BOZEMAN — Leo Davis likens the game of football to a kind of hand-to-hand combat contested on a modern-day battleground.

It's a very real analogy for Davis, a former Montana State offensive lineman who is now a color analyst on the Bobcat radio network and — most importantly — a member of the Lakota and Blackfeet Indian tribes.

"It's blood, sweat and tears and putting your body on the line for your brothers," Davis told MTN Sports last week, "but also, too, for your family that made all the sacrifices to make your dreams come true."

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