Champion Jackrabbits negated Griz special teams
Glacier High School alum Drew Deck (2) warms up before the start of the FCS National Championship against South Dakota State at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
FRISCO, Texas — Montana rightly has a reputation for strong special teams play, and South Dakota State was able to keep a handle on that threat, too, in Sunday’s FCS title game.
OK, the Jackrabbits did fumble away a Griz punt, and they botched an extra point, and it seems miraculous that their double-clutch field goal in the third quarter wasn’t blocked.
But Hunter Dustman put all five of his punts inside the Grizzlies’ 20-yard line, with a long of 54.
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