Montana State QB Tommy Mellott named Big Sky offensive player of the year
Bobcats quarterback Tommy Mellott (4) avoids a Grizzlies defender on a run in the first quarter during the 123rd Brawl of the Wild at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies wide receiver Junior Bergen (5) catches an 11-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against Northern Arizona at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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FARMINGTON, Utah – Everyone knew Tommy Mellott was special and now the Big Sky Conference has made it official, naming him the offensive player of the year Wednesday.
Mellott, the Montana State quarterback out of Butte, America, was one of eight Bobcats named first-team all-Big Sky. The senior didn’t have the gaudy statistics of seasons past — he ran for 694 yards and threw for 1,956 — but there was no denying his role in MSU’s unbeaten regular season.
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