Griz hold off Eastern, 52-49

CHENEY, Wash. — Montana’s Logan Fife threw for 364 yards and five touchdowns, including a critical fourth-and-goal strike to Jake Olson, and the Grizzlies edged Eastern Washington 52-49 in a wild Big Sky Conference football opener Friday.

Fife, starting in place of Keali’i Ah Yat, completed 30 of 42 passes, none bigger  than his 2-yarder to Olsen that put UM up 52-42 with 2:34 left in the game. 

Eastern, looking to move to 8-0 against the Griz on the red carpet of Roos Field, answered with a 16-yard scoring pass from Kekoa Visperas to Cole Pruett with 52 seconds left. The Eagles then went for the onside kick.