Montana State quarterback Justin Lamson (8) and Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse (16) shake hands after the FCS National Championship game at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Monday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
January 5, 2026
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Shots from the sideline: Daily Inter Lake photographer provides a peek behind the photos from the FCS Championship game
I sent my wife a text at halftime. “0 for 3,” it read. Referring to the number of touchdowns Montana State had scored in the first two quarters of their FCS Championship game against Illinois State, 3, and the number of quality photographs I had of each play, 0.
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PHOTOS: Montana State outlasts Illinois State 35-34 in FCS Championship overtime thriller
Photos from the Montana State Bobcats' 35-34 win over Illinois State in overtime in the FCS National Championship game held at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, Jan. 5.