Jason Bacaj
@JasonBacaj
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Montana-based freelance writer, photog, editor. Formerly: @bozchron, Livingston Enterprise, @annistonstar, @seattletimes
Joined October 2021
A GAME IN PHOTOS – @JasonBacaj on Montana State’s 66-14 win over Weber State https://t.co/OKbzOEyFF7
#BigSkyFB #MSUBobcatsFB #FCS
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Montana State posted its second-largest margin of victory in a Big Sky Conference game in program history by pounding Weber State 66-14 on Saturday. MSU has now won eight straight games and has three...
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NEW from @88tomcat: 'Cats roll to 8th straight win by dismantling Weber State on Saturday https://t.co/wOaSVq3ZRX
#BigSkyFB #MSUBobcatsFB #FCS
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BOZEMAN – Montana State’s defense and special teams gave their offense all it needed as the Bobcats overwhelmed Weber State 66-14 for their eighth straight win of the season and 14th straight Big Sky...
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NEW from @88tomcat: Nine games into his #MSUBobcatsFB career, Justin Lamson has established himself as a contender for #BigSkyFB Offensive MVP https://t.co/gBgd5Wd2nk
#FCS 📸 @JasonBacaj @blakeahssports
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NEW from @88tomcat with kickoff in San Luis Obispo, California for #MSUBobcatsFB & Cal Poly two hours away: Much improved Mustangs await Bobcats https://t.co/IBfOLkGd2M
#BigSkyFB #FCS 📸 @JasonBacaj @blakeahssports
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Starting your football season by winning three of your first five games might not seem like much of an accomplishment to most fans, but when you haven’t finished over .500 since 2016 and have only...
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NEW from @88tomcat: Fleishmann, #MSUBobcatsFB prioritizing focus, steady improvement entering stretch run https://t.co/q8WZBhAjJV
#BigSkyFB #MSUBobcatsFB #FCS 📸 @blakeahssports & @JasonBacaj
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The stretch run of the college football season is upon every team in college football. As each team dives into their own final push, the focus intensifies for those with high aspirations as collision...
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'Cats use bye week to reset, hope to surge down the stretch in season's 2nd half https://t.co/cwgCv0bw45 ✍️ @88tomcat 📸 @JasonBacaj Presented by @BobcatCollectiv
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Understanding just how to use an open date, aka bye week, on your football schedule can be a challenge unto itself. Most coaches have been around the game long enough to be able to handle it themse...
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#MSUBobcatsFB are on a bye this week. So @88tomcat wrote a column! STUBER: five standout dynamics from the first half of Montana State's 2025 season https://t.co/Tk1zeneCoq
#BigSkyFB #FCS 📸 @JasonBacaj @blakeahssports
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Montana State enters the open week of its schedule on an absolute roll. That’s not just an opinion; the numbers don’t lie. The Bobcats either lead or are in the top three of almost every statistical...
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NEW from @88tomcat from #MSUBobcatsFB fifth straight win earlier today Jones, Bobcats race past Idaho State for fifth straight win entering bye week https://t.co/8TtaVTS7N2
#BigSkyFB #FCS 📸 @JasonBacaj
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BOZEMAN – The Don Joy Mafia returned to Bobcat Stadium on Saturday afternoon, helping Adam Jones look like the Godfather of the Bobcat run game once again. Sometimes, what you’ve been seeing is not...
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NEW from @88tomcat - Bobcat defense operating soundly and with great continuity thus far in 2025 https://t.co/U2wX3yCTOQ
#BigSkyFB #MSUBobcatsFB #FCS 📸 @blakeahssports & @JasonBacaj
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Montana State has had a few of the most explosive and talented defenses in recent memory among its Big Sky Conference peers. The Bobcat defense has piled up more than 40 sacks in a single season...
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NEW from @88tomcat about one of the most impressive position groups so far this season for #MSUBobcatsFB Budding Bobcat corners have shown great courage so far in 2025 https://t.co/pzjZ8dmTDc
#BigSkyFB #FCS 📸 @JasonBacaj
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Montana State’s biggest question mark coming into the 2025 season was the cornerback position. The 2024 Big Sky Conference champions graduated standouts like Simeon Woodard and Jon Johnson along with...
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NEW from @88tomcat about a distinct dynamic going on currently for #MSUBobcatsFB Both potential & youth of Bobcats showing up sharply on special teams https://t.co/4EiNIKpmL6
#BigSkyFB #FCS 📸 @JasonBacaj
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Perhaps Montana State’s youth and its potential are each most accurately displayed simultaneously when you watch the Bobcat special teams units each Saturday. MSU has a young football in general —...
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NEW from @88tomcat: Bobcats win battle of attrition in 17-0 victory against Mercyhurst Lakers https://t.co/RXGRdFCbW8
#BigSkyFB #MSUBobcatsFB #FCS 📸 @JasonBacaj
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BOZEMAN – “Strange days indeed” as John Lennon sang in his song, ‘Nobody Told Me’. That would be the opening background music for a montage of Montana State’s 17-0 win over Mercyhurst, where the...
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NEW from @88tomcat (with a headline assist from @TGregorak 🤣) It’s been “Taco Tuesday on a Saturday” so far this season at Montana State https://t.co/Icc7pTAGSl
#BigSkyFB #MSUBobcatsFB #FCS @DowlerTaco 📸 @blakeahssports & @JasonBacaj
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Taco Dowler is joining – and surpassing – some select company in Montana State University history early in the 2025 season. The junior wide receiver has two 100-yard games in the first three games of...
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NEW from @88tomcat : Former Great Falls CMR QB Taylor a budding star as Bobcat sophomore linebacker https://t.co/WwABICoFOQ
#BigSkyFB #MSUBobcatsFB #FCS @_cole_taylor 📸 @JasonBacaj & @Brooksnuanez
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When they’re out on the recruiting trail, college coaches frequently gravitate toward checking out the quarterback, often times regardless of what kind of offensive numbers they put up. That’s even...
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Saturday, we had most of the crew out in full force. @Brooksnuanez, @s_akem18, Sydney Edmond were in Missoula. @88tomcat, @blakeahssports, @BSullytyme & @JasonBacaj were in Bozeman. @Colter_Nuanez split it in half. Here's the Nuanez brothers on what each saw for #GrizFB &
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Absolute slugfest in Bozeman between two of the top teams in the #FCS. South Dakota State already has two impressive wins over #BigSkyFB teams this young campaign after last night’s 30-24 double OT victory over Montana State 📸 @blakeahssports & @JasonBacaj
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FROM LAST NIGHT in Bozeman - DeCuire ties Montana wins record as Griz outlast Bobcats in Bozeman https://t.co/9FasBgB51b
#BigSkyMBB #GrizHoops #MSUBobcatsMBB ✍️ @Colter_Nuanez 📸 @JasonBacaj
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BOZEMAN, Montana — Travis DeCuire made history by making sure his own status quo continued against the archrival. In a contest that included seemingly endless shifts in momentum and many that went in...
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"When Tommy Mellott took the field for Montana State for the final time, the Bobcats required a miracle – or perhaps several." I watched from field level as one of the greatest careers in Bobcat history ended on Monday in Frisco. Here's what I saw:
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FRISCO, Texas – When Tommy Mellott took the field for Montana State for the final time, the Bobcats required a miracle – or perhaps several. It was 8:52 p.m. on Monday night in Frisco, and the...
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NEW from @Colter_Nuanez on how it all went down in Frisco and how everyone, including Montana State, is still chasing NDSU ‘One expectation’: Bobcats fall short of perfect season in valiant title game https://t.co/G4WYNGdE5X 📸 @Brooksnuanez @blakeahssports @JasonBacaj
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FRISCO, Texas — For the first time here, particularly against a Big Sky Conference opponent, the Bison of North Dakota State seemed vulnerable. After a thorough, edgy effort led by stellar senior...
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Our latest "Senior Spotlight" presented by @TownPump on #MSUBobcatsFB features @Tommy_Mellott, a folk hero from the Mining City who took home the Walter Payton Award last night. LEGEND OF TOUCHDOWN TOMMY: Butte boy leads Bobcats to unprecedented heights
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