In this week's Akem's Analysis, Keenan and recap Montana's crazy home game against a potent Eastern Washington passing attack. The Montana defense has been the story for much of the season, and that narrative continued on Saturday. Keenan and I will be giving our thoughts about what we saw from the Griz on Saturday and what they can do to improve.

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Montana won a shootout 4-2 to outlast Weber State and win the Big Sky Conference tournament in Missoula, Montana on Sunday November 9. The victory helps UM advance to the NCAA Tournament. 

Head coach Chris Citowicki (0:00), seniors Mattie Ditta (8:08), Chloe Seelhoff (11:38) and goal keeper Ashlyn Dvorak (15:35) addressed the media. 

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No. 2 Montana (10-0) defeats Eastern Washington (4-6) 29-24 in Missoula on November 8, 2025 . 

Montana jumped out to a 22-0 lead mid way through the 2nd quarter, before Eastern Washington surged back to create complete chaos in the fourth quarter and push the game to its final seconds. 

Part I of this video features Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, defensive end Kellen Detrick & wide receiver Drew Deck. 

Part II features Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best, linebacker Reed Sunn & quarterback Jake Schakel. 

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Montana State head coach Brent Vigen (1:00), senior running back Julius Davis (11:47), and junior captain safety Caden Dowler (17:28) addressed the media following MSU's 66-14 win over Weber State in Bozeman. 

Ryan Tootell comes armed with stunning stats about Montana State's defense, Montana's offense and a trip to Lambeau Field on the docket. 

Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best and nickel Jaylon Jenkins join Colter Nuanez to talk about the ups and downs of EWU's season and preview this week's matchup at Montana.

"In this week's Akem's Analysis, I talk about a ton of exciting games happening in FCS football. Both Montana schools are heavy favorites on the road against EWU and Weber State. UC Davis will be tested for the second straight week against Idaho, who's is coming off a big, ranked victory on the road. UND attempts to bounce back after a loss to South Dakota. They take on a dominant NDSU squad that has an unblemished record. Mercer and Western Carolina face off in a big-time SoCon matchup that could see Mercer clinch the conference's autobid. All of this and a ton more in this week's Akem's Analysis."

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0:00 - Intro 
2:39 - Montana vs EWU Preview 
13:42 - Montana State vs Weber State Preview 
22:09 - UC Davis vs Idaho Preview 
31:14 - NDSU vs North Dakota Preview 
39:37 - SDSU vs South Dakota Preview 
46:55 - Mercer vs Western Carolina Preview 
51:38 - No Huddle Notes 
51:53 - FCS Playoff Committee Top-10 Reveal 
55:22 - Southern Illinois vs Youngstown State (MVFC Matchup) 
56:46 - SELA vs Lamar (Big Time SLC Matchup) 
58:49 - Drake vs St. Thomas (Pioneer Matchup) 
1:00:17 - NAU vs Northern Colorado (Big Sky Matchup)

Analyst Jordan Tripp joins Colter Nuanez to talk about Montana's fast start in Ogden, the Grizzlies' improvement on the offensive line, standouts defensively like Hunter Peck, Clay Oven, Kenzel Lawler + a preview of UM's matchup against Eastern Washington this weekend.

Vandals Weekly this week features Idaho sophomore captain quarterback Joshua Wood along with UI head coach Thomas Ford Jr. (7:23) join Colter Nuanez to talk about Idaho's 35-32 overtime win at Northern Arizona on Halloween and to preview No. 10 UC Davis playing in Moscow on Saturday. 

Weber State defensive coordinator Joe Dale, who has been at Weber State since 2018, breaks down WSU's 38-17 home loss to Montana and helps preview Weber's trip to take on Montana State on Saturday in Bozeman.