Maybe the first of two titles won by Bozeman residents today??? (In all seriousness, this is a very cool honor and I’m grateful for the recognition)

One more runout #MSUBobcatsFB

#MSUBobcatsFB leads Illinois State 7-0 (Q1, 4:51) Cats cover 90 yards in 10 plays on their first drive, capped by a 3-yard TD run by Justin Lamson. A few chunk plays, but the standout was Lamson rolling right and finding Taco Dowler for 38 yards. Shows Lamson's growth imo

#MSUBobcatsFB leads Illinois State 14-0 (10:49, Q2) Lamson punches in another rushing TD, this time from 2 yards out as ISU's Garret Steffen bear hugs him at the goal line. Taco Dowler also hit 1,000 receiving yards on the season on that drive

#MSUBobcatsFB leads Illinois State 14-7 (0:54, Q2) Gutsy call by ISU going for it (and converting) on 4th and 2 inside the red zone. Pays off a couple plays later as Scotty Presson Jr. is wide open on a crosser for the 6-yard TD catch.

Halftime: #MSUBobcatsFB leads Illinois State 21-7. Dane Steel has always shown good contact balance but, uh, making three guys miss in that fashion is different. Julius Davis gave him hurdle lessons?

The 2025 FCS championship game attendance at FirstBank Stadium is 24,105 – the seventh-largest in the game’s 48-year history. This season’s 23-game playoff attendance of 252,870 is the second-highest of the 24-team playoff era (since 2013) behind the 2015 season (258,066).

#MSUBobcatsFB leads Illinois State 21-14 (5:32, Q3) Redbirds were 0-5 on third downs at halftime and converted 4 times on that last drive — including the DPI on Seth Johnson and the fumble recovery in the end zone. Brand new ballgame

#MSUBobcatsFB leads Illinois State 28-14 (3:16, Q3) Longest rush of the season for Taco Dowler on the 22-yard score. He's so damn quick

#MSUBobcatsFB leads Illinois State 28-21 (10:13, Q4) Another long ISU drive (15 plays, 81 yards) ends in a jump ball to Daniel Sobkowicz on 4th and 1 at the 4 (his 8th TD of the playoffs). Redbirds have run 31 more plays than MSU (68-37)

The Block at the Bank

For one last #MSUBobcatsFB game, this was a helluva way to end it

“It's all us that came before can ask for, that they learn from our mistakes and they inevitably get the job done.” On how each year in the Brent Vigen era built to this crowning moment for #MSUBobcatsFB: bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/bobcats…

🎧: Big thanks to braden shaw for hopping on the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast to talk about #MSUBobcatsFB's FCS title before he leaves Bozeman. 406mtsports.com/college/big-sk…

Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo. You can literally watch Siskel and Ebert describe how underrated he is sometime around 1993. A long time coming and the most exciting nomination.