Big Sky Now: Who runs the Big Sky in 2025? Montana, MSU, Idaho and Eastern Washington season breakdown
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The 2025 season is here, and Big Sky Now is breaking down everything you need to know about the Big Sky Conference.
Big Sky Now brings the best sports reporters from the inland Northwest to the table to discuss Big Sky Conference football and basketball. | August 18, 2025 4:30 PM
The 2025 season is here, and Big Sky Now is breaking down everything you need to know about the Big Sky Conference.
Luke Schmit, of the Daily Inter Lake, leads the charge with sports editor Fritz Neighbor, reporter Jon Allen, Coeur d'Alene Press' sports editor Mark Nelke, and Columbia Basin Herald's Mike Maynard.
We cover preseason storylines, key transfers, and players to watch, plus make our MVP picks, conference champion predictions, and spotlight Big Sky alumni making waves in the NFL.
We're excited to introduce our new Big Sky Now host! Raised in the Flathead Valley, Luke Schmit graduated from Bigfork High School and the University of Montana. A lifelong fan of football and basketball - especially within the Big Sky Conference - Luke brings hometown perspective and passion to his role as the host of Big Sky Now.
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Big Sky Now: Can anyone stop Montana State, and a conference preview
Big Sky Now returns with our full 2026 Big Sky Conference football season preview.
Big Sky Now: Catching up with Montana Grizzlies new head coach, Eli Gilman & Peyton Wing
While at Big Sky Conference's 2026 Media Day in Spokane, host Luke Schmit got a chance to sit down with the University of Montana's new football coach and standout players. New head coach Bobby Kennedy, running back Eli Gilman and linebacker Peyton Wing talk about the transition to a new era of Grizzly football, in-state recruiting, and life in Missoula.
Big Sky Now: Inside the National Championship hangover with Montana State Bobcats
Host Luke Schmit went to the 2026 Big Sky Conference Football Media Day in Spokane, Washington. Luke got a chance to sit down with Bobcat standouts Caden and Taco Dowler and head coach Brent Vigen fresh off Montana State's national championship season, talking legacy, loyalty and what it takes to defend a title.