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Dec. 13—”Yellowstone” is coming to an end this month. And while the TV series is set to go off the air, a different group of Montanans was trying to avoid spoilers.
The top-seeded Montana State Bobcats did that and then some, turning away eighth-seeded Idaho 52-19 in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision Friday night in Bozeman.
Montana State (14-0) will face the winner of South Dakota-UC Davis in the semifinals. Idaho’s season ends at 10-4.
Montana State recovered an Idaho onside kick that failed to go 10 yards and scored three touchdowns in 3 minutes, 47 seconds of the second quarter to break open a 10-10 game and leave Idaho trailing 31-10 halftime.
The Bobcats maintained momentum coming out of halftime as Andrew Jones scored from 9 yards out.
On Montana State’s next possession, Taco Dowler caught a 5-yard pass from Tommy Mellott on third-and-goal to give the Bobcats a 45-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Jones scored four touchdowns for the Bobcats and ran for 95 yards on 23 carries. Tommy Mellott finished with 14 running attempts for 131 yards and a touchdown. He also completed 12 of 18 passes for 174 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception.
“He is a great player,” Idaho coach Jason Eck said of Mellott. “I think he should win the Walter Payton Award for the best player in FCS.”
Things didn’t start out so one-sided. But after a 10-all tie, the Bobcats scored 42 straight to put the matter out of reach.
The game opened favoring the Bobcats. Tight end Rylan Schlepp got Montana State out to an early lead, finishing off a 75-yard drive with a touchdown reception from Mellott.
The Vandals, on their first possession, struck for three consecutive first downs with passes to Jordan Dwyer, Mark Hamper and a run up the middle by Deshaun Buchanan.
But the drive stalled on the MSU 17-yard line when…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2024-12-14 04:59:00
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