BOZEMAN — Grant Vigen spent a June weekend in a Bozeman hotel, a normal occurrence for Montana State football recruits on their official visits. But because he lives in town, he admits it was a little weird.
Vigen has had extensive access to the MSU program for three years now, so his visit to campus was something of a formality. But it was important in that it gave him the opportunity to connect with other potential future Bobcats. That time together proved worthwhile, and it ultimately convinced Vigen that Montana State was the place for him.
“It just gave me a full weekend view of just being purely a recruit. I wasn’t the coach’s son, I wasn’t a player’s brother, I was just a recruit,” Vigen said. “I think it just opened my eyes to the day in the life of if I was a player for the Cats.”
A rising senior quarterback at Gallatin High, Vigen is MSU head football coach Brent Vigen’s middle son. His older brother is redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Jake Vigen. As Grant weighed his college decision, he had those two relationships to consider. He did his due diligence by looking at other universities and speaking with other coaches, but nowhere else could offer everything that Montana State could.
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In addition to knowing he could get a good education at MSU, Grant pointed to the school’s location, competitiveness, and fan base as reasons for his commitment, which he announced on social media on July 19.
“I want to be somewhere that I can enjoy my four years of college, and I think Bozeman fits that perfectly,” he said. “And then obviously I want to be able to compete in a program that’s competing for championships and somewhere that the population of the city cares about the program.”
Gallatin quarterback Grant Vigen throws against Bozeman on Sept. 22, 2023, at Van Winkle Stadium in Bozeman.
In addition to joining his father and brother at MSU, Grant becomes the sixth of his six-person official visit to also commit to the Bobcats. He joins Vaughn Wirkus of Helena Capital, Ben Winters of Kalispell Glacier, Vinnie Souza of Billings Central, Carter Curnow of Dillon and Graysen Schneider of Stewartville, Minnesota.
“We’re all excited to carry on our journey after this high school season is over into becoming Bobcats,” Grant said.
Grant will be coached by his father for the first time in his life, which adds to the excitement of his decision.
“With his profession, football has always been in my life, but he also wanted me and my brothers to actually love the game ourselves,” Grant said. “He has never forced anything on us to play football. He wanted us to learn to love the game, and then he was always willing to help.”
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