22014014 MontanaMontana StateState BobcatsBobcats Spring Football Prospectus

With Four Legends Departing, 2014 Spring 2014 MSU SCHEDULE Aug 30 at Arkansas State TBA Drills Becomes Transitional Time for Cat Sept 6 Black Hills State TBA The day is coming, and Rob Ash knows it, but coaching a Montana State football Sept 13 Central Arkansas TBA team without four Bobcat legends will certainly be a jolt when the team’s spring camp Sept 20 Eastern Wash. TBA opens on March 18. Sept 27 *North Dakota (HC) TBA Oct 4 *at Sacramento St TBA Replacing four-year starting DeNarius McGhee is the spring’s obvious Oct 11 *at UC Davis TBA storyline - for the record, two-game starter Jake Bleskin is joined by Tanner Roderick, Oct 18 *Weber State TBA and Quinn McQueary as candidates - but several other offensive posi- 10/25 Open tions should stage intriguing battles. Brian Flotkoetter is the only returning starter at 11/1 *at Cal Poly TBA receiver, and Shawn Johnson brings experience to the running back position manned 11/8 *Portland State TBA by Cody Kirk the last three years. Defensively, the Bobcats look to replace the defensive 11/15 *Idaho State TBA end tandem of Brad Daly, last year’s Buck Buchanan Award winner, and Preston Gale. In 11/22 *at Montana TBA total, three-quarters of MSU’s defensive line and half its secondary depart. But on a positive note, the starting offense line and the linebackrer corps - plus 2012 2013 MSU RESULTS starter Na’a Moeakiola - return intact. In fact, 14 Bobcat starters return for the ramp-up to Aug 29 Monmouth W 42-24 2014, which begins just after Spring Break and ends not long before Finals Week. Sept 7 at SMU L 30-31 Sept 14 Colorado Mesa W 26-0 Sept 21 at Stephen F. Austin L 38-52 TOP RETURNERS Sept 28 *at North Dakota W 63-20 MSU Bobcats Oct 5 *NAU W 36-7 Brian Flotkoetter, WR Oct 19 *at Weber State W 34-16 • Two-year starter, 2013 HM All-Big Sky 2013 Summary Oct 26 *UC Davis W 34-17 7-5/5-3 Big Sky Nov. 2 *at Northern Colo. W 35-28 Tiai Salanoa, TE Nov 9 *at Eastern Wash. L 29-54 • Two-year starter, 2013 2nd Team All-Big Sky MSU in ‘13 ...... 7-5 Nov 16 *Southern Utah L 14-22 Conf./Record ...... Big Sky/5-3 Nov 23 *Montana L 14-28 Na’a Moeakiola, LB Home/Road ...... 4-2/3-3 • 2012 All-Big Sky Grass/Turf ...... 1-0/6-5 KEY 2014 DATES Day/Night...... 6-3/1-2 Feb. 5: Spring signing date Deonte Flowers, CB March 18: Spring ball begins • 2013 2nd Team All-Big Sky HEAD COACH ...... Rob Ash April 11-12: Triangle Classic, Great Falls Alma Mater ...... Cornell (Ia.)/’73 April 19: Sonny Holland Spring Game TOP PLAYERS LOST Overall/Years ...... 233-126-5/34 yrs August 2: Fall camp begins Tanner Bleskin, WR At MSU/Years ...... 57-27/7 yrs • First Team Academic All-America, MSU’s career Big Sky Titles ...... 2010, 2011, 2012 PERSONNEL PROFILE catches (193) & receiving yards (2,816) record Starters Returning: 7/7/0 Lettermen Returning: 16/20/1 Brad Daly, DE Lettermen Lost: 5/5/1 • 2013 Buck Buchanan Award winner and Big Sky Defensive MVP, FCS sacks leader Cody Kirk, RB HIGHLIGHTS • Rushed for 1,088 yards and 18 TDs in 2013, MSU record for TDs (48), 2nd with 3,442 rush yds • Senior defensive end Brad Daly led the FCS in sacks and tackles-for-loss, while DeNarius McGhee, QB Alex Singleton was 14th in TFL • Two-time Big Sky Offensive MVP, school’s career leader in quarterback wins, passing yards • Cody Kirk’s 16 100-yard rushing games was second in MSU history 2013 POST-SEASON HONORS • Senior defensive end Brad Daly led the NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL AWARDS BIG SKY INDIVIDUAL AWARDS FCS in sacks and tackles-for-loss, while Buck Buchanan Award: Brad Daly Defensive Co-Player of Year: Brad Daly Alex Singleton was 14th in TFL CSN Boomer Grigsby Award: Brad Daly • Shawn Johnson had the Big Sky’s lon- ALL-BIG SKY FCS ADA Def. Player of Year: Brad Daly gest kick return, punt return, and run from First Team: DE Brad Daly, RS Shawn ALL-AMERICA Johnson scrimmage in 2013 Brad Daly: Unanimous 1st Team-AP, Second Team: TE Tiai Salanoa, RB Cody AFCA, Beyond Sports, Sports Network, Kirk, CB Deonte Flowers, ST Chad Newell MILESTONES Walter Camp Third Team: WR Tanner Bleskin, OG JP • DeNarius McGhee became the 14th Shawn Johnson: 2nd Team-Beyond Flynn player in history, and the Sports; 3rd Team-Sports Network Honorable Mention: WR Brian Flotkoet- second Bobcat (joining ), to ter, OT John Weidenaar, OT Quinn Cata- CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA throw for 10,000 yards and rush for 1,000 lano, QB DeNarius McGhee, DT Taylor 1st Team: Tanner Bleskin • Brad Daly’s 44.5 career TFL is fourth in Sheridan, LB Cole Moore, LB Alex Single- MSU history, and his 19.5 last year is fi fth FCS/ADA ALL-ACADEMIC ton, S Steven Bethley, P Rory Perez • Cody Kirk’s 10.2 points per game was Tanner Bleskin eighth in the FCS in 2013