Big Sky Breakdown

Montana State athletic director Leon Costello and head football coach Jeff Choate hosted a zoom call to address MSU opting out of the spring football championship portion of the season and modifying the spring schedule.

University of Montana athletic director Kent Haslam and head football coach Bobby Hauck participated in a zoom call to address UM opting out of the spring championship FCS season and modifying its schedule to only play a few games in upcoming months.

Colter Nuanez shares interviews with Montana State head men's basketball coach Danny Sprinkle and Montana men's associate head coach Danny Sprinkle, plus Brooks Nuanez joins to talks about Jeff Choate staying at Montana State, Samori Toure transferring from UM to Nebraska and all the challenges of a spring football season for the Bobcats, Grizzlies and the rest of the Big Sky.Big Sky Breakdown timesDanny Sprinkle - 3:45Chris Cobb - 15:25Brooks Nuanez on Choate, Toure - 31:20Brooks Nuanez on Spring season - 52:50

Colter Nuanez and Brooks Nuanez break down the entire Big Sky Conference for women's and men's basketball for the first time in 2021.

Montana third-year head coach Bobby Hauck and his staff signed 19 recruits, including 15 from Montana on the opening day of the early signing period on December 16, 2020. Six Missoulians, including five from Class AA state champion Missoula Sentinel, highlighted UM's latest class.

Montana State will conduct a scrimmage on Saturday. Colter Nuanez is joined by Ryan Tootell of ESPN Missoula, then Brooks Nuanez of Skyline Sports to analyze what to watch this weekend at Bobcat Stadium.

Longtime Montana track and field head coach Brian Schweyen abruptly resigned in August of 2020. Clint May, one of the most successful prep cross country coaches in state history, was named the interim head coach after only one year as the head of UM's cross country program and distance runners. May led Bozeman High to nine girls' and boys' Class AA state cross country titles in 10 seasons, serving as the architect of one of the greatest dynasties in Montana prep sports history. After serving as the head coach for three years at a Division III school in Virginia, May is back in the Treasure State and trying to put his mark on the UM track program.

Montana State head coach Jeff Choate joins the ESPN Roundtable to give an update on what fall might entail for his team and analyze recruiting in the state of Montana as a whole for the Class of 2020.

Former University of Montana standout guard comes on the ESPN Roundtable to recap his seven years as a professional basketball player, a journey that helped him play with LeBron James early on before becoming a star in countries like Lithuania, Germany, Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Italy.

Don Wetzel, a former University of Montana standout basketball player, and his son, Ryan Wetzel, give commentary with a personal feel on the Washington professional football franchise changing its name and logo. "Blackie" Wetzel, a Blackfeet dignitary, is who the former Redskins' logo is modeled after.

Sam Herder of Hero Sports joins the ESPN Roundtable to break down the current state of the FCS.

Montana State defensive line coach Byron Hout stops by the ESPN Roundtable to talk about his group, his five years as an assistant on Jeff Choate's staff and his playing career as an all-conference linebacker at Boise State.

Craig Haley of STATS Perform joins the show to talk about the dwindling FCS Playoff field and all the teams in the FCS who will or won't play in 2020.

Montana athletic director Kent Haslam stops into the ESPN Roundtable, a joint venture between ESPN Missoula and Skyline Sports presented by Paradise Falls in Missoula. Haslam gives an update on the state of his department as Griz athletics tries to find answers to questions never seen before at the university.

Montana athletic director Kent Haslam and interim Lady Griz head coach Mike Petrino hosted a Zoom conference call with 12 members of the Montana media to address the non-renewal of Shannon Schweyen's contract and the promotion of Petrino to interim head coach of the UM women's basketball program.

In the final ESPN Roundtable for February 2020, Colter Nuanez is joined by Montana State athletic director Leon Costello for an update on the state of his department.

In this week's ESPN Roundtable, Montana sixth-year head men's basketball coach Travis DeCuire gives an overview of his team's pursuit of a third straight Big Sky Conference title with a rivalry game against Montana State in Bozeman on the horizon.

In the ESPN Roundtable for the last week of January 2020, Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell were joined by University of Montana senior men's basketball player Jared Samuelson to talk about his journey leaving UM and returning to play for the Griz for his final season.

In this week's ESPN Roundtable, Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports breaks down the 2020 signing classes for Montana and Montana State football.

In this week's Big Sky Breakdown, Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports is joined by Ryan Tootell of ESPN Missoula to talk about our latest collaboration - "Griz Greats - the Coaching Tree", which is a podcast series out now. Plus, a breakdown of Big Sky hoops and interviews with Montana State head men's basketball coach Danny Sprinkle, former Montana linebacker and Buck Buchanan Award winner Dante Olson and new Cal Poly head football coach Beau Baldwin.

This week's ESPN Roundtable features Montana men's basketball assistant Jay Flores breaking down the state of Griz hoops a few weeks into the Big Sky Conference season.

In this week's ESPN Roundtable, Montana State 15th-year head coach Tricia Binford joins Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell to talk about her new 3-year contract extension, her journey at Montana State and the prospects for the first-place Bobcats going forward.

In this week's ESPN Roundtable, former Montana All-American defensive end Tyrone Holmes joins Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell to talk about his 2015 FCS Defensive Player of the Year award leading up to UM linebacker Dante Olson winning a similar accolade plus memories of Holmes' career in the NFL.

In this week's ESPN Roundtable, Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell are joined by Montana State 15th-year women's basketball head coach Tricia Binford to talk about her 3-year contract extension and her long, successful tenure at MSU.

Montana State fourth-year head coach along with senior captains safety Brayden Konkol, defensive tackle Derek Marks and wide receiver Kevin Kassis addressed the media following MSU's 42-14 loss at No. 1 North Dakota State in the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs.

In this episode, Colter and Brooks Nuanez of Skyline Sports recap the opening of the early signing period and the signees for Montanan and Montana State before giving a preview of the semifinal matchup in the FCS playoffs between No. 5 MSU and No. 1 North Dakota Sate and thoughts on No. 3 Weber State at No. 2 James Madison. Plus hear interviews with NDSU quarterback Trey Lance, Montana State defensive tackle Derek Marks and MSU quarterback Tucker Rovig. BIG SKY BREAKDOWN TIMES: Brooks Nuanez - 2:05Trey Lance - 51:35Derek Marks - 1:00:51Tucker Rovig - 1:09:37

In this week's ESPN Roundtable, Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell are joined by Montana State senior associate athletic director Dan Davies, who was a player on Montana State's 1976 national title team and a coach when the Bobcats won the national title in 1984 to talk about the arch of the Bobcat football program over the last five decades.

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck and UM recruiting coordinator Justin Green give details on the 17 newest Grizzlies as the early signing period opened on Wednesday.

Montana State fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate and his coaching staff signed 23 new Bobcats with the opening of the early signing period on Wednesday. They addressed the media after all the National Letters of Intent were in.

Montana State head coach Jeff Choate addresses the media ahead of MSU's first trip to the semifinals of the FCS Playoffs since 1984. The Bobcats play at No. 1 North Dakota State on Saturday in Fargo.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Ryan Tootell of ESPN Missoula and Brooks Nuanez of Skyline Sports to preview the matchups between Montana and Weber State along with Austin Peay at Montana plus some analysis of the coaching hires at Cal Poly (Beau Baldwin) and Northern Colorado (Ed McCaffrey).

Montana State fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate recaps his team's second-round playoff win over No. 25 Albany and previews MSU's quarterfinal game against No. 18 Austin Peay in Bozeman on Saturday.

Montana second-year head coach Bobby Hauck addresses the media ahead of his team's quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 Weber State Friday night in Ogden, Utah.

In this week's episode, hear analysis from Colter Nuanez and Brooks Nuanez recapping Montana State's 48-14 win over Montana two weeks ago and a preview of the playoff matchups for the playoffs for the Bobcats and Grizzlies. Also hear interviews from Southeastern Louisiana head coach Frank Scelfo, Albany head coach Greg Gattuso and Great Danes redshirt freshman quarterback Jeff Undercuffler. BIG SKY BREAKDOWN TIMES: Brooks Nuanez, Skyline Sports - 3:37Frank Scelfo, Southeastern Louisiana head coach - 37:19Greg Gattuso, Albany head coach - 51:49Jeff Undercuffler, Albany quarterback - 1:06:57

Montana State defensive coordinator Kane Ioane joins this week's Bobcat Roundtable originally aired on 105.7 FM The Eagle in Bozeman and Big Sky.

Montana State fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate addresses the media ahead of his No. 5 Bobcats' matchup against No. 25 Albany in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday afternoon in Bozeman.

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck addresses the media ahead of his No. 6-seeded Grizzlies hosting No. 24 Southeastern Louisiana in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday afternoon.

Montana State head coach Jeff Choate recaps his team's fourth straight win over rival Montana and previews the Bobcats' upcoming appearance in the FCS Playoffs.

In this week's ESPN Roundtable, Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell are joined by Mike Kramer, who has spent a lifetime in the Big Sky Conference. The former Idaho offensive linemen coached at Montana State in the early 1980s before spending the 1990s as a coach at Eastern Washington, 2000 until 2006 as the head coach at Montana State and 2011 through 2016 at Idaho State.

In this Big Sky Breakdown, hear interviews with Montana senior Colin Bingham, Montana State senior captains Kevin Kassis, Travis Jonsen and Derek Marks plus interviews with Butte High standout & MSU commit Tommy Mellott and Montana State men's basketball coach Danny Sprinkle. Big Sky Breakdown timesColin Bingham, Montana senior tight end - 2:30Kevin Kassis, Montana State senior wide receiver - 6:52Travis Jonsen, Montana State senior wide receiver - 17:55Derek Marks, Montana State senior defensive end - 22:48Tommy Mellott, Butte High quarterback/MSU commit - 29:19Danny Sprinkle, Montana State men's basketball coach - 43:18

In this week's edition of the Bobcat Roundtable originally aired on 104.7 FM and 105.7 FM, Colter Nuanez is joined by Montana State head coach Jeff Choate to preview the 119th edition of the rivalry between his Bobcats and the Montana Grizzlies.

In this special edition previewing the 119th football game between Montana and Montana State, Colter Nuanez is joined by Ryan Tootell of ESPN Missoula and then Brooks Nuanez of Skyline Sports to talk about what this game means in the scope of this season and history. Plus, hear Colter's spot on The Nach on Sports on KGEZ in Kalispell previewing the showdown.

Montana second-year head coach Bobby Hauck, senior quarterback Dalton Sneed (right), senior defensive tackle Jesse Sims (far left) and senior inside linebacker Dante Olson (left) address the media leading up to No. 3 UM's 119th showdown against rival Montana State Saturday in Bozeman.

Montana State fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate previews the 119th edition of the rivalry between his Bobcats and the No. 3 Montana Grizzlies.

Former University of Montana three-time All-Big Sky Conference selection running back Chase Reynolds joins Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell on this week's ESPN Roundtable presented by Paradise Falls in Missoula.

In this episode, hear analysis from Colter Nuanez and Ryan Tootell leading up to this weekend's games pitting No. 10 Montana State at UC Davis and No. 3 Weber State at No. 5 Montana plus hear interviews with UC Davis head coach Dan Hawkins, former Weber State quarterback Jadrian Clark, Montana seniors Josh Sandry, Angel Villanueva and Cy Sirmon and Griz men's basketball coach Travis DeCuire.BIG SKY BREAKDOWNRyan Tootell, ESPN Missoula - 3:57Dan Hawkins, UC Davis head coach - 36:27Jadrian Clark, former Weber State quarterback - 48:06Josh Sandry, Montana senior safety - 58:15Angel Villanueva & Cy Sirmon, Montana senior offensive linemen - 1:02:50Travis DeCuire, Montana men's basketball coach — 1:07:25

Montana State running backs coach DeNarius McGhee joins Colter Nuanez on the Bobcat Roundtable originally aired on 104.7 and 105.7 FM The Eagle in Bozeman and Big Sky.

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck previews his team's matchup against No. 3 Weber State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday.

Colter Nuanez is joined Brooks Nuanez to break down all things Big Sky Conference plus interviews with Idaho senior receiver Jeff Cotton, Montana senior cornerback Justin Calhoun, Northern Colorado quarterback Jacob Knipp plus a special appearance from Michael-Shawn Dugar of the Athletic reflecting on his past job covering the University of Idaho for the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

Montana State special teams coordinator and director of high school relations B.J. Robertson joins the Bobcat Roundtable ahead of MSU's trip to Northern Colorado on November 9.