PHOTOS: FCS Media Day as Griz and Jackrabbits get ready for the championship
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 9 months AGO
Montana Grizzlies wide receiver and returner Junior Bergen (5) answers questions during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana Grizzlies head coach Bobby Hauck responds to a question during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana Grizzlies wide receiver Keelan White (6) and fellow teammates file into Toyota Stadium for a team picture during FCS Media Day in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana Grizzlies players joke after a team picture is taken during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Montana Grizzlies pose for a team picture during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana head coach Bobby Hauck responds to a question about former Grizzlies head coach Don Read, who recently passed away, during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana Grizzlies safety TraJon Cotton (3) answers questions during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana Grizzlies linebacker Levi Janacaro (37) answers questions during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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South Dakota State head coach Jimmy Rogers answers a question during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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South Dakota State wide receivers Jadon and Jaxon Janke answer questions during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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South Dakota State defensive lineman Ryan Van Marel answers a question during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | January 5, 2024 11:30 AM
Scenes from FCS Media Day as the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits prepare to play in the FCS Championship at Toyota Stadium in Friso, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5.
Montana Grizzlies head coach Bobby Hauck responds to a question during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana Grizzlies wide receiver Keelan White (6) and fellow teammates file into Toyota Stadium for a team picture during FCS Media Day in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana Grizzlies players joke after a team picture is taken during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
The Montana Grizzlies pose for a team picture during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana head coach Bobby Hauck responds to a question about former Grizzlies head coach Don Read, who recently passed away, during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana Grizzlies safety TraJon Cotton (3) answers questions during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana Grizzlies linebacker Levi Janacaro (37) answers questions during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
South Dakota State head coach Jimmy Rogers answers a question during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
South Dakota State wide receivers Jadon and Jaxon Janke answer questions during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
South Dakota State defensive lineman Ryan Van Marel answers a question during FCS Media Day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
View of Toyota Stadium, home of the FCS Championship between the Montana Grizzlies and South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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