MISSOULA — The No. 3 Montana Grizzlies were the overdogs Saturday for their non-conference game with Drake, but a handful of things separated their 45-10 win over the Bulldogs from the mundane. Four of them were touchdowns by Eli Gillman, three on the ground, which moved the senior running back past Chase Reynolds to the top of Montana’s career rushing TD list (53, to 52) and tied the legend ...

Eli Gilman rushed for three touchdowns to set a school record, then caught a touchdown pass from Keali'i Ah Yat to tie another as Montana rolled to a 45-10 victory over Drake on Saturday. Gilman carried 19 times for 105 yards and had two short scoring runs in the first quarter to give Montana (2-0), ranked third in the Stats Perform FCS poll, a 14-3 lead. The senior ran it in from inside the 1-yard line on fourth-and-goal for a 21-3 lead in the second quarter, breaking Chase Reynold's school record of 52 career rushing touchdowns set from 2007-10.

We take a deep dive into the biggest Week 0 Big Sky matchups as we kickoff the 2026 FCS football season.

Aug. 24—Up until this summer, Tom Wistrcill, in his annual state of the conference addresses, would declare the Big Sky Conference to be the best in the FCS, even though during his first seven years as commissioner the league didn't win a national title. But in July, Wistrcill had a new, shiny piece of evidence to back up his claim: Montana State's national title at the end of the 2025 season ...

Jul. 8—College football is right around the corner, and it's that time of the year when Big Sky media members and beat writers across the league are voting on the preseason all-conference team, including this Idaho beat writer. In this commentary, I will be taking a look at some of the best talent in the Big Sky Conference and include some of the top players that will be on my voting ballot ...