How to watch the Cats and Griz games on Saturday

GREAT FALLS — After the college football season began with two away games, Montana State University will finally return to Bobcat Stadium for its 2024 home opener on Saturday, Sept. 7. MSU, ranked No. 3 in the FCS after opening the season with wins at FBS New Mexico and Utah Tech, welcomes the Maine Black Bears to Bozeman for the annual Gold Rush game. Maine started the season with a 17-14 win over Colgate last week.

The kickoff between the Bobcats and the Black Bears is scheduled for 6pm., and the game will be broadcast by Scripps Sports with Ben Creighton and Ty Gregorak on the phone and Grace Lawrence on the sidelines. The broadcast will be aired on CBS affiliate stations across Montana, including KRTV in Great Falls; KBZK in Bozeman; KTVQ in Billings; KXLF in Butte; KXLH in Helena; and KPAX in Missoula. Following the game, there will be the Scripps Sports Saturday Showdown Postgame Show. The game can also be streamed on ESPN+.

The University of Montana The Grizzlies are on the road for the first time this college football season to face former Big Sky Conference rival North Dakota. The Griz, who opened their season with a 29-24 win over Missouri State last week, are ranked fourth, while the Fighting Hawks are ranked 23rd after a 21-3 loss at FBS Iowa State last week.

The starting signal for Montana and North Dakota is 5pm (Montana time) at the Alerus Center. The game will be broadcast by Midco Sports on Saturday, September 7th and will on air on MTN channel throughout Montana.

In the KRTV coverage area, the MTN channel will be broadcast free over-the-air on digital channel 3.2; it will also be carried on DirecTV channel 4. Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. with the Scripps Sports Saturday Showdown pregame show.

The game can also be streamed on ESPN+ or Midco Sports Plus.

The MTN channel is available on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, Fubo and over-the-air (free) with an antenna.

Learn more about the MTN channel and where to find it.