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Nov. 8—Sacramento St. at No. 2/2 Montana State

When: Saturday, 1 p.m.; TV — MTN. Web — ESPN+; Radio — Bobcat Radio Network

Where: Bobcat Stadium (17,777, FieldTurf)

Records: Sac State is 3-6 overall, 1-4 in the Big Sky. MSU is 9-0 and 5-0.

When the Hornets have the ball: Quarterback Carson Conklin averages 226.8 passing yards a game, third in the Big Sky. His main targets are Anderson Grover and Jared Gipson, who combine for over 130 yards a game. They have combined for 12 touchdowns. Running back Elijah Tau-Tolliver averages 103.3 rushing yards a game, but didn’t play in last week’s home loss to Portland State. Freshman Curran Borders is next on the two-deep.

When the Bobcats have the ball: Tommy Mellott threw his first interception last week, but continues to shine — he became the fourth Bobcat to reach 3,000 career rushing yards with a game-changing 76-yard TD run. Scottre Humphrey has six 100-yard rushing games, and Adam Jones returned to the lineup last week while Julius Davis made his first appearance of 2024. Tight end Rohan Jones is still the top receiver with 305 yards and 6 TDs.

Notable: The Hornets own the last win by a Big Sky opponent at Bobcat Stadium, 34-21 in 2019. Since then MSU is 39-1 at home. … MSU leads the series 18-8. … The Bobcats lead the FCS in scoring (41.7 points per game) and total offense (510.4 yards). … Second-year Sac State coach Andy Thompson, a Montana alum, is 1-5 in Big Sky road games. … MSU allows 102 rushing yards a game, ninth in the FCS.

Pick: Cats, 47-16.

No. 4/4 UC Davis at No. 7/7 Montana

When: Saturday, 8:15 p.m.; TV — ESPN2. Web — ESPN+; Radio — Grizzly Radio Network

Where: Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217 FieldTurf)

Records: UC Davis is 8-1, 5-0 in the Big Sky. Montana is 7-2 and 4-1.

When the Aggies have the ball: Running back Lan Larison is the real…

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Publish date : 2024-11-08 08:23:00

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