Analysis

Hill, Ferriter crack starting lineup earlier than expected

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Josh Hill and Marcus Ferriter each earned the designation as the top defensive players at their levels two years ago. Hill was a tackling machine as the Class AA Defensive Most Valuable Player as the linebacker led Kalispell Glacier to their first state title in school history. Meanwhile, Ferriter was a terror at Butte Central, leading the state with 23 sacks to earn Class A Defensive MVP honors as the Maroons advanced to their first state title game in more than 40 seasons.

Despite their high school accomplishments, Hill accepted a minimal scholarship to come to Montana State while Ferriter joined the Bobcats as a preferred walk-on. While each dominated as high school seniors and showed potential as redshirts last fall, hardly anyone expected what played out on Thursday.

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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.

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