Montana State quarterback Justin Lamson is the 2025 Big Sky Conference newcomer of the year, the league announced Wednesday .

"It's a pretty cool honor," Lamson said Wednesday. "Obviously blessed, put in a lot of work and couldn't have done it without the guys on the team."

The redshirt junior from El Dorado Hills, California, is MSU's second newcomer of the year recipient in four seasons. Fellow QB Sean Chambers, now an assistant wide receivers coach with the Bobcats, earned the honor in 2022.

"Sean was a hell of a player, so happy to be in that company with him," Lamson said.

Lamson's teammate Caden Dowler is the 2025 Big Sky defensive player of the year , and MSU's Brent Vigen is the coach of the year . Montana running back Eli Gillman received the offensive player of the ye

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