A fumble recovery by defensive end Zac Crews as time expired couldn’t overshadow how Montana State played below expectations.

Head coach Brent Vigen credited Yale several times in his postgame press conference for “really competing.” Nose tackle Paul Brott added that the Bulldogs disproved some notions about Ivy League teams not being physical up front.

But a 21-13 win for No. 2 seed MSU over Yale in the FCS second round Saturday wasn’t done in convincing fashion. MSU will move on to host No. 7 seed Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals next week.

There’s no denying Yale gave MSU “all we could handle,” Vigen said, and finding a way to win is most important in the playoffs. Vigen and his players still wanted to look inward after the game.

“That was eye-opening,” Brott said, “and it's h

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