Greg Rachac

The Cats and Griz — ranked No. 2 and No. 10 respectively entering last week — will kick off the 123rd Brawl of the Wild on Saturday at 12 p.m. at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman.

Saturday's football game at Bobcat Stadium will mark Waded Cruzado's 15th and final Brawl of the Wild as Montana State president.

One position that's been a big boost to DSU this year is linebacker, and it's a group that is not short on Montana flavor.

With the win, the Bobcats clinched a perfect regular season at 12-0, won the outright Big Sky Conference title with an 8-0 league mark and in all likelihood secured a top-two seed and home-field advantage for the upcoming FCS playoffs.

Now as a coach, Fisher's goal is to slow Montana's offense in an effort to pull off what would be a big playoff upset Saturday night.

A lot has changed for both Montana and South Dakota State as they get set to square off Saturday in the second round.

In a career that included stops at the high school, college and professional ranks, Espeland coached for 40 years.

Here’s a stat: In 2024, the Big Sky and/or Missouri Valley will be represented in the FCS championship game for the 17th consecutive year.

BILLINGS — Montana State has been on a championship trajectory all season, and the Bobcats are now one win away from winning an elusive title after

BILLINGS — Joslyn Tinkle kept tabs on the havoc the same way as almost everyone else — from afar.