BOZEMAN — The Montana State Bobcats did their part Friday night.

No. 2 seed MSU topped No. 7 Stephen F. Austin 44-28 at Bobcat Stadium in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs to potentially set up a semifinal game eagerly anticipated by Treasure State college football fans.

If Montana can beat South Dakota on Saturday, the Grizzlies will travel to Bozeman next weekend in a game that will be unprecedented in the annals of the great rivalry. The Cats and Griz have never met in the postseason.

A week after shutting out Yale for three quarters in a 21-13 second-round win, MSU had another strong start defensively to set the tone and help the Bobcats build a 24-point lead in the first half.

Kenneth Eiden IV forced two strip-sack fumbles — both recovered by MSU — and was a disruptor in gener

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