FCS Playoffs Semifinal – UM Griz Football vs MSU Bobcats

There are no superlatives, no metaphors and hardly any adjectives that can describe the magnitude of Montana’s football game this week. 

Simply stated, the No. 3 Griz get a rematch against the No. 2 Cats in the FCS semifinal for a chance to play for a national championship in the 125th meeting between two of the most bitter rivals in college football. Let that sink in.

As an added bonus it will all play out on national network television, with ABC set to carry the game to millions of viewers. Good thing as well, because the sold-out rivalry game rematch is currently the most expensive ticket in all of college football.

Montana heads to Bozeman looking to avenge a regular season loss to MSU that was decided by the slimmest of margins. A tipped pass that resulted in a pick six and a missed field goal were the difference as the Cats escaped Missoula with a 31-28 win.

Since that day the Griz took their only loss of the season, Montana (13-1) has been on a tear, cooking through the playoffs with 102 points in the last two games with decisive wins over a pair of Dakota schools traditionally as tough as they come in the FCS.

The Griz head over the divide with nothing to lose and everything to gain in a rematch of titanic proportions between the No 2 vs. No. 3 teams in the land that will see one team advance to Nashville, and one team hang up the cleats for the year.

Kickoff from Bozeman is set for 2:00 pm.

The winner of Saturday’s semifinal in Bozeman advances on the FCS National Championship and plays the winner of the Illinois State / No. 12 Villanova semifinal in Philadelphia. This year’s national championship is set for Jan. 5 at 5:30 pm (Mountain Time) and will be held in Nashville, Tennessee at Vanderbilt’s newly renovated FirstBank Stadium.

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