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08/15/19 - Lucas Johnson, rSr/2023, Montana + More +

Georgia Tech quarterback Lucas Johnson has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. Johnson can play three more college seasons after the decision announced Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback was granted the additional year after seeing action in just one of his first three seasons. He was redshirted in 2016 and missed all of last season with a foot injury. Johnson appeared in nine games as a reserve quarterback and holder in 2017. He appears likely to be the starter when Georgia Tech opens the season Aug. 29 at defending national champion Clemson. The NCAA's decision was similar to the one in late July that gave linebacker David Curry a sixth year. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. - AP College Football

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QB Lucas Johnson, Montana
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08/13/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: Dante Olson, Montana, Sr.,...In 2018, Montana linebacker Dante Olson was one of the best defensive players in the Big Sky Conference, posting an FCS-best and school record 151 tackles as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award. Now as he prepares to enter his senior campaign, pundits around the Big Sky Conference believe he's poised to be the best player in the league. - Montana Football

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ILB Dante Olson, Montana
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08/07/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB Dante Olson, Montana, Sr.,...Olson has also been named Big Sky Preseason Defensive MVP and the only FCS player to earn a place on the Butkus Award Watch List. He was named to the Athlon Sports and HERO Sports Preseason All-America teams, and the College Football America Yearbook FCS Preseason Starting Lineup as well.

The 6-3, 237-pound native of Medford, Ore., set a new Montana school record in 2018 with a Big Sky best 151 total tackles. His 13.7 tackle per-game average was also the highest in all of FCS and FBS football. He also ranked sixth in the Big Sky in sacks (6), ninth in TFLs (11), and second in forced fumbles (3). - Montana Football

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ILB Dante Olson, Montana
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08/02/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON STATS FCS BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST: Dante Olson, Montana, LB, R-Sr., 6-3, 237,...Olson has also been named Big Sky Preseason Defensive MVP and the only FCS player to earn a place on the Butkus Award Watch List. He was named to the Athlon Sports and HERO Sports Preseason All-America teams, and the College Football America Yearbook FCS Preseason Starting Lineup as well.

ILB Dante Olson, Montana
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07/22/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST: Dante Olson, Montana,...The preseason accolades continue to roll in for Montana senior linebacker Dante Olson, today named to the 35th annual Butkus Award collegiate watch list honoring the nation's top Division-I linebacker. He is the only player from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to make the list. Olson is also only the second player in Montana history, and the second in as many years to be named to the prestigious watch list following Josh Buss' recognition in 2018. Devin White of Louisiana State won the Butkus Award that season before being selected fifth in the NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Olson, a 6-3, 237-pound senior from Medford, Ore., is coming off one of the most productive defensive seasons in Montana and Big Sky Conference history with a school-record and FCS-best 151 total tackles. He has since been named to seven All-America teams, was a top-three finalist for the 2018 Buck Buchanan Award, earned first-team all-conference honors, and was named Montana's Steve Carlson team MVP. - Montana Football

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ILB Dante Olson, Montana
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07/16/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY FOOTBALL TEAM: ILB: Dante Olson, Sr., Montana,..."Dante has worked extremely hard to get to this point – coming from a place of almost complete anonymity last September to being one of the most recognized players in the conference now. I'm excited to watch him this year. He is a difference-maker for this team," said Montana head coach Bobby Hauck. Olson, a 6-3, 237-pound linebacker from Medford, Ore., had one of the best defensive seasons in Grizzly history as a junior. In addition to being named to seven different All-America teams, he earned first-team All-Big Sky honors and won Montana's Steve Carlson MVP award.

"This recognition is a huge honor, and I couldn't be more humbled. God has blessed me in more ways than I will ever know. But I wouldn't have received it if it weren't for my brothers who I go to battle with every day or the coaches who strive to make us better each day. That being said, I'm fired up going into the 2019 season," said Olson from Spokane where he is one of two Grizzlies representing the team at the Kickoff. - Montana Football

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ILB Dante Olson, Montana
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#1 FCS Middle linebacker for a few years here now. Olson's ranking has held steady between numbers 8 and 20 ILB, in the Day 3 conversations for now.

07/16/19 - Samuel Akem, rSr/2022, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY FOOTBALL TEAM: WR: Samuel Akem, Jr., Montana,...Akem picks up a preseason All-Big Sky honor after a leading the league in touchdown receptions as a sophomore with 13. He caught two touchdowns in four of UM's last five games of the season and has now moved into the top-15 for career TD catches in Montana history with two seasons to play.

The junior from Broken Arrow, Okla., was also named to HERO Sports' sophomore All-America team, earned second-team all-conference honors, was named to Phil Steele Magazine's All-Big Sky third team, and won Montana's Terry Dillon Award for the team's top back or receiver. - Montana Football

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WR Samuel Akem, Montana
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07/16/19 - Jace Lewis, rSr/2022, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY FOOTBALL TEAM: ST: Jace Lewis, Jr., Montana,...Lewis earned an all-conference special teams accolade following a breakout sophomore campaign where he was a key contributor to Montana's top-ranked kickoff coverage unit. The Townsend, Mont., native racked up 62 tackles on the season to earn second-team All-Big Sky honors and a place on the HERO Sports Sophomore All-America Team. - Montana Football

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ILB Jace Lewis, Montana
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07/15/19 - Dante Olson, rSr/2020, Montana + More +

2019 PRESEASON BIG SKY DEFENSIVE MVP: Dante Olson, LB, Montana,...The Big Sky Conference announced its 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Team today at the league's Football Kickoff being held at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. Montana linebacker Dante Olson was named the 2019 Big Sky Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Olson led the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in tackles with 151 stops. The senior finished third in the running for the Buck Buchanan Award, as he had a stellar junior campaign. - Big Sky Conference Football

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