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Montana QB Selle suffers career-ending injury
Missoula, MT (Sports Network) - Montana quarterback Andrew Selle suffered a career-ending injury to his throwing arm during Saturday's 28-25 win over Sacramento State.
Selle, a candidate for The Sports Network's Walter Payton Award, given annually to the best offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, finished his senior season with 599 passing yards and five touchdowns. He also had five interceptions, while completing 41-of-77 passes.
"It is a really a sad day and the news was hard to take," Grizzlies coach Robin Pflugrad said. "Our staff really relies on Andrew for many things on and off the football field. He is more than a football player, more than a student-athlete, and more than our team captain. He's everything rolled into one."
Montana, ranked 12th in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll, is expected to go with Justin Roper for the remainder of the season. Roper, also a senior, will likely be under center for this Saturday's game at Northern Colorado.
Last season the Grizzlies went 14-1 overall and advanced to the FCS championship game, losing 23-21 to Villanova. Selle passed for a career-high 351 yards in that game.
"It's a tough deal, and any time a career is ended short - much shorter than you expected; it's very difficult to deal with emotionally," said Selle. "It's still early on and maybe it hasn't quite hit me yet."