Carroll football looks toward 1st season in 'tougher and tougher' Frontier

HELENA — Carroll College’s home season opener is less than a month away.

The Frontier Conference hosted the second of its virtual media days Thursday, introducing players and coaches from the seven teams in the new West Division.

The Frontier added five football newcomers in the offseason, pushing the league’s total number of teams to 14. In addition to expanding, the Frontier reorganized itself into a two-division format.

“It just gets tougher and tougher,” Carroll head coach Troy Purcell said of the new-look league. “There is no days off. There is nowhere you can say we can take a break this week — we know we’ll be able to do this and that.

“So, you’ve got to prepare. You’ve got to prepare for anybody at any given day at any given time because it’s an exciting conference to play in.”