The Montana Grizzlies host the Northern Iowa Panthers in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. Yes, playoffs: where teams battle it out on the field and advance towards the ultimate goal of winning a championship. It's a novel concept the FCS has embraced, and Friday the action picks back up with the first matchup in a weekend with plenty of action.
Montana advanced to the quarterfinals with a convincing win over Central Arkansas. The Grizzlies are the No. 4 seed in the FCS playoffs bracket. UNI, seeded fifth in the tournament, beat Wofford last weekend to setup the matchup with the Grizzlies this week.The Northern Iowa Panthers are the higher-ranked team in Friday's FCS playoff quarterfinal against the Montana Grizzlies, but as the 5-seed they are apparent underdogs. Recent history would suggest that they should be, with the Panthers having gone 1-3 in their last four quarterfinal games on the road, and 0-4 all-time against the Grizzlies.
Tirrell Rennie 6'0" 201 SR. QB {Great athlete}
1.) NIU lost at Iowa St. 20-19
2.) Rennie had 181 pass, 1 TD and 127 rushing vs Iowa St.
3.) Rennie has averaged over 5 yard per rush this season
4.) Rennie is a finalist for the FCS Walter Payton Award
5.) He led all FCS QB's in rushing yards 1,291 and TD's 15
6.) Rennie is a formal 2-Time Juco All-American QB at EllsworthCC
Northern Iowa +3.5