Griz report to fall camp August 2

The defending Big Sky Champion Montana Grizzlies officially begin the quest for the program's 20^th conference title later this week with the opening of the annual fall training camp.

Players report back to Missoula on Friday, Aug. 2, for two days of meetings, equipment fitting, and walk-throughs. The Griz then return to Dornblaser Field at UM's South Campus facility for the first of 18 fall practices on Monday, Aug. 5.

The first 11 practices of camp through Friday, Aug. 16, are open to the public, with each set to begin at 2:30 p.m. Practices on Monday and Tuesday the following week are also open to the public. Practices will be closed to media and the public on Aug. 17, and August 21-24. All practices remain open for Quarterback Club members.

The Griz open the 2024 season on Aug. 31, under the lights at Washington-Grizzly Stadium with a first-time meeting against Missouri State, which recently announced it will be moving up to the FBS level in a year's time. Kickoff against the Bears is set for 7 p.m.

The Griz return a robust 16 starters (11 offense, 5 defense) from last season's championship team, with the offensive line alone returning 71 combined starts and the defense combining for 53 total starts.

UM returns six All-Big Sky honorees that won a combined eight awards last year, led by Junior Bergen (WR/PR) and Eli Gillman, a second-team RB and the league's Freshman of the Year.

The Griz are led by head coach Bobby Hauck, the winningest coach of all time in the Big Sky Conference who enters the season with 129 wins at Montana.

Montana is now the winningest FCS team of the 20th century (2000-2023) with a 226-76 record in that time, passing North Dakota State's record of 225-46 with the semifinal win in Missoula last season.

The Grizzlies were selected to repeat as conference champions by both the league's coaches and media in the Big Sky preseason polls that were announced earlier in July.

Season ticket packages, mini-plans, and single-game tickets to Montana's seven home games are on sale now at GrizTix.com and GoGriz.com/tickets.

Day	Date	Event	Time
Friday	8/2	Players Report
Monday	8/5	Practice 1	2:30 p.m.
Tuesday	8/6	Practice 2	2:30 p.m.
Wednesday	8/7	Practice 3	2:30 p.m.
Thursday	8/8	Practice 4	2:30 p.m.
Friday	8/9	Practice 5	2:30 p.m.
Saturday	8/10	Practice 6	2:30 p.m.
Sunday	8/11	OFF DAY
Monday	8/12	Practice 7	2:30 p.m.
Tuesday	8/13	Practice 8	2:30 p.m.
Wednesday	8/14	Practice 9	2:30 p.m.
Thursday	8/15	Practice 10	2:30 p.m.
Friday	8/16	Practice 11	2:30 p.m.
Saturday	8/17	Practice 12	CLOSED
Sunday	8/18	OFF DAY
Monday	8/19	Practice 13	2:30 p.m.
Tuesday	8/20	Practice 14	2:30 p.m.
Wednesday	8/21	Practice 15	CLOSED
Thursday	8/22	Practice 16	CLOSED
Friday	8/23	Practice 17	CLOSED
Saturday	8/24	Practice 18	CLOSED
Sunday	8/25	OFF DAY
Monday	8/26	Press Conference	2:00 p.m.
Tuesday	8/27	In-season	3:30 p.m.
Wednesday	8/28	In-season	3:30 p.m.
Thursday	8/29	In-season	CLOSED
Friday	8/30	In-season	CLOSED
Saturday	8/31	Montana vs Missouri St.	7 p.m.

University of Montana Athletics

Players Mentioned

Junior Bergen

Eli Gillman

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