On Saturday, October 26, following the home Grizzly military appreciation football game against Eastern Washington, the Fallen Soldier Memorial will be recognized as the official State Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial.
UPDATE - 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 24
Montana Sports Information said on Monday afternoon that starting free-safety Matt Hermanson has been suspended from UM's upcoming game at Northern Arizona due to a violation of the student athlete code of conduct.
It was no contest. The Big Sky Conference has named University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson the ROOT Sports offensive player of the week for his performance on Saturday night, September 14, against the University of North Dakota.
The Day
Saturday, August 31 dawned with a crystal blue sky in Missoula, unusual, because the valley had been cloaked in smoke from the Lolo Creek Complex for the last few weeks. My first thought was... perfect.
University of Montana officials are expecting a sold-out record crowd at the Saturday night August 31 opening game, as the Montana Grizzlies host the Appalachian State Mountaineers at 7 p.m.
Newstalk Radio KGVO 1290 AM and 101.5 FM will again be the flagship stations for the Montana Grizzlies this football season, and the long-time play-by-play team of Mick Holien and Scott Gurnsey will be behind the microphone again.
The NCAA report involving the Montana Grizzly football program was released on Friday. University of Montana President Royce Engstrom said the university's self-imposed sanctions were instrumental in the NCAA's findings, and that the university sought legal experts to help in that effort.
On Friday, July 26, the NCAA released its long-awaited report regarding the University of Montana football program. The report states that the university, and its former head coach, failed to monitor the football program.
The Montana Grizzly football team was picked by both the media and coaches polls to finish third in the Big Sky Conference at their summer media gathering in Park City, Utah.
A leader on the Montana Grizzly football team has received the most sought-after nomination for any defensive player in the FCS, the Buck Buchanan Award watch list.
In January of 2012, University of Montana President Royce Engstrom revealed that the NCAA was conducting an investigation into the Grizzly football program.