University of Montana Sports Information writes:
Tyrone Holmes has already received a long list of accolades for putting together one of the best defensive seasons in Montana history last season. As of Friday, he can add the crown jewel of FCS football awards to his list, the FCS Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Ty Gregorak, for 12 years, either an assistant, or for the last four years, the Defensive Coordinator for the Montana Grizzlies, has been named the new defensive coordinator for the Bobcats of Montana State.
A team with plenty of experience dealing with Washington Grizzly Stadium will be making a return trip to Missoula this Saturday in round one of the FCS playoffs.
Saturday's football game between the Montana Grizzlies and the Eastern Washington Eagles will feature a flyover from the Montana Air National Guard with a C-130 transport aircraft.
The Missoula County Jail is listing two starters on the University of Montana football team who are being held on felony burglary charges, while a third has already posted bond. All three have been suspended from the team, according to UM Athletic Director Kent Haslam.
Over a hundred cancer fighters and survivors will gather at the University of Montana on Saturday for Team Up Montana to celebrate victories and share the challenge of fighting against cancer.