. . . big game turned into a big win for the Montana Grizzlies, who rode three touchdown passes from Dalton Sneed to a 35-16 win over Weber State on Saturday. Sneed, a senior quarterback, hooked up with junior receiver Samori Toure for all three touchdowns as the Grizzlies (9-2, 6-1 in the Big Sky Conference) handled the showdown between two top teams in the Football Championship Subdivision. Toure had eight catches for a career-high 193 yards. His first touchdown, covering 10 yards, gave Montana the lead for good at 7-0 at 11:24 of the first quarter. The Grizzlies, ranked No. 5 in the STATS/FCS poll, scored four plays after partially blocking a punt. Before the quarter ended Toure took a short slant pass 79 yards for a touchdown and a 14-3 lead.
. . . The carbon-copy long touchdowns by Toure stuck with Weber State coach Jay Hill, who fell to 2-1 coaching against the Grizzlies. “We had the corner and free safety right there both times and he basically split us,” said Hill, whose club is ranked No. 3 in the FCS. “Those are mistakes you hope don’t happen in a big game like we had today, but they did.” Injuries also hurt the Wildcats, who lost standout receivers Rashid Shaheed and Devon Cooley on their second possession. Running back Josh Davis was limited as well. “You lose three of the best players in the league, that changes things,” Hill said. “Those are all excuses, though. You have to give Montana credit. They were knocking our guys out and that’s football.” Jake Constantine started and threw three interceptions, one coming in the end zone late in the third quarter. Another drive late in the first half ended with a bad quarterback snap that ended with a sack for a loss of 20 yards. Constantine was 18-of-34 passing for 170 yards before he, too, was knocked out of the game.
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