PHOTOS: Bobcats at FCS Championship media day
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 day, 9 hours AGO
Montana State linemen Nate Thornton (68), Graysen Schneider (92) and Ben Winters (75), from Glacier High School, walk onto the field at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3, for the Bobcats' team photo ahead of the FCS Championship game against Illinois State. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State sits for a team photo at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State head coach Brent Vigen speaks during a press conference on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State quarterback Justin Lamson speaks during a media availability on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A photographer takes a Montana State team photo atop a ladder at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State players sit for a team photo on Saturday, Jan.3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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FirstBank Stadium in Nashville is shown on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game between the Montana State Bobcats and Illinois State Redbirds. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State quarterback Justin Lamson (8) walks onto the field at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3, for the Bobcats' team photo ahead of the FCS Championship game against Illinois State. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | January 3, 2026 11:00 AM
Montana State University gets a first look at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3 ahead of the FCS Championship game against Illinois State.
Montana State sits for a team photo at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana State head coach Brent Vigen speaks during a press conference on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana State quarterback Justin Lamson speaks during a media availability on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A photographer takes a Montana State team photo atop a ladder at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana State players sit for a team photo on Saturday, Jan.3, prior to the FCS Championship game against Illinois State at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
FirstBank Stadium in Nashville is shown on Saturday, Jan. 3, prior to the FCS Championship game between the Montana State Bobcats and Illinois State Redbirds. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Montana State quarterback Justin Lamson (8) walks onto the field at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3, for the Bobcats' team photo ahead of the FCS Championship game against Illinois State. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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