, facing a slightly less daunting slate of LSU, Idaho and USC, the improved Huskies are giving up 364 yards per game.

In his first season at Washington, Holt has been given complete control of the defense. His talks with players are a mix of blunt criticism about missed assignments and uplifting praise as he rebuilds.

“Since the day you meet him, he kind

of rubs off on you,” Washington defensive end Daniel Te’o-Nesheim said. “He’s very intense.”

That came through in that penalty during the USC game. Infuriated by a missed tackle on the previous play, Holt said he became too involved trying to make sure his player made the tackle the next time.

“It was totally, totally bad, irresponsible football coaching by myself, caught up in the heat of the moment making a bad play,” he said.

But he’s concentrating on making sure there are fewer bad plays. The win over USC certainly helps, validating the schemes being taught and getting more players to accept the ideas of the staff.

“It gives you credibility as a coach because they start believing more,” Holt said. “Now we can take them places maybe they didn’t want to be taken. Every day it’s a process with these guys.”

Holt has Huskies defense hitting“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.”

– E.J. Savannah, Huskies linebacker on defensive coordinator Nick Holt

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What Grizzly defender forced three fumbles in UM’s 38-27 win at NAU in 2001?

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Who provided the blocked punt critical to the Grizzlies’ 42-23 win at NAU in 1999 (the Griz led 28-16 at the time)?

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