The Montana Grizzlies are peaking at the right time after playoff wins over South Dakota State and South Dakota, and now they turn their attention to a rematch with Montana State.

Big plays in both the passing and running games helped propel the Bobcats into the semifinals where they'll host archrival Montana.

It's quarterfinal weekend in the FCS playoffs, and Montana State and Montana are still playing home football games.

The Montana Grizzlies will host the South Dakota Coyotes on December 12 with kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

The former all-state wide receiver and state-champion track athlete for Kalispell Glacier capped his career inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium with a two-touchdown performance, the first multi-score game of his career. All five of his career touchdowns came this season, and three of them have come in the last two weeks of the Grizzlies' playoff run.

It's never happened before, perhaps surprisingly. But now the Cats and Griz each stand one quarterfinal win away from setting up the biggest game of 2025 for the second time.

The Montana Grizzlies and the University of South Dakota Coyotes are facing off in the FCS Playoff quarterfinal game Saturday. The game takes place in Missoula. A Sioux Falls couple will be on the edge of their seats for all four quarters.

MISSOULA — Montana head coach Bobby Hauck and his staff added 20 players, each from the prep ranks, to the Grizzlies' incoming class of 2026 as the early signing period opened on Wednesday.