Big Sky Conference

Choate draws positives from debut, refuses to glorify loss

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During the debut of a new coaching staff on the heels of a season wrought with disappointment facing off against an FBS foe on the road behind a quarterback making his first Division I start, Montana State battled for 60 minutes.

All things considered, the Bobcats’ debut under first-year head coach Jeff Choate and new starting quarterback Tyler Bruggman against the University of Idaho held a collection of positives. Choate will be the first to acknowledge there is plenty for MSU to build on after Thursday’s 20-17 loss at the Kibbie Dome. But Choate refuses to accept any praise for his career beginning 0-1.

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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.

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