Big Sky Conference

Choate focused on ‘process more than product’ in first season

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Siupeli Anua exploded off the edge and tracked down Chris Murray from behind, spearing Montana State’s freshman quarterback and forcing the ball to burst into the air. Northern Arizona linebacker Xavier Stephens picked up the ball and started racing down the field.

Stephens didn’t need to score — NAU led 20-14 with 12 seconds on the clock — but with no Bobcats to beat, it still looked like the NAU linebacker would waltz into the end zone for an exclamation point for the visitors and salt in the open would of the reeling hosts.

As Stephens entered the red-zone, Gunnar Brekke sprinted to take him down from behind. The play itself was inconsequential to the final result but it showed Jeff Choate a great deal about the competitive spirit of his senior captain tailback.

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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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