Tim Hauck, Griz great and former Montana football assistant, landed on his feet in the NFL. He’s trading lake fishing for fly-fishing — Pacific fronts for Lake Effect — to join the Cleveland Browns. I always figured that wherever Jeff Fisher landed as a head coach (St. Louis) that would be where “Hitter” went, since [...]

The coolest new thing at the University of Montana’s football games is the raising of tghe No. 37 flag above the North end zone at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Tim Hauck, who wore No. 37 from 1987-89 for the Griz, raised the banner two weeks ago; Saturday, ahead of the homecoming game against Northern Colorado, Ciche Pitcher [...]

It’s a little disconcerting when an already young secondary loses its established leader to illness, but this week senior cornerback Trumaine Johnson returned to practice and on Wednesday I wrote up this piece on the Stockton, Calif., native. A couple things I should mention: the 198-pounder (after a loss of 9 pounds due to strep) [...]

Here’s a feature from the New York Times’ Dan Frosch on Jimmy Wilson, who recently completed his delayed senior season with the Grizzlies. I note that Bobby Hauck was not quoted in the story but that Tim Hauck and Mike Hudson – Hudson is currently UM’s linebackers coach – was. Here’s a quote from Hudson: [...]

If Robin Pflugrad can coach as well as he can fill a notebook, the Griz are in fine shape. Here’s my story on his introductory press conference at UM, where he showed off his sense of humor: “I called Bob Beers and I asked, ‘You want to get the band back together?’ ” Flugrad said. [...]