SACRAMENTO, CA. — From the get-go, the war of words and verbal back and forth came out swinging as Montana and Sacramento State get set to line up Friday night in front of a national audience.

It all started Saturday at halftime of Sac State's game against Northern Colorado when university president Dr. Luke Wood set the stage for the week.

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"That's going to be great. I mean, we're looking forward to playing the Montana Pandas. I'm sorry. Montana Grizzlies. I think that's their name, right?" Wood said to play-by-play broadcaster Jason Ross on ESPN+. "So, you know, they're certainly a great team, but they haven't played nobody this season. I mean, let's just b

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