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The sick - ooking vision who w s getting fed nu-trients to survive through tube cou dnt be the te mm tehe once te sed bout being f t.

It cou dnt be C Bigne .It w snt the C I knew, Rip e s id. To s we were

worried bout him wou d be gross underst tement.It w snt the right week to be worried bout Bigne ,

either.It w s C t-Griz week, the one time of e r when forget-

ting th t there re bigger issues going on in the wor d th nfootb is owed, or t e st begrudging endured b emp o ers in the gre ter Bozem n nd Missou re s.

Its the time of e r when the Bobb H uck or Bobc ts?deb te t kes over the w ter coo ers in Big Timber, whenmini ture M rc M ri nis nd Mike Riders g re t e chother cross im gin r ines of scrimm ge t recess ndwhen b ue nd m roon-c d soccer moms become even essto er nt of c shing co ors.

Th t Bigne wou d be in the midd e of the Bobc t defenses owing down the Grizz ies Ch se Re no ds, one of the n -tions most productive running b cks, t the end of the week w s supposed to be given.

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SEAN SPERRY/CHRONICLEMontana States Cla Bignell has come a long wa since lastNo embers hos ital sta for a sta h infection.

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BOBCAT GAME DAYFort Lewis at Montana State

1:05 p.m. Bobcat Stadium

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S idelineB riefingRecords

Montana State 0-0,Fort Lewis 0-0

SeriesThird meeting, MSU leads 2-0

eather forecastMostly sunny, high 80

rowdMore than 13,000 expected

TVABC 28, Chris Byers, Mike

Callaghan, AJ Donatoni

RadioKXLB-FM (100.7), Je Lasky,

Dan Davies, Tyler Wiltgen

oaches

SchedulesFort Lewis

Today @ MSU 1:05 p.m.9/18 @ W. N. Mex. 12 p.m.9/25 CSU-Pueblo 1 p.m.10/2 Colorado Mines 1 p.m.10/9 @ Mesa St. 1 p.m.10/16 Western St. 1 p.m.10/23 @ Adams St. 7 p.m.10/30 Chadron St. 1 p.m.

11/6 @ Neb.-Kearney 1 p.m.11/13 N. Mex.-Hlnds 1 p.m.

Montana StateToday Ft. Lewis 1:05 p.m.9/11 @ Wash. St. 5 p.m.9/18 Drake 1:05 p.m.9/25 E. Wash. 1:05 p.m.10/2 @ Sac. St. 2:05 p.m.10/9 Portland St. 1:35 p.m.10/16 @ N. Arizona 4:05 p.m.10/23 N. Colo. 1:05 p.m.10/30 @ Idaho St. 1:35 p.m.11/6 Weber St. 12:05 p.m.11/20 @ Montana 12:05 p.m.

Players to watchFORT LEWIS: WR Justin

Johnson had 124 receptions lastseason. MONTANA STATE: QBDenarius McGhee earns his frstcollege start.

Injury reportMONTANA STATE

OUT: DE Brad Smithshoulder), CB James Andrewsshoulder), CB Bryce Stacyhead).

ONE-GAME SUSPENSIONS:S Anthony Cosme-Peko, WRDeSean Thomas, OG Ben

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Fort Lewis a mystery even in hometownBy WILL C. HOLDEN

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COURTESY GREG THOMAS/DURANGO HERALDFort Lewis senior Justin Johnson hauled in 124 passes last sea-son, second-most in the nation for all NCAA classifications.

Its hard to preparefor a ghost. To me,this game could bean accident waiting to happen.

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Depth chartsMontana State

OffenseLEFT TACKLE

72 Mike Person 6-5/295 Sr

70 Killian Fitzpatrick 6-8/270 Fr

LEFT GUARD

68 Conrad Burbank 6-4/280 Jr

71 Jesse Ho mann 6-4/286 Sr

CENTER

61 Alex Terrien 6-4/285 Jr

56 Shaun Sampson 6-0/249 So

RIGHT GUARD

57 Casey Dennehy 6-1/270 So

71 Jesse Ho mann 6-4/286 Sr

RIGHT TACKLE

50 Leo Davis 6-4/271 Jr

75 Andrew Verlanic 6-4/276 So

QUARTERBACK

9 Denarius McGhee 6-0/197 Fr

12 Cody Kempt 6-2/211 Sr

RUNNING BACK

25 Cody Kirk 5-10/206 Fr

20 C.J. Palmer 6-0/210 Jr

W RECEIVER

14 Everett Gilbert 5-9/180 So

6 Gianni Carter 6-1/197 Fr

X RECEIVER

86 Tanner Bleskin 6-3/210 Fr

1 Elvis Akpla 6-1/187 Jr

Z RECEIVER

82 Julius Lloyd 6-0/184 Sr

10 Kruiz Siewing 5-11/182 So

TIGHT END

81 Kyle Begger 6-2/245 Jr

88 Shane Robison 6-5/250 Jr

KICKER

15 Jason Cunningham 6-1/162 So

DefenseBANDIT

48 Dustin OConnell 6-2/245 St

34 Preston Gale 6-2/239 Jr

TACKLE90 Dan Ogden 6-0/270 Sr

96 Zach Minter 6-2/277 So

NOSE TACKLE

45 Jason DAlba 6-2/280 So

98 Christian Kelii 6-0/282 So

END

49 Caleb Schreibeis 6-3/245 So

11 John Laidet 6-5/250 Jr

SAM LINEBACKER

44 Aleksei Grosulak 5-10/250 Fr

9 Roger Trammell 6-1/230 Jr

MIKE LINEBACKER

42 Clay Bignel l 6-2/236 Jr

44 Aleksei Grosulak 5-10/250 FrWILL LINEBACKER

23 Jody Owens 6-1/214 So

59 Tanner Ripley 6-1/214 Sr

BOUNDARY CORNER

26 Arnold Briggs 5-10/185 Sr

8 Zach Coleman 5-10/175 So

FREE SAFETY

22 Michael Rider 5-11/196 Sr

5 Joel Fuller 6-0/200 So

ROVER

7 Jordan Craney 6-1/205 Sr

31 Stephen Bethley 5-11/220 Fr

FIELD CORNER

13 Darius Jones 5-10/167 So

6 Heath Howard 5-10/179 So

PUNTER

18 Rory Perez 6-2/180 Fr

Fort LewisDefense

END

91 Adam Romero 5-11/190 jr

92 Arturo Mata 5-10/225 Fr

NOSE TACKLE

50 Nick Frizzell 6-0/245 Sr

93 Andrew Robinson 6-5/250 Jr

TACKLE

66 Tanner Russell 6-0/250 So

62 John Cachora 6-1/250 Fr

END

71 Eric Hurd 5-11/195 So

16 Markus Lopez 6-1/235 Jr

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

27 Phil Odell 6-1/195 So

38 Sam Loeblein 5-11/200 Sr

MIDDLE LINEBACKER

49 Willy Klein 5-9/200 Fr

48 Brett Barnes 6-1/205 Fr

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

24 Dwayne Perry 6-2/210 So

17 Jason Gay 6-1/210 Sr

CORNERBACK

21 Harrison Hunter 5-9/170 Fr

35 Andrew Heidhart 5-10/185 So

STRONG SAFETY

41 Eric Hills 5-11/165 Jr

22 Tim Muhovich 6-0/165 So

FREE SAFETY

20 Edward Vega 5-11/195 Fr

19 Andrew Smith 5-10/200 Fr

CORNERBACK

10 Chris Calvert 5-11/165 Sr

4 Jamal Campbell 5-10/175 Fr

PUNTER

96 Frank Atherton 6-2/170 Sr

OffenseLEFT TACKLE

51 Luke Geller 6-2/280 Sr

55 Robert Graves 6-1/260 Fr

LEFT GUARD

52 Zach Lines 5-11/225 S060 Brent Baker 5-11/240 Fr

CENTER

74 A.J. Kortbawi 6-3/300 So

65 Foketi Inoki 5-7/280 Sr

RIGHT GUARD

73 Esteban lucero 6-0/290 Jr

79 Kyle Arnold 6-2/330 Jr

RIGHT TACKLE

77 Arthur Toeaina 6-2/330 Jr

67 Evan Wagstrom 6-4/255 Fr

QUARTERBACK

13 Tim Jenkins 6-2/200 So

9 Andrew Sandlin 6-3/185 Fr

RUNNING BACK

3 Sam Apraku 5-9/190 Sr18 Justin Peters 5-9/180 So

RECEIVER

2 Justin Johnson 5-11/185 Sr

82 Blaise Cuban 5-7/165 Fr

RECEIVER

6 Brandon Schneider 6-4/185 Sr

85 Harrison Scheider 6-2/190 Jr

RECEIVER

80 Doyle Bode 5-11/190 Fr

15 Jonas Matos 6-2/195 Jr

RECEIVER

11 Justin Garman 5-11/185 Jr

5 Deric Davis 5-10/205 Jr

KICKER

90 Richard Rodriguez 5-8/195 Jr

The edgeFort Lewis at Montana State

Passing: In a game that will likely be

over early, there will still be plentyo watch, especially on the o ensive

side o the ball. Perhaps no positionso ers more intrigue than quarterbackand wide receiver, where youngstersDenarius McGhee and Tanner Bleskinhave won starting jobs over veterans.At wide receiver, expect Bleskin and as manysix other players to get plenty o reps, which willmake it tougher to get a read on any one o them.

he same cant be said about the quarterbackposition. Expect senior Cody Kempt to get somework, but Rob Ash has called McGhee theunquestioned starter. And as a redshirt reshman,he team could really use a good look at him.

Undoubtedly, McGhee will make some mistakesoday even against a rebuilding Division II team is

historically poor. Dont be surprised i he throws apick either. That perhaps is the most important thingo understand about McGhee heading into Week

One: There is some gunslinger in him. Hes shownit in all camp. That may be something the coachingsta has to manage this year. It will also be veryinteresting to see how McGhees speed matchesup during a live game and how well he takes a hit,

considering he hasnt been tackled in over a year.For Kempt, this is it. I he doesnt clearly trump

McGhee today, his snaps as a college quarterbackmay come to a swi t end. Even though two lessmeaning ul con erence games are coming up, bothcould help MSU to that magic number o seven

Division I wins, which would greatly aidthe Bobcats in their quest or a berth inthe expanded Football ChampionshipSubdivision playo s. And with a possiblewin over an FBS team next week atWashington State important to ans, apossible win over his ormer team (Drake)important to Ash, and a huge con erence

game at the end against Eastern Washingtonat the end o the month, the Bobcats are looking or a

guy that they can rely on not a rotation. Rushing: I you would have said that Cody Kirkwould have been the starter at running back as

all camp began and as it ended, it would havesurprised some but not those who have seenhim work. Kirk has been the most consistentBobcat back all o season. The questions thatstart to creep up as the season begins, however,are how long can he keep it up and who is waitingin the wings to snatch the job i he alters?

Two seasons ago, C.J. Palmer had a very biggame against Adams State, which like Fort Lewis,is a Division II school out o the Rocky MountainAthletic Con erence. With a similar rushing style toPalmer, expect Kirk to shine today. Palmer, who iscurrently listed second on the depth chart, shoulddo the same. But the team needs a change-o -pace back. Thats what Orenzo Davis provides.With his speed, hell present plenty o problems

or the Skyhawks. But the biggest thing to watchwill be i Davis looks as ast and as willing to takehits in a live game as hes looked in practice.Edge: Montana State

WHEN MONTANA STATE HAS THE BALL

EDGE

Passing: A season ago, the Bobcatswere burned by prolifc passing combi-nations rom lower-tiered teams. In a23-20 squeaker against Dixie State,Judd Thompson ound Nash Fowlerand Kyser Christensen eight timeseach or 280 yards and fnished the

game with 417 yards passing. Inan overtime win over South Dakota,Noah Shepard hit Tom Flanagan seven times

or 120 yards and two touchdowns. Fort Lewishas such a combination in quarterback TimJenkins, who was productive passing the balleven as a true reshman on a 2-9 team aseason ago, and all-everything receiver JustinJohnson, who caught 124 passes last year,including 19 in one game. And make no mis-take, despite the act that little is known aboutFort Lewis, with no tight end or ullback on itsdepth chart, expect this team to air it out.

With that being the case, the de ensivematchup o the day has to be MSU cornerArnold Briggs vs. Johnson. Briggs is com-ing o a year-long layo and ACL surgery.And despite the act that hes technically asixth-year player, being one o MSUs mosttalented de ensive backs each and every oneo those years, hes only started three gamesat corner. Hell have a nice little early-seasontest trying to stick with Johnson.

But ultimately, Jenkins will be thank ul hes

got some ability as a runner becauseMSUs de ensive line will be charging.

Despite the act that the Skyhawkshave some size up ront, they likelywont have the necessary parts todeal with the waves one o the mosttalented and deep de ensive lines

in the Big Sky Con erence will throwat him.Rushing: I Fort Lewis wasnt such a bad

running team, this would also be an interestingarea to watch as Montana States linebackersare entering the season as one o the mostsuspect position groups on the team. But as itturns out, Fort Lewis leading rusher a sea-son ago was its quarterback and its leadingrunning back Sam Apraku, who is the teamsreturning starter this season, had 147 totalrushing yards in 2009. Considering those actsand the big defcits they aced or much o theyear, its no wonder the Skyhawks passed theball twice as much as they ran it.

Even still, the Bobcats need to fnd outabout their linebackers and theyll work a

ew o them today. Its an important step inthe learning process or starting strongsidelinebacker Aleksei Grosulak, a redshirt resh-man, and his primary backup Roger Trammell,a junior college trans er who will see plenty o playing time this year.

Edge: Montana State

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OVERALL This Fort Lewis team isnt as good as the AdamsState team Montana State spanked 59-3 back in2008 and this Montana State team is better thanthe 2008 model. It all seems to spell doom or theSkyhawks. The biggest question appears to be howmuch MSU will step on or let o the throttle.

Its never hard to get up or a seasonopener, but it might be a little easierwhen youre coming o a winningseason, you have 18 starters

returning and you were picked tofnish among the nations top 25.It might be a little harder when youhave had only two winning seasonsin the past 26 years, you have a new coachingsta and you were picked to fnish last in your

con erence. As slanted as the battleon this ront may be, its still worthkeeping an eye on. How does McGheelook leading the troops or the frst

time? How will the redshirt reshmenstarters handle their frst mistakes?Does this de ense have the sameswagger it has had in the past? All are

questions that must be answered.Edge: Montana State

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Kicking & punting: The Bobcatswill gladly welcome punter RoryPerez to the old today. Perez hadone rough day to open all camp,so it will be interesting to see howwell he responds to his frst collegegame. Jason Cunningham is one o he surest bets in the Big Sky this

season, the only question is will heget any chances today? The Skyhawks havea new punter and kicker. That kicker, RichardRodriguez, beat out incumbent Nate Soucie,who was 7-o -10 on feld goals last year butonly attempted one longer than 40 yards.

Returns & coverage: MSU enterstodays game still searching orsomeone who can feld punts. It wontbe DeSean Thomas, considering hessuspended or Week One. ExpectJulius Lloyd, who was working at theposition late in all camp, to be theguy. And i he has a solid day, hemay solidi y himsel back there in the

place o Thomas, who was still rather incon-sistent in the all. Johnson may end up beingthe Skyhawks punt returner, considering lastyears returner graduated.

Edge: Montana State

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