"I also appreciate all the support I received Sunday and Monday, and I look forward to getting back to work.”

Seeming a bit lethargic, Choate did participate in a postgame interview session outside the Bobcats' locker room at Dykhouse Stadium. The team's chartered flight back to Bozeman took off from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the hours following the game.

It was announced Sunday night that Choate’s weekly Monday morning news conference had been postponed. It is unclear when the news conference will be rescheduled for this week.

Montana State (1-1) will host Wagner this week at Bobcat Stadium. The game will mark the end of the nonconference portion of the Bobcats' schedule.

Wagner, of Staten Island, New York, won its season opener against Division II Bowie State on Aug. 30 but lost last week at FBS Syracuse. The Seahawks compete in the FCS Northeast Conference.

The Bobcats will begin conference play Sept. 22 at Portland State.

MSU's announced the postponement of Choate's news conference via email, which included these tidbits from the loss at South Dakota State: