PHOTOS: Bobcats at FCS Championship media day
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 months, 3 weeks 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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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 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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