No. 5 Montana takes care of business, handles No. 8 Idaho for Little Brown Stein

MISSOULA — Montana made sure the Little Brown Stein would not change hands — in spite of the individual effort of Idaho quarterback Joshua Wood.

Wood was good, but the No. 5-ranked Grizzlies had too much Keali’i Ah Yat, Eli Gillman and Michael Wortham in a 41-30 win over the eighth-ranked Vandals in front of a wild Saturday-night crowd at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

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Montana and Idaho have fought for the Little Brown Stein — the rivalry’s keepsake — 90 times now, and the Griz won it for the ninth time in the past 10 meetings dating back to 2000.

Gillman rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Ah Yat threw for one and ran for another, and Wortham also had a hand in two scor