BUTTE — For the third time in this 2025 campaign, Montana Tech's football team is tasked with trying to defeat an opponent for a second time in a single season.

The Orediggers topped Rocky Mountain College in both regular-season meetings and last week fended off Carroll College 31-21 in the second round of the NAIA Football Championship Series to earn a second victory over the Saints and punch a ticket to the quarterfinals.

"It was awesome," said sophomore linebacker Tyler Kovick, who delivered the play of the game when he forced a fumble in Carroll's end zone that was recovered by Trey Yates to put the Orediggers up by 10 in the fourth quarter. "It was really fun to go in and play our rival for the second time this year. It's always fun playing Carroll, especially in front of that cro

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