Here’s an article from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on Griz cornerback Trumaine Johnson trying to make a splash at the NFL Combine. Johnson’s first quote is a good one, about playing on Sundays: “When I say anywhere on the field, I mean water boy, I mean receiver, cornerback, safety, lineman. Whatever you need me to do, [...]

Along the lines of a “things I wish I’d written” post, here are a couple more notes on Griz superfan Bob O’Conner, who passed away last week. His daughter Kathy mentioned that he was honored by Frenchtown for starting its high school football program. As near as I can figure this would have been in [...]

I’m as happy as anybody – with the obvious exception of Ty Gregorak – that Gregorak was named defensive coordinator for the Griz, replacing Mike Breske. Gregorak didn’t have the easiest 2010, a year that included a divorce; a strange arrest on charges of theft for which he was later exonerated; the ensuing loss of [...]

What’s a guy to do when he’s coached or taught (or both) for 47 years? For Mick Delaney, it’s time to get out the sticks. In his time at Colorado State and at Montana, Delaney coached a total of eight running backs that made it into the NFL – though I have to admit I [...]

I was waiting for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s take on Bobby Hauck’s redistricting of duties on his UNLV football staff, and here it is. Given that he and former defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson were once roommates at the University of Montana, it could not have been an easy thing to do. Then again, Paulson and [...]

Here’s my column on Cole Bergquist, who could be staring you down – or smiling you down – from a billboard as you drive down Brooks Street in the next year or so. The Griz QB is going all professional real estate agent on us, making one think back to the days when early pro [...]

What a day: Montana coach Robin Pflugrad unveiled his third recruiting class, though not quite all of it – running back Joey Counts signed his letter of intent later on Wednesday. One thing I didn’t get in my main story is that Tyrone Holmes, a defensive lineman out of Oregon, had originally committed to Portland [...]

Coach Robin Pflugrad and the Montana Grizzlies announced a 2012 signing class of 23 players, but right at closing time Wednesday they added one more: RB Joey Counts. This is from Montana media relations director Dave Guffey: PLEASE ADD TO GRIZ FOOTBALL CLASS OF 2012: Joey Counts, RB, 5-9, 205, Fr., HS, Mesa, Ariz. (Desert [...]