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Hauck inks three-year contract after successful season

Montana football fans were greeted with news on Jan. 25 that head coach Bobby Hauck signed a three-year contract to stay at the helm of the program.

Hauck earned some impressive accolades this season including a 13-2 record, a Big Sky Conference title win and a trip to the FCS National Championship for the first time since 2009.

“I'm excited to continue representing the Montana Grizzlies, the University of Montana, and the state of Montana as the head football coach,” Hauck said in a press rel

Former Griz basketball standout Anthony Johnson dies at 37

Former Montana basketball player Anthony Johnson died Wednesday at the age of 37 in Tacoma, Washington.

Johnson’s wife and former Lady Griz player, Shaunte, announced his death. In a Facebook post, she said he died at 6:27 p.m. on Nov. 1.

“We 'celebrated' our last anniversary and his last breaths cuddled in his bed, blasting our favorite love songs. I am one of the luckiest women to have experience love at this level, for soooo long! Thank you all for your prayers! I know that our God is still

Judge rules UM did not discriminate against former Lady Griz coach in lawsuit

A U.S. District Court judge in Missoula ruled in favor of the University of Montana in a case filed by former Lady Griz head coach Shannon Schweyen who alleged sex-based discrimination on Oct. 31.

Schweyen, a former star Lady Griz basketball player who worked at UM from 1992 to 2020 and was the Lady Griz head coach for four seasons, filed the case in Nov. 2021.

She alleged her contract was not renewed based on gender, claiming the University decided to cut her based on a similar win record to

What to know about UM’s new indoor practice facility

After months of fundraising, UM Athletics continued its run of ambitious projects under Athletic Director Kent Haslam with the official announcement and groundbreaking of its new indoor practice facility.

“The facilities that our student-athletes spend really 90% of their time [are] in locker rooms, training rooms, academic centers, practice — that’s where they spend the bulk of their time,” Haslam said. “And so investing in those facilities has always been the top of what we’ve wanted to get d