Big Sky Breakdown

Origin Stories – Anaconda’s Braxton Hill goes from gray shirt to star captain for the Griz

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Braxton Hill, a University of Montana captain linebacker and Anaconda, MT’s favorite son, sits down with fellow Anacondan Blake Hempstead along with Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports for a rollicking conversation about where Hill came from, all of his sporting influences, why he chose to bet on himself and what his career has been like for the Grizzlies as Montana prepares to head to Frisco, Texas to take on No. 1 South Dakota State, the defending FCS national champions, for the 2023 FCS title. 

Anaconda standout senior Braxton Hill has verbally committed to the Montana Grizzlies/ by Melissa Hempstead, Copperhead Country

Montana linebacker Braxton Hill (35) in 2019/by Brooks Nuanez

Montana linebacker Braxton Hill (35) in 2021/by Brooks Nuanez

Montana linebacker Braxton Hill (35) celebrates a sack with Levi Janacarro (37) in 2023/by Brooks Nuanez
Montana linebacker Braxton Hill (35) and safety Nash Fouch (4) celebrate a fumble recovery vs. Butler/by Brooks Nuanez

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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