HELENA — As No. 14 Carroll College readies for its first NAIA playoff game since 2022 — and first at home since 2014 — against St. Thomas (Fla.) Saturday afternoon, MTN Sports' Jonny Walker sat down with Fighting Saints coach Troy Purcell.

A full transcript from the video interview with Purcell is available below:

MTN Sports: Coach, you're into the national playoffs for the first time since 2022. What is different or special about this group that has allowed you guys to make your run and now have a chance to play for the national championship?

Troy Purcell: Believe, believe, believe. We've had good leadership, good captain leadership. And our coaching staff has done an outstanding job. Our whole ambition this year was to go from good to great. And an 8-2 record got us that and got us

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