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11/14/2026 4:26:00 PM | Football
Zack Black, Taki Uliulakepa return to the Bobcats defense today
GREELEY, Colo. (Nov. 14, 2026) – Montana State welcomes back a pair of contributors today in Greeley, Colorado, when the Bobcats face Northern Colorado at 5 pm.
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Zack Black returns to the starting lineup at defensive tackle and Taki Uliulakepa returns at safety, backing up JJ Dolan. Tight end Carter Curnow also returns from injury. Defensive tackle Josaiah Asuega and linebacker Neil Daily will miss today's game.
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The Bobcats faced the uncertainty that so many individuals and groups did on Friday, with the national ground stop delaying the team's travel plans from Bozeman to Greeley. The team's flight departed Bozeman at around 5:30 and the Cats arrived at the hotel in Greeley right around 10 pm.
One oddity forced by the move of kickoff from noon to 5 pm is that every Bobcat regular season road game in 2026 begins at 4 pm or later.
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Montana State's rivalry with the Bears dates to the arrival of Northern Colorado (then called Colorado State Teacher's College) in the Rocky Mountain Conference in 1923. The teams met 21 times from then until 1956, when Montana State became a small college independent. UNC joined the Big Sky in 2006. MSU owns a 26-10-1 advantage in the series, 12-6 in Greeley.
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One of Northern Colorado's top defensive players, Hudson Voggesser's name might ring with Bobcat fans of a certain generation. His father, Corey, played for at MSU in the early '90s.
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Like Idaho State a week ago, Northern Colorado joins MSU among the top three teams in the Big Sky scoring defense and total defense rankings. The Bears allow 26.8 points and 391.6 yards per game, both third in the league.
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Zack Black returns to the starting lineup at defensive tackle and Taki Uliulakepa returns at safety, backing up JJ Dolan. Tight end Carter Curnow also returns from injury. Defensive tackle Josaiah Asuega and linebacker Neil Daily will miss today's game.
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The Bobcats faced the uncertainty that so many individuals and groups did on Friday, with the national ground stop delaying the team's travel plans from Bozeman to Greeley. The team's flight departed Bozeman at around 5:30 and the Cats arrived at the hotel in Greeley right around 10 pm.
One oddity forced by the move of kickoff from noon to 5 pm is that every Bobcat regular season road game in 2026 begins at 4 pm or later.
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* * * * *
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Montana State's rivalry with the Bears dates to the arrival of Northern Colorado (then called Colorado State Teacher's College) in the Rocky Mountain Conference in 1923. The teams met 21 times from then until 1956, when Montana State became a small college independent. UNC joined the Big Sky in 2006. MSU owns a 26-10-1 advantage in the series, 12-6 in Greeley.
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One of Northern Colorado's top defensive players, Hudson Voggesser's name might ring with Bobcat fans of a certain generation. His father, Corey, played for at MSU in the early '90s.
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* * * * *
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Like Idaho State a week ago, Northern Colorado joins MSU among the top three teams in the Big Sky scoring defense and total defense rankings. The Bears allow 26.8 points and 391.6 yards per game, both third in the league.
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#GoCatsGo
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