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A SPRING GAME IN PHOTOS – Sonny Holland Spring Classic by Jason Bacaj

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Montana State conducted a roughly two-hour spring football game on Saturday, drawing more than 1,000 fans to Bobcat Stadium to take in the first public showing for the 2026 Bobcats.

MSU captured its first national championship since 1984 with a 35-34 OT win over Illinois State in Nashville in January. Montana State graduates just eight seniors from that squad.

On Saturday, the Bobcats received their national championship rings. Then they partook in the annual Sonny Holland Spring Classic.

Senior photographer Jason Bacaj was on the scene for Skyline Sports.

Montana State senior quarterback Justin Lamson completed 19 of 22 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a score in helping his team to four TD drives
Senior Jared White was the leading rusher during MSU’s spring game
Josiah Asuega is an up and coming interior defensive tackle for Montana State

Freshman Parker Mady stood out at wide receiver and also threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Nick Seymour for the White team on Saturday

Senior defensive tackle Zack Black is expected to be an anchor in 2026 for Montana State

Freshmen Tim ThomaII, Gianni Edwards & Marcus Coleman are all part of a rebuilding MSU cornerbacks room that lost three players who transferred to Power 4 programs the last off-season
Jordan Reed is a converted quarterback who showed flashes at WR this spring

Sophomore safety Mason Dethman made several plays in the MSU secondary

Hayden Gunlock had one of two interceptions by the Bobcat defense on Saturday

Everett Carr, a Bozeman native, is battling Dylan Rollins for the starting position at let guard
Colson Coon is expected to have an elevated role behind star RB Adam Jones this season
Burke Mastel looks primed for an all-conference season at left guard for Montana State

Aiden Kaplan appears to be the front-runner to be MSU’s starting center this fall

Carter Dahlke graduated early from Bozeman Gallatin to participate in spring ball. He was a standout in the spring game and should threaten for a spot in the WR rotation next season.
Ryan Bowles (12) made multiple plays at or behind the line of scrimmage on Saturday

Montana State defensive coordinator Bobby Daly
Montana State first-year wide receivers coach James Price
Montana State cornerbacks coach Jordan Lee
Special teams coordinator Marcus Monaco

Nick Jean-Baptiste has coached DTs for several years at Montana State. After the departure of Shawn Howe to the NFL, Coach Bap is workign with the entire DL

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.