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Former NAU Football coach Jerome Souers has found a new home. Souers was named last Wednesday as the new defensive coordinator at Southern Oregon University. Souers was the head football coach at NAU for 21 seasons and left after the 2018 season as the Lumberjacks all-time winningest coach. Joining him will be former NAU offensiveFull Story

NAU Athletics announced the 2020 football schedule Monday with five home games set for the Skydome. The Lumberjacks season begins Thursday, September 3rd in Tempe against the Arizona State Sun Devils. The home opener will be on Saturday, September 12th against the South Dakota Coyotes. Family weekend will be Saturday, October 3rd against Idaho State.Full Story

The NAU football is welcoming 13 new Lumberjacks into the fold after early signing day began Wednesday. Nine of the 13 players signed Wednesday are incoming freshman, while four are transfers. Two of the transfers come to Flagstaff from North Carolina State. Defensive back De’Von Graves played two seasons with the Wolfpack and played inFull Story

Luis Aguilar hit a 39-yard field goal with four-second left to knock off Portland State, 31-29 in the Skydome for homecoming. NAU led for the entire game, until late in the fourth quarter when Portland State’s Cody Williams made his fifth field goal of the game with 1:26 to play to give Portland State aFull Story

NAU Athletics is giving back to those who protect us. They are launching the “Seats For Service Program,” which will benefit and honor all members of the military, first responders and their families. Fans can participate by buying Lumberjack football tickets for the Military Appreciation Game on Saturday, November 9th versus Sacramento State. The ticketsFull Story

The Arizona Wildcats scored early and often as they beat the NAU Lumberjacks, 65-41, in Tucson. Even with the loss, it wasn’t all bad for NAU. Senior quarterback Case Cookus was 28-of-48 for 373 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Freshman wide receiver Hendrix Johnson had seven catches for 97 yards in the loss.Full Story

It’s now known how NAU offensive lineman Malik Noshi died back in July. Noshi was found dead at his residence at around noon on Sunday, July 7th in Flagstaff. Authorities say life-saving measures were performed on the 22-year-old, but he was pronounced dead at 12:10 p.m. A friend told police Noshi was fine the nightFull Story

The Chris Ball era is off to a great start after the NAU Lumberjacks beat the Missouri State Bears to open the 2019 season, 37-23, in the Skydome Thursday night. Brandon Porter had six catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns, and he passed for a 55 yard touchdown to Stacy Chukwumezie in the secondFull Story

NAU introduced its new head football coach at a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the 1899 Bar and Grill on campus. Chris Ball comes to NAU from Memphis, where he is defensive coordinator. Ball was emotional when he started to address the gathering, calling the job a “gold mine.” He thanked his family and manyFull Story

The NAU Lumberjacks football team finished the football season on a good note, beating the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 31-16. The Jacks jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half and never looked back. Senior wide receiver Emmanuel Butler had two catches for 65 yards and a touchdown in his final game asFull Story