Can Weber State stop Montanas streak?
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – It is never unwise to select Montana as the title favorite when you are predicting the order of finish in the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies came within a play or two of seeing their 10-year run of winning or sharing the Big Sky championship come to an end last fall, but eventually came up with a share of title number eleven. Montana was handled by Weber State, 45-28, in Ogden, UT last October, and didn’t secure a share of an 11th straight league crown until WSU running back Trevyn Smith fumbled late in a 33-26 loss to Eastern Washington, as the Wildcats were driving for a potential game-winning score. Montana earned some revenge with a 24-13 win over Weber State at home in the NCAA quarterfinals and eventually advanced to the national championship. It was quite an accomplishment for a Grizzly team that had Montana coach Bobby Hauck saying, “I don’t know what this season will hold,” the previous summer. While the normally-robust expectations were
