Bobcat Insider: With high hopes, Montana State readies for New Mexico opener

From MTN Sports. This is by First Interstate Bank. the summer off. We begin Bobcat Insider. I'm Keeto Lawrence. Grace week zero are going now to Albuquer about it? I am so excited smile on Monday morning a to carry right in game da the cats head to Albuquer Mexico. I'm also super ex studio with you and we've studio every week this ye Yeah, we're going to have all season long. Of cours began, will be joining us writing a player guest in as well and we're beginni native QB one, Tommy Mian out with QB one. I felt l know, the right guy to st excited to talk with him. one of eight Montana seni for that conversation. Th roster. We're going to ta of these Montana guys inc stepping into that center to get you a full scoutin Mexico squad with head co up after this time out. W Insider, sponsored by Fir We're back at the Bobcat Koli along with head coac How are we doing? You're into year four. Are you e thing going now? Yeah, re know, any time, uh, your um, goes back as far as o Uh, you're anxious to get what the guys can do. The work, uh, relative to thi to January. Uh, we had a now it's gonna be good to compared to another, anot of turnover as well. Some at the offensive coordina positions. You've moved a the, uh, position coaches is back as an offensive a but also lost some key pi felt it all kind of gel s Yeah, I think our, uh, ou those changes, I think al forward um within a simil of the seniors this year year's team. Um So, yeah, we've bridged that gap pr know, like, like the way uh to communicate with on ultimately, you know, uh make a difference for us coming, coming forward. W experience is Tommy Mallo year. We're excited for t about Tommy. We're gonna little bit with Grace Law to talk about the guys up of him that be protecting sliding into that, uh, ce Perkins a little bit bang Darby kid, seventh year g bit about his journey and from him in that center r journey. Uh, these seven might be the end of it fo Cleveland Thomas junior l year guy. But the Cole's been here is, has been si season. He got hurt in fa year Justice Perkins take 22 at times, uh, missed a you know, big time injuri of on top of each other t in. And, you know, I, I r willingness to, to stick most of it, um, to play, best football he ever has And even though it's his is his senior year and, y big, big things out of Co one of the things that's is some of that depth at position, shuffling some the transfers and, and th guy I'm interested in hea Burke Mastel, a Red Lodge like a Lodge. It's 315 po you expecting out of Burk Yeah, big things. Uh, he guy but the development t the last couple of years, has been significant, you played a little bit, play goal, uh, block or goal p times, got a few game rep know, he took it to anoth off season uh first in th in spring ball and then h a real good summer. So, y gonna play a key role for we're just pleased to, yo allows us, you know, to c forward in the offensive well, that means Tommy Ma well uh as he goes in now for this team. Uh what's for him? What's been the his game to another level I think, I think for us t we want to be, it's Tommy he's had and, you know, t quarterback, um, you know essentially and that's, t legs. I mean, I think tha of what he continues to d his arm and using his min rely, clearly smart. He's competitor. Uh We let you play out, but then as a, more than capable and, yo we surround him with both and personnel wise, I thi to have, you know, in som year, uh from a passing p some games here and there be a breakout season and, poised for that. Well, an back after graduating las of coffee with the Caroli as an offensive analyst. for you as a coach watchi into the coaching hat and right now. Well, you know to decide that I think it his mind when he came to of years ago. Uh, but obv follow his football playi as he could. And, uh, you came to an end and he rea which was the beginning o coach I'd, you know, love What do you think? And I figure something out here him back, uh, you know, S our success the last two his playmaking ability, b uh his relationship with So to have, uh, you know, um, you know, not only wi with Tyler Walker, think a real asset this year. A it over to the defensive Montana State lose the fr Sebastian Valdez. But I t at the, the too deep and you have on this defensiv you should be feeling pre do you feel about the D l I think it starts with ou foremost, I think we have deep as we've been and th play and the more guys we without that level of pla think that's, you know, t shooting for. And then yo in that group. I I know B Eyden Blake Schmidt, Paul are, are at the top of th uh Alec Eckert uh transfe State who I think is gonn of younger guys like Zach Um You know, it's, it's w a fashion at the beginnin right now. Um And if we c of different guys at the, think we're gonna have so front. All right. Well, w success upfront as we get Mexico game coming up on Lots of national eyes on uh, let's get into this n bit now, they did have a they have some experience Devon, uh, Dampier, their played really well at the What are you seeing from side? What are you expect it does definitely start uh, time as a true freshm I, I know their season fi did, but he had some real really good teams last ye you know, and to do the t as a true freshman, both uh, was, was very impress out to us and I'm sure it new staff coming in and, they've, uh, you know, sa build our offense around uh, take a look at the ot have, they have some real a receiver perspective, f perspective. And, you kno a sense for what they wan previous years, whether i or, or Syracuse for this but ultimately, we're gon there and, and, you know, quarterback, make it hard adjust to whatever that w and on their defensive si they've got some side in got a couple of former Mo performers at the defensi what are you expecting fr Well, I think it does sta them. I think their talen uh, is really strong. Um, and the same thing we're lot of Virginia film, uh, then went on to Vanderbil of those two, those two o even though it's new, uh were together at, at Virg can take something from t adapting to new personnel have to be a sense of adj do. But I think that's se to that. I think it does be aggressive when you ha It allows you to be more and, you know, we gotta b anything. Uh, come Saturd Well, one thing we'll be is the sun. Make sure you your sunscreen coach. Abs We're taking a break in a sit down with Tommy Wot I Welcome back to Bobcat In First Interstate Bank. Ba I'm Keeton Glo along with just heard from head coac moment. We're going to ta Tommy Mallot. But, uh, Gr to hear from coach Vegan Colsa into that center ro guy, seventh year, uh, pl he steps in for Justice P coach Vegan four years ag here, talks about to deve lot of versatility. We're shine through right now b played a game. Definitely that Justice Perkins sust fall camp. I think he's g for most games started as really snaps the ball bet now, like you said, coa m he's coming back from a s injury didn't get to play year guy adds a lot of le depth and I'm really exci that role, snapping the b And with some of that exp see some of the youth as Moore will be back at the Titan Fleischman, an Idah to be in over at the righ which moved Marcus, we ar that left guard position be the Red Lodge Native B we just heard from coach lot of shuffling around t going to need to be stalw is going to have the big he's, if anyone is used t it's got to be Marcus whe a defensive player. 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Um, I mean, I think just gives you the opport to your basics of what yo to be. Um, you know, we h coordinator this year wit uh, you know, we have som obviously in the offense, we got installed here in just got to continue to, up and really get accusto really just second nature opportunities, you know, three or four and the dep knows what they're doing. thing with us is our dept I mean, you mentioned the uh, Sean Chambers, you sp a dual a quarterback syst coach, he's the assistant and offensive analyst. Do Do you stick with Sean? H him as your quarterbacks I heard that he was able here about a week before and, you know, I was exci up here. I think that, yo coach Vegan a couple of y over here was a big deal them and coach Vegan just keep that opportunities r know, personally for me a but, you know, just obvio in his agreement to footb and it's continuing into Yeah. Um and now, you kno to this week, obviously, end the way you guys want you mentioned the 23 memb much did last season, the you guys coming into this absolutely. I think that seniors last year that ob get to leave this program wanted to. Um, you know, a model for every senior come here and, and when t they're finally leaving, it a better place than th that group of seniors abs you know, but obviously t get to see the fruit, I s there, those last, you kn of that season. Um, you k obviously our senior clas kind of how really, you k have a whole lot of contr of some, some different s not that luck is really i uh, when your efforts 100 turn out the way that the think that, you know, I, that the 23 seniors reall their shoulder, um, and t everything we possibly ca on the right end of that sticks sometimes. Let's t other seniors in that 23 Pers unfortunately suffer fall camp. He'll be out t from guard to center. How with him at center this w you guys looking forward so excited for Cole. Um, last year he had to sit o and, and he's just given you know, the going to be College football is, you faint hearted for, to do to be, you know, persever different injuries. I jus guy to go out there and, just have a ball really. he absolutely knows what the full faith in, you kn points and, and making al you know, in the, in the just can't wait for him. this offense? Are you exc the field, uh, week zero? think it's top down, um, the entire field, you kno has just been so consiste force in the F CS and the to go to an F BS school a show their, you know, abi what FS one I believe, wh Um, you know, I, I'm supe guys and, and uh, you kno deep running back room, y guys are gonna be able to you know, in the wide rec you know, with Junior com he wasn't able to last ye an entire, uh, you know, just has big playability have great effort, um, an the ball, you know, that so it's really just top d you know, names certainly Rohan Marcus, uh, Adam Jo White, all these differen be out there. Um, you kno making plays getting into up. You're a couple of da What stands out for New M thing is, you know, certa coaching staff. So, uh, y watch their film from las of see what the personnel you know, and they're kin a depth chart, I suppose and so you, you know, you what it's gonna look like 32632. Se I we, you know, set in stone for sure. Th a little bit of, uh, uh, hunt ghosts ghosts almost excited, you know, to rea do on offense and, and yo been practicing and no ma be seeing, you know, we'r um, execute. So, um, I th be, you know, physical up O line is gonna have to o we have to take care of. front, uh, you know, the their five and, uh, you k end, I think that they're they're gonna be, uh, you a lot of one on ones with and like I said, I think gonna be making plays for in and getting the ball. you know, really again, j to go make some plays. Ye goal you have for this se me for the season? Uh, I want to know every single just, you know, keeping t the entire team. I think really long, uh, no matte situation might be. But I one to know every single sure we have 100% effort. you might need, you know, on your way. You know, yo that back banked up a lit you respect the game of f guys take care of you som yeah, it's a great motto. camp go one to know every hope to start out one to and coming up Keaton and that game against New Mex to Bobcat Insider sponsor Bank. Welcome back into t I'm Grace Lawrence here w key and 23 member senior four or five of those hig The sense of urgency is e no doubt. And I think it' to see just how candid a have been throughout fall what that North Dakota St them last year. Taco talk pass he had in Idaho and about it. And so, you kno athlete reaches that seni always kind of builds and kind of coming to a boil set for week zero. Right. this team, they seem extr senior class brings a lot lot of hurt from last sea to get revenge, avenge so It's going to be a major seniors as they leave it No, here we go. The seaso Tommy Mallot. Senior year wearing the legacy number are starting the year on Mountain West opponent in the new Mexico Lobos comi on the Bobcats Sports Rad before kick for Grace Law