Scripps Sports announces new broadcast team for Griz football
7/9/2025 8:51:00 AM | Football
Scripps Sports today announced a new on-air talent lineup for its TV coverage of Montana Grizzly football this fall.
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In the booth for the Griz this season will be respected play-by-play announcer Trey Bender, joined by former Montana defensive All-American Jordan Tripp who will serve as analyst. Kyle Hansen will once again report from the sidelines as well.
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The on-air coverage update follows a five-year renewal for the Big Sky Conference and Scripps Sports announced earlier this year, extending their relationship through at least the 2029-30 academic year, and comes as the company's sports portfolio continues to grow, including with a multi-year media rights extension with the WNBA announced in June.
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Bender has called both college and professional sports for more than two decades, primarily on ESPN platforms, the Pac-12 Networks and FOX Sports. He has also called NCAA events in football, basketball, baseball, softball, water polo, soccer, swimming, diving and beach volleyball. Past work includes the NBA Summer League, WNBA contests and Arena Football as well. No stranger to Montana, Bender has called several football games for ESPN in Missoula, most recently the 2019 FCS Playoff win over SE Louisiana and the frigid 2013 playoff game against Costal Carolina.
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Tripp was a Grizzly letterman from 2009-13 and former #37 who went on to a four-year NFL career after being and selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was a two-time first team FCS All-American and remains seventh in Montana history in total tackles with 335 as a Grizzly with 29.5 tackles for loss. He also holds the school record for career fumble recoveries with 10 and is second all-time in fumble recoveries with 10. He's a Missoula native and graduate of Big Sky High School.
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Scripps Sports currently airs Big Sky games throughout the league's footprint, with markets in Montana, Idaho, Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah. This fall, Scripps Sports will televise 13 Big Sky Conference football games and six non-conference games featuring 10 games for the University of Montana. The season will once again culminate with the 124th Brawl of the Wild, which drew nearly 130K viewers across Scripps stations last year.
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Additional details about this fall's Big Sky Conference broadcast coverage will be announced in the near future.
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About Scripps Sports: Scripps Sports serves professional and college sports leagues, conferences and teams with local market depth and national broadcast reach. Scripps Sports currently has partnerships with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2024 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, the 2023 Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, the new Utah Hockey Club, the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA and the NCAA's Big Sky Conference. Scripps Sports is a division of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), a Fortune 1000 American media company.
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In the booth for the Griz this season will be respected play-by-play announcer Trey Bender, joined by former Montana defensive All-American Jordan Tripp who will serve as analyst. Kyle Hansen will once again report from the sidelines as well.
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The on-air coverage update follows a five-year renewal for the Big Sky Conference and Scripps Sports announced earlier this year, extending their relationship through at least the 2029-30 academic year, and comes as the company's sports portfolio continues to grow, including with a multi-year media rights extension with the WNBA announced in June.
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Bender has called both college and professional sports for more than two decades, primarily on ESPN platforms, the Pac-12 Networks and FOX Sports. He has also called NCAA events in football, basketball, baseball, softball, water polo, soccer, swimming, diving and beach volleyball. Past work includes the NBA Summer League, WNBA contests and Arena Football as well. No stranger to Montana, Bender has called several football games for ESPN in Missoula, most recently the 2019 FCS Playoff win over SE Louisiana and the frigid 2013 playoff game against Costal Carolina.
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Tripp was a Grizzly letterman from 2009-13 and former #37 who went on to a four-year NFL career after being and selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was a two-time first team FCS All-American and remains seventh in Montana history in total tackles with 335 as a Grizzly with 29.5 tackles for loss. He also holds the school record for career fumble recoveries with 10 and is second all-time in fumble recoveries with 10. He's a Missoula native and graduate of Big Sky High School.
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Scripps Sports currently airs Big Sky games throughout the league's footprint, with markets in Montana, Idaho, Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah. This fall, Scripps Sports will televise 13 Big Sky Conference football games and six non-conference games featuring 10 games for the University of Montana. The season will once again culminate with the 124th Brawl of the Wild, which drew nearly 130K viewers across Scripps stations last year.
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Additional details about this fall's Big Sky Conference broadcast coverage will be announced in the near future.
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About Scripps Sports: Scripps Sports serves professional and college sports leagues, conferences and teams with local market depth and national broadcast reach. Scripps Sports currently has partnerships with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2024 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, the 2023 Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, the new Utah Hockey Club, the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA and the NCAA's Big Sky Conference. Scripps Sports is a division of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), a Fortune 1000 American media company.
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