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Nov. 15—Portland St. at No. 10/11 Montana
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.; TV — MTN. Web — ESPN+; Radio — Grizzly Radio Network
Where: Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217, FieldTurf)
Records: Portland St. Is 2-7 overall, 2-4 in the Big Sky. Montana is 7-3 and 4-2.
When the Vikings have the ball: It starts with Dante Cachere, whose 2,015 career rushing yards are most ever by a PSU quarterback. He’s thrown for 1,632 yards and 12 TDs this season and run for 637 and 12 scores. Freshman Delon Thomas is next in rushing with 534 yards and five TDs. Branden Alvarez is the top receiver with 34 receptions for 453 yards, and freshman Eric Denham is averaging 18 yards on his 24 catches.
When the Grizzlies have the ball: Through 10 games Logan Fife (1,479 yards, 11 TDs and 2 interceptions) has built a statistical advantage over freshman Keali’i Ah Yat. Both remain listed as co-starters at QB. Eli Gillman (787 yards, 7.0 a carry) and Co. have slipped to 11th in the FCS in rushing offense. Junior Bergen is now second on UM in receptions with 37; Keelan White has 45 catches for 494 yards. Both have three TDs.
Notable: This will be the fifth ranked opponent for the Vikings, who boast the most difficult strength of schedule in the FCS according to Massey Ratings. … UM leads the series 34-13, 19-4 in Missoula and PSU’s last win came in 2018 at Montana (22-20). … PSU had two field goals blocked in a 56-14 loss at Boise State, but kicker Mathias Uribe in 9-for-9 otherwise. … LB Ryan Tirrell has a team-high 75 tackles for the Griz, while Hayden Harris has 14 TFLs, 7.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. … As the Inter Lake’s Jon Allen pointed out, if you added the Grizzlies’ rush totals for their last two games (145 yards), it’d still be their worst output of 2024.
Pick: Griz, 42-14.
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Author : Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Publish date : 2024-11-16 03:17:00
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