😈 Ranked match-up in Missoula

Welcome to Good Ol’ Grizzlies, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for the University of Montana’s collective Good Ol’ Grizzlies.

In today’s content:
- Weekend slates 💪
- Catamounts in town 🏈
+ So much more 👍

🏃 Cross Country will host the UM Invitational in Missoula

🏐 Volleyball’s non-conference slate wraps up this weekend

🏈 Football hosts No. 24 WCU on Saturday

🏀 Men’s Basketball has unveiled its 2024-25 non-conference slate

⚽ Soccer bested Boise State 2-0 on Thursday afternoon

🐻 COACH HAUCK PRESSER: WCU

With a ranked match-up against Western Carolina looming, Coach Hauck and company hit the podium in their weekly presser:

• “We blocked well, we tackled well. We came off the ball on both sides.” (0:40)

• How do you game plan for WCU’s special teams? (3:30)

• What about the Catamounts’ defense? (7:40)

• Is there such a thing as a typical SoCon team? (8:00)

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🐈 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: #24 WESTERN CAROLINA

Morehead State enters Washington-Grizzly Stadium with a unique resume for the Saturday kick-off:

• The Catamounts bested No. 22 Elon on the road in a 24-17 result

• This will be WCU’s third ranked opponent, one from the FBS, after seeing NC State and Elon

• Quarterback Cole Gonzales has a 108.59 passer rating and an average of 212.33 passing yards/game and a total of 637-yards

• WCU’s defense gives up 26.33 points per contest

🏃 September 20 // Cross Country is in Missoula for the UM Invitational starting at 6:00 pm MT

🏐 September 20 // Volleyball is in Kansas City, Mo. for a 9:00 am MT bout with Bradley and a 6:30 pm MT with Kansas City

🏐 September 21 // Volleyball wakes up to a 10:00 am MT battle with Lindenwood from Kansas City

🏈 September 21 // Football hosts No. 24 Western Carolina at Washington-Grizzly Stadium at 1:00 pm MT