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Montana vs. South Dakota State FREE LIVE STREAM (1/7/24): Watch college football, FCS Championship online | Time, TV, channel
Montana faces South Dakota State in the FCS Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 (1/7/24) at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
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Here’s what you need to know:
What: FCS Playoffs, final
Who: Montana vs. South Dakota State
When: Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024
Where: Toyota Stadium
Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
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Here’s a recent AP college football story:
HOUSTON (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh had barely settled into his seat on a riser at College Football Playoff media day when he received the question that is seemingly always hanging over him at this time of year.
With NFL franchises apparently intrigued again, could the national championship game Monday night between the top-ranked Wolverines (14-0) and No. 2 Washington (14-0) be Harbaugh’s last as coach of his alma mater?
“I have no idea about that. I couldn’t be more happy to be here,” said Harbaugh, who was 44-19 with a Super Bowl appearance in four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before taking over at Michigan in 2015.
What makes this latest round of will-he-or-won’t-he with Harbaugh and the NFL unique is how it has reverberated all the way out to Seattle, where Washington has been working on a new contract for Kalen DeBoer since November.
“A lot of it is I just didn’t want the distraction, don’t want the distraction during this time of the year,” DeBoer said Saturday. “I think before the season, after the season is where they really like to iron out details.”
If Harbaugh’s future is the main subplot to the national title game, the subplot to the subplot is whether DeBoer would be a candidate to replace him?
It seems unlikely. Michigan appears to already have its next man in offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, who went 4-0 with victories over Penn State and Ohio State while Harbaugh was serving three-game suspensions to start and finish the regular season.
“You’ve already got a glimpse of the shining star that he is. He’s just phenomenal, so smart, works so hard at it,” Harbaugh said.
And DeBoer, 49, seems thrilled with the prospect of settling down in Seattle for a few years after a decade of bouncing around the country while working his way up the career ladder. The former NAIA coach from South Dakota is 25-2 in his two seasons leading Washington and his daughter, high school senior Alexis, recently committed to play softball for the Huskies.
At the Sugar Bowl last week in New Orleans, DeBoer talked about looking forward to being able to walk from his office to the softball field to watch her play.
Here’s the catch: Michigan is one of the few jobs in the country that just about any coach would have to at least consider taking if available.
From Michigan’s standpoint, as good as the 37-year-old Moore has been, DeBoer right now qualifies as one of the very few coaches who — if interested — the administration would have to at least consider.
Hence, the underlying angst among Huskies fans that new athletic director Troy Dannen has tried his best to ease.
Dannen, who moved from Tulane to Washington in early October, said Saturday he approached DeBoer’s representatives about a new contract his second week on the job. DeBoer became a client of Jimmy Sexton, the high-powered agent who represents Alabama coach Nick Saban and Georgia’s Kirby Smart, last year.
“I would have loved to have had it done and behind me and worried about whether we’re going to renegotiate the renegotiation,” Dannen said. “But you know, the priority is his wants, his needs and what he thought was best for the program and he wants to wait, so we’ll play the game Monday night and Tuesday, we’ll be talking again.”
No matter the result, DeBoer is in line for a huge raise. He received a contract extension after last season, when the Huskies went 11-2, that bumped his salary to $4.2 million and runs through 2028. That salary places DeBoer 44th in the country this season among major college football coaches at public universities and seventh in the Pac-12, according to USA Today’s database.
Saban, with seven national championships, is the highest paid coach in college football, at more than $11 million this past season. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney and Georgia’s Kirby Smart, the other active coaches who have recently won national titles, are both over $10 million per year. LSU’s Brian Kelly and Ohio State’s Ryan Day, both with multiple playoff appearances, have salaries that surpass $9 million.
Dannen said with Washington moving from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten for 2024, his goal is to slot DeBoer in among comparable coaches in the Huskies’ new conference.
Harbaugh came into the season as the fourth-highest paid coach in the Big Ten at $8.2 million, behind Day, Penn State’s James Franklin and since-fired Michigan State coach Mel Tucker.
Like Washington, Michigan has been working on a new deal for Harbaugh, despite the NCAA investigation into an alleged in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme that led to his late-season suspension by the Big Ten. Michigan is prepared to make Harbaugh the highest paid coach in the Big Ten.
“Believe me. I’ve been working on it,” Michigan AD Warde Manuel told reporters last week.
Dannen said the uncertainty at Michigan isn’t a factor in getting a deal done with DeBoer.
“Now if the Dallas Cowboys call, that’s another story,” Dannen said.
For now, everybody involved is focused on Monday night and winning a national championship.
“I’ll gladly talk about the future next week,” Harbaugh said. “And I hope to have one, how about that? A future, I hope to have one, yes.”
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Although newly minted GOP candidates for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate have garnered heavyweight endorsements, the Montana Republican Party said Thursday it won’t throw its support behind any candidates for federal office in the primary.
“The Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) stands behind its deep bench of qualified candidates seeking to represent Montanans and supports a competitive primary process to let voters pick their preferred candidates,” the Montana GOP said in a news release Thursday.
Monday, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke announced he was retiring due to health concerns once his term ends, and he immediately tapped talk-show host Aaron Flint as his preferred successor in Congress.
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and Flathead County Republican Central Committee Chairperson Al Olszewski also filed for the U.S. House as Republicans, as did Ray Curtis of Bonner.
Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines withdrew, and in a statement the same night, announced an endorsement of former U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, who had filed the same day.
In the Senate, Lee Calhoun and Charles Walking Child also filed to run in the Republican primary.
Endorsements for Flint and Alme cascaded. U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed both candidates, and U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy and Gov. Greg Gianforte threw their weight behind Flint and Alme.
Late on Wednesday, the Montana GOP did not immediately have comment on the news Daines, Montana’s senior U.S. senator, had resigned, but Thursday, the party thanked Zinke and Daines for their service.
A news release said the party would not endorse any candidates in the federal primary and would leave the job in the hands of voters.
“The party hopes every candidate will make their case to the public, contrasting their Republican policies and principles with those of Democrats — as well as phony ‘Independents,’” the news release said.
Former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar announced a run for the U.S. Senate as an independent this week.
A tension within the Republican party has emerged in recent years between hardline conservatives and more moderate members, and some legislative primaries illustrate the split.
This week, the state GOP said the number of primaries for state legislative seats shows a high interest from Montanans who want to serve the state and pass Republican policy, and the MTGOP “is glad to see so many Republicans being called to public service.”
In a brief call, MTGOP spokesperson Ethan Holmes said the party had not ruled out endorsements in legislative primaries.
In the news release, however, the MTGOP offered its view of the larger political debate.
“Montana voters know that beyond the primaries, there is a clear choice between Republican and Democratic governance; one path leads to lower taxes, less crime and stronger families, and the other leads to higher taxes, more crime, and social decay,” MTGOP Chairperson Art Wittich said in a statement.
The news release also said the state GOP is working “tirelessly to deliver a Bright Red Future” at both the state and federal level and looks forward to help candidates whom voters select win in November.
The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 4, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from March 4 drawing
07-14-42-47-56, Powerball: 06, Power Play: 4
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lotto America numbers from March 4 drawing
33-38-39-47-51, Star Ball: 07, ASB: 02
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from March 4 drawing
01-07-08-27, Bonus: 12
Check Big Sky Bonus payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from March 4 drawing
05-10-26-53-59, Powerball: 06
Check Powerball Double Play payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Montana Cash numbers from March 4 drawing
03-04-06-08-10
Check Montana Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 4 drawing
12-13-36-39-58, Bonus: 03
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Montana Cash: 8 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 9:15 p.m. MT daily.
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