Young, skilled Grizzlies set to put the offseason behind

The Montana Grizzlies made a deep run into the 2011 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. And even a loss to Sam Houston State in the FCS semifinals couldn't dampen what was yet another great season in Missoula.

However, since almost the day after UM's season came to an end, life in the Grizzly program has been anything but great.

The school and the football program became embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, which now has seen two current Griz players removed form the team and charged with rape, the program is under a current NCAA investigation and in the spring, head coach Robin Pflu...