BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 44 Days Until Kickoff!
7/18/2019 3:00:00 PM | Football
It's only 44 days until the Cats face Texas Tech in Lubbock
July 18: In addition to a quick look at players wearing the jersey number corresponding to the number of days remaining until Montana State's season opener at Texas Tech on August 31, Bobcats by the Numbers brings you another tidbit or two aligning with that number.
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Daniel Hardy, LB: Bobcat coaches knew it would be a process, but by the end of the 2018 season Daniel Hardy was contributing to the Bobcats on kick teams and on defense, and he took another step forward in the spring. A transfer with three years of eligibility remaining, Hardy's promise was too much for MSU coaches to redshirt him. He enters 2019 in competition for starting honors at the Sam linebacker position.
Chronology: Tenney Babcock (1926), James Watters (1927), Leonard Scharmota (1940), Carl Fye (1941), George Rumberger (1946-47), John Hansen (1948), Don Hammer (1949), Ed Keil (1950), Ray Moore (1953), Wayne Weiler (1954-55), Geo. Marinkovich (1956), Dennis Campbell (1957-59), Jerry Johnson (1960-61), Will Fennel (1963), Ben Vaughn (1964-66), Sandy Cooprider (1967-68), Eb Edmon (1969-70), Bruce Robinson (1971), Mike Davis (1972-74), Scott Hoard (1975-78), John Johnson (1979-80), Rodney Holland (1982), Stephon Wilson (1983), Darin Dietrich (1984-85), Eric Miller (1986), Trent Croaker (1987-89), Anthony Cordova (1990), Todd Graves (1991), Morgan Harris (1992-96), Shaun Ross (1997-00), Greg Moore (2001), Eric Laumatia (2002), Epikopo King (2003-07), Matt Harris (2008-09), Aleksei Grosulak (2010-13), Koni Dole (2014-17), Daniel Hardy (2018-)
#44 Notes: Coaching transitions are generally never easy in college football, and Montana State's 2000 season stands as a stark example. The Bobcats didn't win a game in Mike Kramer's first season, and among the team's regular starters only Shaun Ross and Arie Grey were seniors. But those two were fantastic seniors, and their leadership – and the work done under trying circumstances – resonated through the program's return to Big Sky glory. After moving to defensive tackle from end, Ross logged 45 tackles, 11 for loss, with three sacks. He played with a fury that would provide an example for soon-to-be-brilliant D-line talents such as Adam Cordeiro and Jon Montoya. All these years later Ross remains in Bozeman, serving for a while on the computer science faculty before taking a position in the private sector. Ross came to MSU, where his uncle Rocky Ross served as a long-time faculty member, from Stevensville.
#44
Daniel Hardy, LB: Bobcat coaches knew it would be a process, but by the end of the 2018 season Daniel Hardy was contributing to the Bobcats on kick teams and on defense, and he took another step forward in the spring. A transfer with three years of eligibility remaining, Hardy's promise was too much for MSU coaches to redshirt him. He enters 2019 in competition for starting honors at the Sam linebacker position.
Chronology: Tenney Babcock (1926), James Watters (1927), Leonard Scharmota (1940), Carl Fye (1941), George Rumberger (1946-47), John Hansen (1948), Don Hammer (1949), Ed Keil (1950), Ray Moore (1953), Wayne Weiler (1954-55), Geo. Marinkovich (1956), Dennis Campbell (1957-59), Jerry Johnson (1960-61), Will Fennel (1963), Ben Vaughn (1964-66), Sandy Cooprider (1967-68), Eb Edmon (1969-70), Bruce Robinson (1971), Mike Davis (1972-74), Scott Hoard (1975-78), John Johnson (1979-80), Rodney Holland (1982), Stephon Wilson (1983), Darin Dietrich (1984-85), Eric Miller (1986), Trent Croaker (1987-89), Anthony Cordova (1990), Todd Graves (1991), Morgan Harris (1992-96), Shaun Ross (1997-00), Greg Moore (2001), Eric Laumatia (2002), Epikopo King (2003-07), Matt Harris (2008-09), Aleksei Grosulak (2010-13), Koni Dole (2014-17), Daniel Hardy (2018-)
#44 Notes: Coaching transitions are generally never easy in college football, and Montana State's 2000 season stands as a stark example. The Bobcats didn't win a game in Mike Kramer's first season, and among the team's regular starters only Shaun Ross and Arie Grey were seniors. But those two were fantastic seniors, and their leadership – and the work done under trying circumstances – resonated through the program's return to Big Sky glory. After moving to defensive tackle from end, Ross logged 45 tackles, 11 for loss, with three sacks. He played with a fury that would provide an example for soon-to-be-brilliant D-line talents such as Adam Cordeiro and Jon Montoya. All these years later Ross remains in Bozeman, serving for a while on the computer science faculty before taking a position in the private sector. Ross came to MSU, where his uncle Rocky Ross served as a long-time faculty member, from Stevensville.
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