Tag: Montana State Bobcats

Sep 17, 2022; Portland, Oregon, USA; Oregon State Beavers wide receiver Tre'Shaun Harrison (0) is grabbed by Montana State Bobcats safety Jeffrey Manning Jr. (5) during the first half at Providence Park. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Oregon State cruises to 68-28 win over Montana State

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Oregon State steadily built a 34-14 halftime lead against Montana State on the strength of a big passing night from quarterback Chance Nolan, and the Beavers cruised from there to win 68-28 in Portland, Ore., Saturday evening.

In a neutral setting at Providence Park, Nolan completed 19-of-25 passes for 276 yards and four touchdowns, while teammate Tre’Shaun Harrison caught eight of his passes for 133 yards and a touchdown.

The Bobcats were paced offensively by Tommy Mellott, who rumbled for 135 yards on 18 carries, and Sean Chambers, who scored three times.

Each team was also lifted by plays on special teams, with the Bobcats’ Marqui Johnson returning a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown with his team trailing 21-7 in the second quarter.

Not to be outdone, the Beavers’ Anthony Gould scored on an 80-yard punt return touchdown in the third quarter, and teammate Silas Bolden added an 80-yard kick return to set up Damien Martinez’s 7-yard touchdown run later in the period, putting the Beavers up 47-21.

Gould finished with two receiving touchdowns to go along with the punt return TD.

The teams traded scores early.

Oregon State drove 90 yards in seven plays on its first drive of the game, scoring on a Deshaun Fenwick 25-yard run.

Montana State answered in 10 plays, finishing a 66-yard drive with a Chambers 7-yard run.

The Beavers went up 14-7 when Nolan connected with Harrison on a 6-yard touchdown pass after a 14-play drive.

A Ryan Cooper Jr. interception set up a Nolan 1-yard touchdown before Johnson’s return made the score 21-14.

Nolan tossed two touchdowns to close the first half, 24 yards to Bolden and 9 yards to Gould.

At 40-14 with 7:21 left in the third, Chambers scored again on an 8-yard rush.

Gould grabbed his second touchdown reception from 17 yards out with 1:09 left in the third.

Jam Griffin ripped off a 23-yard touchdown run, Chambers scored from a yard out and Kanoa Shannon had a 3-yard TD run to complete the scoring in the fourth.

–Field Level Media

Aug 31, 2019; Lubbock, TX, USA; Montana State Bobcats head coach Jeff Choate signals a play in the second half during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Texas hires Montana State head coach as assistant

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New Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian completed his coaching staff Thursday when he announced that Jeff Choate has joined the Longhorns as co-defensive coordinator, leaving his position as head coach of Montana State.

Choate was 28-22 in his four seasons coaching the Bobcats before the 2020 season was cancelled by the Big Sky Conference. He will also coach inside linebackers while directing the Texas defense with co-coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski, with whom he had success at Washington and Boise State coaching on Chris Peterson’s staff.

“Jeff is an awesome final piece to an assistant coaching staff that, as I’ve said before, I’ll put up against anyone in the country,” Sarkisian said. “He is a highly respected, accomplished coach who has a long history of working with outstanding defenses and developing players. His experience as a head coach, extensive background with special teams and wealth of knowledge in many areas will be a tremendous asset to our staff.”

Sarkisian was hired by Texas on Jan. 2, replacing the fired Tom Herman, but stayed on as Alabama offensive coordinator through capturing the national championship on Jan. 11.

Sarkisian also announced that Jason Grooms, formerly assistant athletic director who oversaw football at Vanderbilt, has joined the Longhorns as his chief of staff.

–Field Level Media