Jim Posewitz making a tackle in 1953, before donning #85 in 1956
Bobcats by the Numbers: 85
6/4/2013 11:40:00 AM | Football
A pair of tight ends, Scott Harry and Blake Wolf, did the #85 proud
#85
Will Krolick, WR: Will Krolick joined the Bobcat program as a walk-on receiver in 2012, and turned in a steady performance in the spring. He enters 2013 as a developmental receiver competing for playing time on special teams.
Spotlight Player: Scott Harry might be the most popular walk-on tight end in college football history, and there are many reasons for that: his last name offered his teammates and the MSU student body endless hours of amusement, the presence of an Alaskan was something of a novelty, and he was a very solid player. But two things about Scott Harry stand out above all others. First, he was a tremendous person, intense but positive, always with a nice comment and a terrific disposition, a very good engineering student. Second and most highly visible, when Bobcat basketball coach Mick Durham asked his players during a rough stretch of injuries in 1994-95 for the name of a football player most likely to provide an adequate practice body, the consensus was Harry. So there he was, added to the roster after football ended in the late fall of 1995, banging bodies in practice, adding depth and a physical presence, eating up minutes when the margin was comfortable, for a team that would win the Big Sky Championship. Over the next two seasons he remained a two-sport standout, and as a senior earned Honorable Mention All-Big Sky honors in both sports.
Notable #85s in the Bobcat Past: If you were to describing Bobcat linebacker-turned-tight end Blake Wolf to someone who needed to find him in the early 2000s, you could do a lot worse than, “He'll be the guy who's always smiling.” As good a football player as Wolf was – he was a third team All-America in 2004 – he was even better-known for his spectacular disposition. Wolf came to MSU in the fall of 2000 as a linebacker from a tiny farm town in eastern Washington, and it even took his uncle – then-MSU coach Mike Kramer – a while to figure out his role in the program. But once he landed at tight end before the 2002 season, his career and the Bobcat offense each took off. Wolf finished with 64 career catches, 46 of them as a senior, and he piled up 137 yards against South Dakota State.
Bonus #85: The bad news for senior end Jim Posewitz in 1956: he only caught three passes. The good news: two were for touchdowns. Posewitz was Montana State's starting left end for three seasons, and was lauded by the school's all-time PR man Ken Nicholson in the post-season media guide as “a dependable, consistent player” who made “numerous circus catches.”
Through the years: Jim Posewitz (1956), Harvey Warren (1957-58), Bill Heyser (1959), Gordie Schlabs (1960-61), Mike Smith (1964-65), Bruce Hogan (1966-67), Gary Evje (1968), Roger Martin (1971-72), Jack Blake (1973), Marty Plumb (1974), Rick Kelsic (1975), Mike McLeod (1976), Dan Meade (1977-79), Bruce Bull (1980-82), Dave Schuessler (1983), Matt Micklewright (1984-88), Shane Maharg (1990-92), Nick Broyles (1993), Scott Harry (1994-97), Brent Swaggert (1999), Brandon Bassett (2000), EC Fults (2001), Blake Wolf (2002-04), Alex Lourdeaux (2005), Michael Chopp (2007-09), Matt Thibault (2010-11), Brandon Neville (2012)
Will Krolick, WR: Will Krolick joined the Bobcat program as a walk-on receiver in 2012, and turned in a steady performance in the spring. He enters 2013 as a developmental receiver competing for playing time on special teams.
Spotlight Player: Scott Harry might be the most popular walk-on tight end in college football history, and there are many reasons for that: his last name offered his teammates and the MSU student body endless hours of amusement, the presence of an Alaskan was something of a novelty, and he was a very solid player. But two things about Scott Harry stand out above all others. First, he was a tremendous person, intense but positive, always with a nice comment and a terrific disposition, a very good engineering student. Second and most highly visible, when Bobcat basketball coach Mick Durham asked his players during a rough stretch of injuries in 1994-95 for the name of a football player most likely to provide an adequate practice body, the consensus was Harry. So there he was, added to the roster after football ended in the late fall of 1995, banging bodies in practice, adding depth and a physical presence, eating up minutes when the margin was comfortable, for a team that would win the Big Sky Championship. Over the next two seasons he remained a two-sport standout, and as a senior earned Honorable Mention All-Big Sky honors in both sports.
Notable #85s in the Bobcat Past: If you were to describing Bobcat linebacker-turned-tight end Blake Wolf to someone who needed to find him in the early 2000s, you could do a lot worse than, “He'll be the guy who's always smiling.” As good a football player as Wolf was – he was a third team All-America in 2004 – he was even better-known for his spectacular disposition. Wolf came to MSU in the fall of 2000 as a linebacker from a tiny farm town in eastern Washington, and it even took his uncle – then-MSU coach Mike Kramer – a while to figure out his role in the program. But once he landed at tight end before the 2002 season, his career and the Bobcat offense each took off. Wolf finished with 64 career catches, 46 of them as a senior, and he piled up 137 yards against South Dakota State.
Bonus #85: The bad news for senior end Jim Posewitz in 1956: he only caught three passes. The good news: two were for touchdowns. Posewitz was Montana State's starting left end for three seasons, and was lauded by the school's all-time PR man Ken Nicholson in the post-season media guide as “a dependable, consistent player” who made “numerous circus catches.”
Through the years: Jim Posewitz (1956), Harvey Warren (1957-58), Bill Heyser (1959), Gordie Schlabs (1960-61), Mike Smith (1964-65), Bruce Hogan (1966-67), Gary Evje (1968), Roger Martin (1971-72), Jack Blake (1973), Marty Plumb (1974), Rick Kelsic (1975), Mike McLeod (1976), Dan Meade (1977-79), Bruce Bull (1980-82), Dave Schuessler (1983), Matt Micklewright (1984-88), Shane Maharg (1990-92), Nick Broyles (1993), Scott Harry (1994-97), Brent Swaggert (1999), Brandon Bassett (2000), EC Fults (2001), Blake Wolf (2002-04), Alex Lourdeaux (2005), Michael Chopp (2007-09), Matt Thibault (2010-11), Brandon Neville (2012)
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