Northwest Notes: Nov. 19, 2014

| November 19, 2014 8:00 PM

Shock assigned trio of rookies for 2015

SPOKANE - The Spokane Shock has been assigned a trio of Arena Football League rookies to the 2015 roster in receiver Keenan Davis, receiver K.J. Stroud and defensive lineman Will Hunt.

Davis (6-foot-3, 215 pounds, Iowa) joins the Shock after most recently playing with the NFL's Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent. Davis recorded 112 receptions for 1,470 yards and seven touchdowns at Iowa.

Stroud (6-3, 205, Bethune-Cookman) spent time with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts and also the NFL's New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Stroud had 33 receptions for 423 yards and two touchdowns in 22 games for Bethune-Cookman after transferring from Rutgers.

Hunt (6-5, 253, Charleston Southern) recorded 114 total tackles, 54 solo, 12 sacks and 23 tackles for loss in 40 games.

Montana athletic director to conduct thorough search

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Montana athletic director Kent Haslam said he's not going to set a deadline by which he plans to name a new football coach for the Grizzlies.

Haslam told the Missoulian he wants to work quickly, but also be judicious and take the time that is necessary to find the right person, noting that the season is not over and coach Mick Delaney is retiring, not moving on to a new job, so Delaney can continue with recruiting and other efforts until a new coach is named.

Haslam said he wants to find the best person who knows what Griz football means to the community and the state, and who recruit great students and operate an honorable program.

WSU receiver Mayle named Biletnikoff Award semifinalist

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Washington State senior wide receiver Vince Mayle has been named a 2014 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club announced.

Mayle enters the week fourth in the country with a school-record 86 receptions, fifth nationally with 1,152 receiving yards (fourth most in school history) and tied for ninth with nine touchdown catches. The Natomas, Calif., native ranks fifth nationally with 8.6 receptions per game and sixth with 115.2 receiving yards per game.

The Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the nation's outstanding college football receiver by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. Mayle is the first Cougar to be named a finalist since Jason Hill in 2005.