Cal Poly at No. 3/3 Montana St.

When: Saturday, 1 p.m.; TV — Scripps/ESPN+. Web — Varsity App; Radio — Bobcat Radio Network. Where: Bobcat Stadium (17,777, FieldTurf). Records: CP is 4-5, 3-3 in the Big Sky. MSU is 7-1, 4-1. 

When the Mustangs have the ball: Quarterback Anthony Grigsby Jr., has thrown for 2,142 yards and 17 touchdowns.  Running back Jaden Green is averaging 111 rushing yards a game but missed Cal Poly’s 43-26 loss to Utah Tech, while Junior Curtis and Deacon Hill combined for 23 carries for 117 yards. Tayvion McCoy has 53 receptions for 749 yards, and he and Fidel Pitts have 4 receiving TDs each. 

When the Bobcats have the ball: Justin Lamson is completing 71.2 percent of his passes, for 1,326 yards and 10 TDs in six games. He has one interception. Adam Jones leads the team with 523 yards and 9 TDs rushing. Colson Coon (6.9 yards per carry) is listed No. 2 at RB but he sat out last week in favor of Jared White, who ran for 125 yards. Dane Steel and Carter Dahlke have combined for 69 catches, 1,075 yards and nine TDs. 

Notable: MSU leads the series 11-10 and has won the last seven matchups. ... Placekicker Myles Sansted stands No. 2 in Bobcat history with 318 career points. ... Jones and White went over 100 rushing yards in last week’s win over Weber St.; the last time two Cats did that was Jones and Scottre Humphrey vs. Sac State in 2024. ... Dahlke is the first MSU freshman to have three straight 100-yard receiving games. ... WR Taco Dowler remains off MSU’s two-deep. 

Pick: Bobcats, 49-17. 

No. 14/14 Montana at E. Washington

When: Saturday, 2 p.m.; TV — KPAX/The Spot/ESPN+. Web — Varsity App; Radio — Grizzly Radio Network. Where: Roos Field (8,600, FieldTurf). Records: UM is –3, 3-2 in the Big Sky. EWU is 2-6, 1-4. 

When the Grizzlies have the ball: Keali’i Ah Yat is coming off his second 5-touchdown game of the season, in a 42-35 loss to Idaho, and has 22 TD passes in 2026. Brooks Davis has 64 catches for 914 yards and 6 TDS; Landon Ransom-Goelz and Lekeldrick Bridges have three TD catches each. Eli Gillman has picked up 1,016 yards rushing, with 13 TDs, and has also caught five scoring passes. Backup RB Dylan Paine has two rushing touchdowns. 

When the Eagles have the ball: Nate Bell does it all at QB — 1.931 yards and 15 touchdowns passing, team-leading 335 yards and seven TDs rushing. He spreads the passes around as well, with 10 different Eagles catching touchdowns. Wesley Garrett has 34 catches for 473 yards and 3 TDs. Drew Carlson has 26 catches for 298 yards. David Cabrera averages 18.8 yards on his nine catches.  

Notable: Both teams had a bye last week. ... UM leads the series 32-18-1. ... Montana’s 52-49 win in 2024 was its first in seven tries on the red turf at Roos Field. ... The Griz have used 24 starters on defense this season. ... Bell’s younger brother Jaxon is a backup RB and EWU’s top kick returner. ... UM has allowed eight sacks this season, while getting 14 (led by Tyler King’s 6.5). ... Gillman’s 71 career TDs are six short of the Big Sky record held by Eastern’s Cooper Kupp. 

Pick: Griz, 52-49.