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SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: Griz might have a QB controversy, UND continues to struggle against deep passing attacks

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After Makena Simis’ record-setting debut, one could not help but wonder if Montana will have a quarterback controversy once all of its gunslingers are healthy.

During Bob Stitt’s first off-season as the Grizzlies’ head coach, junior Brady Gustafson and sophomores Chad Chalich and Simis battled for the right to be the guy operating Stitt’s vaunted up-tempo offense. Gustafson, a 6-foot-7 Billings West product, ultimately won the job and thrilled in his debut, throwing for 434 yards and four touchdowns as Montana took down four-time defending national champion North Dakota State in Missoula, 38-35.

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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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