10-31: Flex D; Pillans; Olson; Croy; Jankovich; Ice; No. 4; GOW; CAA; CSJ (12)

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Griz NB: UM trying to figure out PSU's vexing flex Def (406).
Q&A: Pillans making most of opportunity at on O line (406).
Olson finalist football's premier scholar-athlete award (UM).
Great interview: Dante Olson Senior Profile (Griz TV).
FCS trio among Campbell Trophy finalists (STATS).
Bozeman RB Croy commits to Griz, 2020 recruiting class (406).
Butte legend, UM HOFer, innovative AD Jankovich dies (406).
Former Griz shifting to the ice, 2022 Olympics in focus (KPAX).
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Montana No. 4 FCS in the Sagarin Ratings (USA Today).
FCS Game of the Week: Monmouth at Kennesaw State (STATS).
The CAA Mess - Week 10 (HERO Sports).
Last Week’s Bracket Goes Terribly Wrong (Coll Sports Jokes).

Griz Notebook: Montana trying to figure out Portland State's vexing flex defense
FRANK GOGOLA, Missoulian
https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/griz-notebook-montana-trying-to-figure-out-portland-state-s/article_0b244107-ec40-5d45-b3b2-29312edebdab.html

Griz Q&A: Montana's Kordell Pillans making most of opportunity at new spot on offensive line
FRANK GOGOLA, Missoulian
https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/griz-q-a-montana-s-kordell-pillans-making-most-of/article_82c25257-4fed-5605-bf78-c07ec5513b36.html

Olson a finalist for college football's premier scholar-athlete award
Montana Sports Information, 10/29/2019
https://gogriz.com/news/2019/10/29/olson-a-finalist-for-college-footballs-premier-scholar-athlete-award.aspx?path=football

Great interview: Dante Olson Senior Profile
Griz TV video (8:26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o6b2sPqktE

FCS trio among Campbell Trophy finalists
STATS
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20191030123044027265304&ref=rec&tm=&src=FCS

Bozeman RB Asher Croy commits to Montana Grizzlies as part of 2020 recruiting class
FRANK GOGOLA, Missoulian, Oct 30, 2019
https://406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/bozeman-rb-asher-croy-commits-to-montana-grizzlies-as-part/article_669e4056-5b39-5a17-a087-9e65eab85ed7.html

Butte legend, Griz Hall of Famer and innovative college AD Sam Jankovich dies at 85
By EVAN REIER, 406mtsports.com, Oct 30, 2019
https://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/football/butte-legend-griz-hall-of-famer-and-innovative-college-ad/article_4b9fec48-d3d1-58d8-bd06-da08cdd3a35d.html

Former Griz shifting to the ice with 2022 Olympics in focus
By Jack Ginsburg, KPAX, Oct 30, 2019
https://www.montanasports.com/sports/big-sky-conference/montana-grizzlies/former-griz-shifting-to-the-ice-with-2022-olympics-in-focus

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Montana No. 4 FCS in the Sagarin Ratings
Three Big Sky Conference Teams in the Top 10
Six Big Sky Conference Teams in the Top 25
USA Today
https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/2019/team/

FCS Game of the Week: Monmouth at Kennesaw State
By CRAIG HALEY, STATS FCS Senior Editor
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20191031070042237375804&ref=rec&tm=&src=FCS

The CAA Mess - Week 10
By Jack Fitzpatrick, HERO Sports, October 30, 2019
https://herosports.com/fcs/football-2019-colonial-athletic-association-caa-week-10-sksk

FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: When Last Week’s Bracket Goes Terribly Wrong
By Chuck Burton, College Sports Joker, October 31, 2019
http://www.college-sports-journal.com/fcs-playoffs-til-i-die-when-last-weeks-bracket-goes-terribly-wrong/