A 'surreal experience': Casey competes in FCS National Championship with Griz
Sandpoint's Brandon Casey gets ready for an offensive series with Montana at the FCS National Championship game held in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7. The Grizzlies fell to the Jackrabbits, 23-3, after one of their best season's in program history.
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SANDPOINT — Four years ago, the community of Sandpoint knew Brandon Casey was destined to be a star on the next level when he committed to the University of Montana. Fast forward to the present, and Casey represented Sandpoint at one of the highest level’s college football has to offer — the FCS National Championship.
The First Team All-Big Sky offensive lineman had a large crowd cheering him on from afar Sunday, Jan. 7, when Montana fell to South Dakota State in the national championship game, 23-3, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Although not the overall goal, Casey, who has one more year of eligibility, hopes to be back to the title game with the Grizzlies again next year.
“It was a pretty surreal experience playing in a game like that,” Casey said. “When you start playing college football, obviously the biggest goal is to win a national championship, but to be a part of one was pretty special. Once you get a taste of it, you just want to keep going back.”
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