Glacier’s Grady Bennett suspended
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The Glacier Wolfpack will begin the defense of their Class AA state football championship without head coach Grady Bennett.
A two-game suspension was imposed on Bennett by the MHSA after allegations of recruiting were levied against the head coach of the Glacier program. Following a formal protest from Bigfork High School, the MHSA held a hearing on April 20 during which the MHSA Executive Board unanimously found Glacier High in violation of Article II, Section 17.1 (recruiting).
The website 406mtsports.com was first to report the suspension on Thursday.
The MHSA handbook defines recruiting as “any school, or any employee, representative, club or any entity associated with the school trying to induce a student (either directly or through the parents or guardians of the student) to remain at his/her current school or transfer to another school for reasons relating to athletic participation.”
The Executive Board passed a motion 6-2 to assess a two-game suspension for Bennett and a private reprimand for the school which includes a $100 fine.
The Wolfpack open the 2026 season with two non-conference games: Aug.28 at home against Billings West in a rematch of the 2025 Class AA state championship game, and a Sept. 4 game at Bozeman High.
Glacier won the 2025 championship at Legends Field 16-3 over West to cap a 12-0 season, its first championship since 2014.
Bennett declined to comment when contacted, but told 406 MT Sports that he was looking forward to the 2026 season. He returned a call to the Daily Inter Lake, but said he would not comment further.