Montana football: Pair of Griz earn All-America honors
Offensive lineman David Reese and linebacker Josh Buss have been named among the best players in FCS football following their standout 2017 seasons.
Sports publication College Sports Madness named Reese a third team All-American this week, one of only two offensive linemen from the Big Sky Conference to earn a place on the first, second, or third team.
The Madness also named Buss, Montana's two-time defensive MVP, to the third team All-America list.
Buss was also named to the 2017 Phil Steele FCS All-America third team, ranked higher than any other linebacker from the Big Sky Conference on the four-team list.
Reese, an outgoing senior from Happy Valley, Ore., was a stalwart on the Montana offensive line, starting in 47 of the 48 games in his career.
The 6-foot-7, 301-pound NFL prospect at right tackle was the only Grizzly to be named first-team All-Big Sky following the 2017 season, following up on his second-team all-conference selection in 2016.
A finalist for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award for defensive player of the year, Buss finished the 2017 season ranked among the Big Sky's top-10 in tackles, sacks, and tackles for loss.
Buss was named to the second-team all-conference list at OLB in 2017 after picking up third-team honors as a sophomore in 2016 when he led the Big Sky in TFLs.