Montana Griz fall camp 2021

Influx of talent at cornerback expected to diversify Griz defensive scheme

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Justin Ford and Montana had been circling each other for years.

The Griz staff first reached out to and offered the cornerback in 2018, when he was coming off a sophomore season at Golden West College that had him ranked among the top 100 junior-college prospects in the nation.

He didn’t make it to Missoula until 2020. That was after an initial commitment to and de-commitment from Kansas, and an injury-plagued redshirt year at Louisville.

It’s the kind of stuff sitcom relationships are made of — plenty of false starts and bad decisions before, hopefully, the right fit. Sam and Diane. Ross and Rachel.

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About Andrew Houghton

Andrew Houghton grew up in Washington, DC. He graduated from the University of Montana journalism school in December 2015 and spent time working on the sports desk at the Daily Tribune News in Cartersville, Georgia, before moving back to Missoula and becoming a part of Skyline Sports in early 2018.

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