As the sun began to set over Eastern Washington's Roos Field, Logan Fife led Montana out onto the field for the first time.

The redshirt senior was making his first start for the Grizzlies in their Big Sky Conference opener against the Eagles on Sept. 28, 2024. Fife may have been a mystery to most watching. After all, he had only received sporadic snaps in UM's first four games and rarely played at Fresno State from 2020-23.

By the game's end, they knew everything about him.

Fife dazzled with five touchdowns and 364 passing yards in a 52-49 shootout victory over EWU. The result? Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week honors and starts in seven of the Grizzlies' last eight games of 2024, giving him eight starts in 13 games. It was almost everything Fife had desired.

Almost.

In his si

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