Jordan Johnson

Walter Payton Award candidate Jordan Johnson will not play for the Montana Grizzlies in Saturday's game against Central Washington University.

Football fans will be glad to know that the Montana Grizzlies begin their spring drills on Saturday, March 15.

This may just be a team of destiny.

It was no contest. The Big Sky Conference has named University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson the ROOT Sports offensive player of the week for his performance on Saturday night, September 14, against the University of North Dakota.

The Day Saturday, August 31 dawned with a crystal blue sky in Missoula, unusual, because the valley had been cloaked in smoke from the Lolo Creek Complex for the last few weeks. My first thought was... perfect.

University of Montana officials are expecting a sold-out record crowd at the Saturday night August 31 opening game, as the Montana Grizzlies host the Appalachian State Mountaineers at 7 p.m.

It's a phenomenon Missoula Police Chief doesn't understand, that is why reports of sexual assaults have soared since the city signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who took the city to task on the subject in an investigation that lasted nearly a year.

On May 1, 2012, Thomas Perez with the U. S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division held a news conference to announce an investigation into sexual assaults on the UM campus and in the city of Missoula.

What a difference a week makes in a football team. At the final Grizzly football scrimmage under the Friday night lights at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, it was the offense that took home the honors.

It's an issue that Missoulians have been dealing with for almost two years now, sexual assault.

After the trial of Jordan Johnson ended on March 1 with a not guilty verdict, the 20 year-old student athlete was whisked away with his parents and had no contact with the media — until Tuesday.

In a short announcement late Tuesday morning The University of Montana Athletic Department announced that Jordan Johnson had been re-instated to the football team.