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1-31: Signing Day; RB; Attendance Champs; Troxel; Spring; Missoula Ranking

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Tuesday, January 31, 2016

Get set for #GrizSigningDay 2017 (GoGriz.com).
Griz add RB recruit ahead of Wednesday's signing day (Missoulian).
Griz football tops FCS in attendance for third-straight year (GoGriz.com).
Three-peat: Montana leads FCS in attendance average (STATS).
Early signing period expected to help FCS programs (STATS).
Troxel returns to Griz to coach inside receivers (GoGriz.com).
Griz football sets spring schedule (GoGriz.com).
Missoula Ranked 115th out of 244 Football Cities (WalletHub).

Get set for #GrizSigningDay 2017
GoGriz.com
http://www.gogriz.com/news/2017/1/27/football-get-set-for-grizsigningday-2017.aspx?path=football
https://twitter.com/UMGRIZZLIES_FB

Griz add RB recruit ahead of Wednesday's signing day
By AJ MAZZOLINI, Missoulian
http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/griz-add-rb-recruit-ahead-of-wednesday-s-signing-day/article_2db485fc-7bb3-5a2e-9021-425451efc9d3.html

Signing class of 2017

Montana football has 21 verbal commitments as of Jan. 31:

QB Caleb Hill (6-4, 205), Blinn College (Juco transfer)*
QB/DB Tanner Wilson (6-2, 190), Polson (Polson)
RB Terron Moses (5-8, 170), Vian (Vian), Okla.
WR Matthew Rensvold (6-4, 210), Polson (Polson)
OL Skyler Martin (6-5, 235), Vancouver (Skyview), Wash.
OL Payton Stoner (6-6, 275), San Diego (Mt. Carmel), Calif.
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DB Isiahia Banks (6-1, 200), Denver (Mullen), Colo.
DB Michael McGinnis (6-3, 185), Sidney (Sidney)
LB/TE Braydon Deming (6-4, 205), Billings (West)
LB Michael Matthews (6-2, 205), Camas (Camas), Wash.
LB Trevor Hoerner (6-4, 210), Columbia Falls (Columbia Falls)
LB Carder Key (6-2, 220), Broken Arrow (Broken Arrow), Okla.
LB Marcus Welnel (6-1, 210), Helena (Capital)
DE Chris Favoroso (6-4, 255), Arizona Western (Juco transfer)*
DE Dylan Gilfoy (6-5, 245), Diablo Valley (Juco transfer)*
DE R.J. Nelson (6-4, 215), Hillsboro (Hillsboro), Ore.
DT David Shaw (6-5, 310), Maryland (FBS transfer)*
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ATH Bryson Deming (6-4, 192), Billings (West)
ATH Nathan Dick (5-10, 185), Billings (Senior)
ATH McKenzie Holt (6-4, 190), Thompson Falls (Thompson Falls)
ATH Mitch Roberts (6-1, 185), Missoula (Sentinel)
*already signed as midyear transfer

Griz football tops FCS in attendance for third-straight year
GoGriz.com
http://www.gogriz.com/news/2017/1/30/griz-football-tops-fcs-in-attendance-for-third-straight-year.aspx?path=football

Three-peat: Montana leads FCS in attendance average
By CRAIG HALEY, STATS FCS Senior Editor
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20170130113352099742504&ref=hea&tm=&src=FCS

After Montana, the NCAA statistics website reflects the rest of the FCS top 10 in average attendance as:

2. National champion James Madison (19,844, eight games)
3. Florida A&M (19,710, four)
4. Jackson State (19,660, five)
5. North Dakota State (18,556, nine)
6. Montana State (17,907, six)
7. Jacksonville State (17,576, seven)
8. Delaware (16,478, five)
9. Liberty (16,377, six)
10. Grambling State (16,335, two)

Early signing period expected to help FCS programs
By CRAIG HALEY, STATS FCS Senior Editor
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20170131122501615977004

Troxel returns to Griz to coach inside receivers
GoGriz.com, 1/19/2017
http://www.gogriz.com/news/2017/1/19/football-troxel-returns-to-griz-to-coach-inside-receivers.aspx?path=football

Griz football sets spring schedule
GoGriz.com, 1/19/2017
http://www.gogriz.com/news/2017/1/19/griz-football-sets-spring-schedule.aspx?path=football

Griz Football 2017 Spring Practice Schedule – Times TBD:
Monday, March 13 – Practice #1 – Helmets Only
Wednesday, March 15 – Practice #2 – Helmets Only
Monday, March 27 – Practice #3
Wednesday, March 29 – Practice #4
Friday, March 31 – Practice #5
Monday, April 3 – Practice #6
Wednesday, April 5 – Practice #7
Friday, April 7 – Scrimmage #1
Monday, April 10 – Practice #9
Wednesday, April 12 – Practice #10
Friday, April 14 – Scrimmage #2
Monday, April 17 – Practice #12
Wednesday, April 19 – Practice #13
Friday, April 21 – Practice #14 – Helmets Only
Saturday, April 22 – Spring Game – 1 PM – Butte, Montana

2017 Montana Grizzlies
Sep 2 Valparaiso
Sep 9 At Washington
Sep 23 Eastern Washington
Sep 30 At Portland State
Oct 7 At Idaho State
Oct 14 North Dakota (Homecoming)
Oct 28 At Weber State
Nov 4 Northern Arizona
Nov 11 Northern Colorado
Nov 18 At Montana State

Missoula Ranked 115th out of 244 Football Cities
2017’s Best & Worst Cities for Football Fans
By Richie Bernardo, WalletHub, Jan 30, 2017
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-football-fans/9691/

Missoula

115 Overall Rank
16.63 Total Score
32 ‘NFL’ Rank
97 ‘NCAA (FBS & FCS)’ Rank

Other Big Sky Conference Cities

93 Grand Forks, ND 17.41 32 76
63 Cheney, WA 18.72 32 43
124 Flagstaff, AZ 16.44 32 106
128 San Luis Obispo, CA 16.30 32 110
132 Cedar City, UT 16.19 32 114
148 Greeley, CO 15.74 32 133
163 Pocatello, ID 14.93 32 151
179 Sacramento, CA 14.42 32 165
197 Portland, OR 13.77 32 185
201 Davis, CA 13.57 32 189
222 Bozeman, MT 8.87 32 211
233 Ogden, UT 7.14 32 223
234 Moscow, ID 6.96 32 224

Notable cities that Missoula is ranked above:

118 Tempe, AZ
119 San Antonio, TX
121 Manhattan, KS
129 Logan, UT
130 Tucson, AZ
131 College Park, MD
133 Berkeley, CA
142 Pullman, WA
144 Orlando, FL
146 Austin, TX
158 Stanford, CA
166 Auburn, AL
167 Raleigh, NC
172 San Jose, CA
180 Syracuse, NY
183 Winston-Salem, NC
191 Corvallis, OR
193 Fresno, CA
197 Portland, OR
197 Ames, IA
199 South Bend, IN
202 Las Vegas, NV
206 College Station, TX
207 Lawrence, KS
211 Greensboro, NC
212 Salt Lake City, UT
222 Bozeman, MT
223 Lynchburg, VA
226 Laramie, WY
227 Montgomery, AL
230 Bloomington, IN
 
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