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1. "I think Fife and Ah Yat are the two guys that are at the lead of that pack," Hauck said heading into camp. "I thought that Hout had a nice spring and proved that he’s got capability to help out. I think we need to have two guys that can play. I don’t really give a dang who takes the first snap in the first game obviously. I think we’ll play multiple guys."
"We used to say if you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have one," Hauck said. "I think that’s antiquated in college football today because as much as we run these guys, all of us, that’s part of the deal and part of moving the ball, it’s part of scoring points is you’re playing with 11, not a guy taking the snap and handing it off or dropping back and throwing it. He’s part of the scheme. So I think you have to have two."
2. "I think we’ll be alright on the defensive side," Bobby Hauck said. "There’s probably less proven players there. That’s where we lost more guys. But I think we’ll tackle. I think we’ll play hard. In fact, I know we will. When you start with those two things, I think you have a chance to be pretty solid on defense. And we’ve been really, really, really good on defense. We just have been always. I hope that transpires this year too. We’ll see."
The Griz have some big holes to fill on that side of the ball, starting with Big Sky defensive player of the year Alex Gubner at nose tackle. They also need to replace three linebackers, two safeties, one corner and one defensive end.
"You lose the conference player of the year on defense, we got to replace him," Hauck said. "So how do you do that? We lost Robby (Hauck) and Pat O’Connell last year, we didn’t have to have a guy equal to them in their position, we just had to replace the production. It’s the same thing with Alex (Gubner), we got to replace the production.
"Those position groups have got to come along. Defensive line, guys got to make plays, guys got to be productive. They will, I think. Linebacker, we lose some guys that played a lot, but we’ve got guys that can come in and do that. It’s the art of college football, bringing young guys along."
3. "Montana has added 17 transfers this offseason. That's compared to 21 freshmen the team signed out of high school.
"The strategy has changed in this regard is we don’t have the ability to project and plan ahead," Hauck said of recruiting in the portal era. "You used to have a chart by class. I’d plan three years out, and barring attrition, on what we would be taking positionally in recruiting and then fill in the transfers if a kid quit or graduated or whatever. The ability to do that has gone away. Now Jan. 1 you’re assembling your roster for August each year. And then you play with that team."
4. "On the offensive side of the ball, we’ve got good depth on the offensive line," Hauck said. "Feel strongly that we can play into our two-deep there, which is a great place to start."
5. "Back are standout receivers Junior Bergen, Keelan White and Aaron Fontes. Also returning are Jerry Rice Award winner Eli Gillman and veteran Nick Ostmo at running back in addition to transfer Stevie Rocker Jr., who stood out in the spring game. Then there's the return of All-American tight end Cole Grossman, the move of Xavier Harris into the slot and many more players."
6. "I feel like we have a couple of quarterbacks that can contribute and play well," Hauck said. "I like our receivers. I like our running backs. So I think we’ve got the nucleus of a good football team. I think we’re always pretty good in the kicking game. I think we’ll be good there again. So we should have a fairly complete football team."
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"We used to say if you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have one," Hauck said. "I think that’s antiquated in college football today because as much as we run these guys, all of us, that’s part of the deal and part of moving the ball, it’s part of scoring points is you’re playing with 11, not a guy taking the snap and handing it off or dropping back and throwing it. He’s part of the scheme. So I think you have to have two."
2. "I think we’ll be alright on the defensive side," Bobby Hauck said. "There’s probably less proven players there. That’s where we lost more guys. But I think we’ll tackle. I think we’ll play hard. In fact, I know we will. When you start with those two things, I think you have a chance to be pretty solid on defense. And we’ve been really, really, really good on defense. We just have been always. I hope that transpires this year too. We’ll see."
The Griz have some big holes to fill on that side of the ball, starting with Big Sky defensive player of the year Alex Gubner at nose tackle. They also need to replace three linebackers, two safeties, one corner and one defensive end.
"You lose the conference player of the year on defense, we got to replace him," Hauck said. "So how do you do that? We lost Robby (Hauck) and Pat O’Connell last year, we didn’t have to have a guy equal to them in their position, we just had to replace the production. It’s the same thing with Alex (Gubner), we got to replace the production.
"Those position groups have got to come along. Defensive line, guys got to make plays, guys got to be productive. They will, I think. Linebacker, we lose some guys that played a lot, but we’ve got guys that can come in and do that. It’s the art of college football, bringing young guys along."
3. "Montana has added 17 transfers this offseason. That's compared to 21 freshmen the team signed out of high school.
"The strategy has changed in this regard is we don’t have the ability to project and plan ahead," Hauck said of recruiting in the portal era. "You used to have a chart by class. I’d plan three years out, and barring attrition, on what we would be taking positionally in recruiting and then fill in the transfers if a kid quit or graduated or whatever. The ability to do that has gone away. Now Jan. 1 you’re assembling your roster for August each year. And then you play with that team."
4. "On the offensive side of the ball, we’ve got good depth on the offensive line," Hauck said. "Feel strongly that we can play into our two-deep there, which is a great place to start."
5. "Back are standout receivers Junior Bergen, Keelan White and Aaron Fontes. Also returning are Jerry Rice Award winner Eli Gillman and veteran Nick Ostmo at running back in addition to transfer Stevie Rocker Jr., who stood out in the spring game. Then there's the return of All-American tight end Cole Grossman, the move of Xavier Harris into the slot and many more players."
6. "I feel like we have a couple of quarterbacks that can contribute and play well," Hauck said. "I like our receivers. I like our running backs. So I think we’ve got the nucleus of a good football team. I think we’re always pretty good in the kicking game. I think we’ll be good there again. So we should have a fairly complete football team."
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