The Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats return to Big Sky Conference play on Saturday, Sept. 26.
The No. 1-ranked Bobcats host No. 18 Northern Arizona, while the No. 5 Grizzlies travel to No. 10 UC Davis.
The top-10 showdown between Montana (3-1 overall, 1-0 Big Sky) and Davis (3-1, 1-0) is scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. Mountain time in Davis, Calif., and will be broadcast by Scripps Sports on CBS affiliates across Montana — KPAX in Missoula and the Flathead Valley, KTVQ in Billings, KBZK in Bozeman, KXLF in Butte, KRTV in Great Falls and KXLH in Helena. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. with the Saturday Showdown Pregame Show. The Saturday Showdown Postgame Show will immediately follow the game.
The Montana-vs.-UC Davis game will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
With the Grizzlies and Aggies airing on CBS affiliates in Montana, there will be no local 10 p.m. newscasts or Sports Extra on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Montana State (4-0, 1-0) and Northern Arizona (3-1, 1-0) are slated to kick off at 8:30 p.m. in Bozeman. That game will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN2.