NAU Football Blog

Lumberjacks Wrap Up Final Scrimmage Before Blue-Gold Spring Game

mthomp28 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:15:35 +0000

The Lumberjacks wrapped up their final scrimmage on Saturday before the annual Blue-Gold game next Saturday, April 27th. The scrimmage consisted of both 11 on 11 live game situations, and some 7 on 7 passing drills. It was a productive day for both sides of the ball and everyone is eagerly looking forward to the Spring Game next week. Below are some of the best shots from today. Enjoy!

More information about the Blue-Gold spring game can be found here.

Get to Know Coach David Reeves

mthomp28 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:16:24 +0000

NAU Football Special Teams Coordinator and Safeties Coach David Reeves will be entering his fifth season at NAU this fall. Recently NAU Football Blog sat down with Coach Reeves and mic’d him up at practice. Enjoy the video below and take a few minutes to get to know Coach David Reeves.

Also, Lumberjack Fans you can follow Coach Reeves on Twitter at @NAU_CoachReeves

Inside the Huddle with NAU Quarterback Kyren Poe

mthomp28 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:35:29 +0000

Ever wanted to know what it is like to quarterback the Lumberjacks? Well, here is your chance to find out as NAU Football quarterback Kyren Poe spent a spring practice wearing the helmet camera. Enjoy the video below and beware of safeties lurking in the defensive backfield!

Photos from Spring Practice 8

mthomp28 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:45:06 +0000

The Lumberjacks wrapped up Spring Practice #8 on Thursday as the finished final preparations for their scrimmage on Friday from 4pm – 6pm on the Lower Practice Field. Enjoy some of the best shots from Practice #8!

Get to Know Tim Wilkinson

mthomp28 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:25:56 +0000

Tim Wilkinson is a defensive tackle on the NAU Football team who will be entering his senior season during the 2013 campaign. Wilkinson wears number 90 and is from Las Vegas Nevada. Wilkinson has been a two time All Big Sky Conference performer for the Lumberjacks since joining the program in 2010. Checkout the video below and spend a few minutes to get to know Tim Wilkinson!

Photos from Spring Practice 7

mthomp28 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:34:12 +0000

Spring practice number 7 for the NAU Football Lumberjacks was a cold and windy one that featured occasional snow flurries. However, the players and staff pressed on determined to get the most out of the scheduled practice. Below are some of the best shots from this afternoon. Enjoy!

Photos from Spring Practice 4

mthomp28 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:16:23 +0000

Spring practice number four for the Lumberjacks featured some live tackling and some physicality. Practice four was the first one of the spring that featured full-on tackling drills and fully live scrimmage time. It was a physical and productive practice, which more importantly, everyone made it through healthy. Below are some of the best shots from Tuesday’s practice. Enjoy!

Get to know Coach Tim Plough

mthomp28 — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:35:48 +0000

Coach Tim Plough has been added as the new wide receivers coach at Northern Arizona University. Coach Plough recently served as the quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator at UC Davis. Plough played and coached under current NAU offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello while at UC Davis. Plough played quarterback at UC Davis and quickly got into coaching as he worked his way up from a volunteer assistant, graduate assistant, then to a position coach when Scangarello left for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. Check out the video below and spend a few minutes getting to know Tim Plough.

Photos from Spring Practice 2

mthomp28 — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:29:51 +0000

The Lumberjacks returned to the field on Thursday for another practice featuring only helmets and no pads. Both offense and defense continued with installing plays, concepts, and schemes, while focusing on teaching and practice fundamentals. The Lumberjacks third practice of the spring will be Saturday from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon on the practice fields across San Francisco Street from the Skydome.

Below are some of the best shots from Spring Practice #2. Again more photos can be found on the NAU Football Facebook page or on the NAU Football Flickr page.

NAU Football Spring Game to be Broadcast Regionally and Nationally

mthomp28 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:49:28 +0000

On Wednesday Head Coach Jerome Souers announced that the NAU Football Annual Blue-White Spring Game on April 27th will be broadcast live both regionally on Fox Sports Arizona and nationally on Fox College Sports. This is a first for NAU Football and is a VERY rare occurrence for Football Championship Subdivision Schools.

Historically, Football Bowl Subdivision schools, and more specifically, schools belonging to the six major BCS conferences have been the only schools to have their spring games televised on a national level. NAU and NAU Athletics has been fortunate enough to have a great relationship with Fox Sports Arizona which will allow this production to take place. The “Voice of the Lumberjacks” Mitch Strohman will handle the play-by-play calling duties along with color commentator and NAU Football Alumni Keven Stephens and sideline reporter Reggie Eccleston. The broadcast will begin at 2:30 pm and will run until 4:00 pm leading into Fox Sports Arizona’s telecast of the Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks game that evening. Below are more details about the event. We hope to see everyone there!

NAU Blue-White Spring Game Details:

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013

Time: 2:30 – 4:00 PM

Location: Lumberjack Stadium

Tailgating: Lots surrounding Lumberjack Stadium open at 10:00 AM

Fan Fest: Fan Fest, located inside Lumberjack Stadium, will open at 12:00 Noon and will include face painting, the NAU Bounce House, pictures with Louie Lumberjack, and much much more!

Admission: ALL FREE! There is NO admission to tailgate, to fan fest, or to the Blue-White Spring Game.

Click here to read the official release regarding the spring game and more details about the event.