Griz Football

Montana Grizzlies football signee Vince Genatone wasn’t the new kid for long in North Platte. The strong impressions he made on his coaches became lasting memories of the World-Herald Nebraska boys athlete of the year.

The Cats and Griz are the two highest-ranked teams from the Big Sky Conference.

Dylan Cook played in 27 games and made 23 starts at right tackle for the Montana Grizzlies after playing at Butte High and MSU-Northern.

Samori Toure was taken in the seventh round with the 258th overall pick.

The Billings Senior grad had 912 all-purpose yards in 21 career games with the Montana Grizzlies.

Montana's defense gave up just three touchdowns in the spring football game and scored one of its own on a pick-6.

The quarterback competition will grab all the attention at Montana's spring football game, but the battle in the trenches is the key area to watch.

Former Montana wide receiver Samuel Akem was back in Missoula participating in the Grizzlies' Pro Day less than four months after breaking his collarbone.

Billings native Junior Bergen is back to his natural position at wide receiver after he filled a huge hole at running back for the Montana Grizzlies in 2021.

Lucas Johnson has played in 32 college games and made 12 starts, while Kris Brown has started four games and Daniel Britt is coming off a redshirt season.

Samori Toure's 40-yard dash time would've ranked 12th among wide receivers at the NFL combine.

Former Montana backup QB Robbie Patterson is now pursuing another passion of his: capturing moments and memories as a sports videographer for the Griz.

Roger Cooper was an All-American linebacker at Montana State and most recently was Idaho State's defensive coordinator.

Bozeman native Ryan Simpson got his first chance to show what he was capable of last season. Montana coach Bobby Hauck thinks "the sky’s the limit" for the sophomore wide receiver.

Montana is looking to replace All-Big Sky linebacker Jace Lewis, and another in-state player is making a good impression this spring.

Montana running back Marcus Knight is ready to get back in the mix after battling injuries.

Montana cornerback Justin Ford had a season for the ages in 2021. He believes both he and the Griz can be better in 2022, which is why he decided to return for his senior season.

Here are nine questions of intrigue as Montana opens spring football camp today.

Shann Schillinger spent the past six seasons on the Montana Grizzlies football coaching staff.

Colt Anderson's teammates and coaches from Montana marvel at the Butte native's work ethic, which has carried him from a college walk-on to being in the Super Bowl on Sunday when his Cincinnati Bengals face the Los Angeles Rams.

Former Griz WR Samori Toure catches two touchdowns and throws a key block on another score in the college all-star game.

Montana's 11 signees on Wednesday include six college transfers and five high school players.

Bios for Montana's football signees on National Signing Day.

Missoula Sentinel senior Drew Klumph is staying close to home by joining the Montana football team.

The $7.2 million project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2023.