SPOKANE, Washington (July 21, 2024) – The Big Sky Conference Preseason Coaches’ and Media Polls have been released, and the Grizzlies of Montana have been tabbed the league favorites heading into the 2024 campaign.
The polls dropped today as part of the 2024 Big Sky Football Kickoff Weekend at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Spokane, Washington.
The Grizzlies, who received 26 first-place votes from the media and 10 from the league’s head coaches, won the Big Sky title last season after a 7-1 mark in conference play. The Grizzlies return a roster that is looking to have another deep run in the FCS Playoffs after concluding last season as the national runner-up.
The media and coaches’ polls were identical on the top half, with Montana, Montana State, Idaho, UC Davis and Sacramento State occupying spots 1-5. Montana State (9), Idaho (2) and UC Davis (1) received first-place votes by the media in addition to Montana’s 26, while the Bobcats and Aggies split the only two first-place nods to not go the Grizzlies way.
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.
