George Ferguson Column: MSU-N should be commended for the process

The searching, the reading resumes’, the phone interviews, the meetings, the hand-shaking, the long plane rides and drives, that part of the process that will eventually lead to Montana State University-Northern hiring a new head football coach is now over.

Now, the people in charge, Interim Chancellor Greg Kegel and Athletic Director Christian Oberquell, have a tough decision to make. The decision about who is the best fit, the best candidate, and the best coach to lead the Lights into the future is all that’s left.

And having sat through all four candidates’ public forums last week, I can te...