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— Justin Lamson accounted for four touchdowns, Adam Jones had 131 yards rushing and two TDs, and second-seeded Montana State beat No. 3 seed Montana 48-23 on Saturday in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs.

Montana-Montana State rivalry, Villanova-Illinois State matchup make for intriguing final four.

Youngstown State QB Beau Brungard, the Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive player of the year, heads the list of student-athletes on The Associated Press FCS All-America team.

— Michael Wortham had 244 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, Keali’i Ah Yat threw for 305 yards and three scores and Montana routed South Dakota 52-22 on Saturday to set up a rematch against Montana State in the FCS semifinals.

After a spate of upsets, there are familiar teams but also some newcomers at the top of the FCS bracket.

— Sophomore Keali'i Ah Yat passed for a career-high 360 yards, throwing three of his four touchdown passes during a 30-point run by Montana and the third-seeded Grizzlies rallied to beat South Dakota State 50-29 on Saturday in the second round of the...

— Caden Dowler had a 34-yard interception return for a third-quarter touchdown, Justin Lamson had touchdowns passing and running for the seventh straight game and Montana State beat Montana 31-28 on Saturday to win the Big Sky Conference championship.

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