Big Sky Breakdown

Big Sky Breakdown – No. 3 Montana State 43, No. 5 Weber State 38, post-game wrap

Colter Nuanez

October 22, 2022

No. 3 Montana State emerged from a wild, haphazard showdown against No. 5 Weber State that included four safeties on errant punts, a kick and punt return touchdown by Weber State plus a blocked field goal by the Wildcats, and a Big Sky Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback (273) by MSU sophomore Tommy Mellott to post a 43-38 victory.

Colter Nuanez tries to sum up MSU’s fifth straight Big Sky Conference victory as the ‘Cats move to 7-1 overall entering their bye week by handing WSU their first loss of the season. This episode includes sound from Weber State head coach Jay Hill, Montana State head coach Brent Vigen and MSU senior safety Ty Okada.

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.