Big Sky Breakdown

In this week's Akem's Analysis, Samuel Akem talk about the nature of "annual opponents" in Big Sky football and what that looks like for each team in the Big Sky Conference. Tom Wistrcill mentioned the concept last week in his time with the media at Big Sky Media Day.

Tim Plough commented on one of his young QBs. Have they already found their starting QB for 2025? Late last week, Zack McKinnell tweeted about the transfer of Sacramento State QB Kaiden Bennett, and it sent shock waves across the Big Sky and the entire college football landscape. 

0:00 - Intro 
1:50 - Big Sky Annual Opponents 
19:18 - Montana Hasn’t Had A +2,300 Yard Passer in 5 Seasons 
29:01 - Donald Trump’s College Sports Executive Order 
43:38 - UC Davis Starting A Freshman QB? 
47:56 - Kaiden Bennett Now at Delaware State 
53:21 - Sacred Heart Joining The CAA in 2026 
57:33 - Marcus Welnel is UMs NEW “Chief Revenue Officer” 
1:03:46 - Final Thoughts 
1:05:46 - End

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