The Montana and Montana State football teams begin the homestretch of the 2024 Big Sky Conference schedules this week.

The second-ranked Bobcats have a bye week and travel to Eastern Washington, while No. 8 Montana heads to Cal Poly after closing out Northern Colorado last week.

Scripps Sports will air both games on local TV in Montana, and both games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.

The game between Montana State (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Sky) and Eastern Washington (2-6, 1-3) kicks off at 2 p.m. Mountain Time and will air on the MTN channel throughout Montana, except in the Bozeman and Butte Markets, where the game will be broadcast on KBZK and KXLF. In Helena and Great Falls, the Bobcats-Eagles game will also be broadcast on KTVH and KTGF, respectively.

Montana (6-2, 3-1) and Cal Poly (2-5, 1-3) play Mountain at 3 p.m. That game will be broadcast on CBS affiliates KPAX in Missoula, KTVQ in Billings, KRTV in Great Falls and KXLH in Helena. In Bozeman and Butte, the Grizzlies-Mustangs game will be broadcast on the MTN channel.

Saturday’s coverage begins at 1:30 PM with the Saturday Showdown Pregame Show on the MTN channel.

The MTN channel is available on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, Fubo and over the air with an antenna or Tablo.

Learn more about the MTN channel and where to watch it.

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