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A call from someone who knows

University of Montana quarterback Cole Bergquist says he got a little advice from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo before he took the field in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals on Friday night in Harrisonburg, Va.

Bergquist told the Great Falls Tribune that Romo left a message on his cell phone Thursday night and included the message: “Good things happen when you throw at the running back.”

Bergquist did just that in the third quarter, as running back Chase Reynolds caught a 27 yard touchdown pass, the first touchdown reception of his career at UM.

The Griz senior says his sister knows a friend of Romo’s and set up the call. Romo played for Eastern Illinois, an FCS school.

Montana beat James Madison 35-27 to advance to the national championship game against Richmond.

BASEBALL

Rumors rife over buried jersey

Rumors are swirling that some sneaky Oregon State baseball fans have buried a Beavers jersey or T-shirt at the construction site of the Oregon Ducks’ new ballpark.

PK Park is being built in the shadow of Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore.

Rumors of the buried jersey, or a back-to-back national champions T-shirt, spurred Oregon to excavate the area around home plate on Dec. 5 just to check, Joe Giansante, Oregon senior associate athletic director, told the Corvallis Gazette-Times.

“We had heard the rumors, so we had some equipment come out and take a look to make sure there was nothing there,” Giansante said. “We’re 100 percent sure there’s not a jersey under home plate.”

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