April 13, 2012

Lumberjacks Scrimmage Through Windy Conditions

The Lumberjacks second scrimmage of the 2012 Spring occurred on Friday during windy and cool conditions in Flagstaff. The scrimmage contained some lively competition and friendly banter with yet again the offense having the competitive edge over the defense. The scrimmage was also broken up by a visit and brief message by NAU’s new Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Lisa Campos. A picture of Dr. Campos addressing the team can be found here (thanks to NAU Media Relations Director Steve Shaff). All in all the scrimmage allowed many players to get valuable reps and the long upcoming weekend allows players to rest up and get healthy for when the Jacks return to the field on Tuesday. Until then, enjoy some photos from Friday’s scrimmage.

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April 12, 2012

NAU Football Superstitions

With the second scrimmage of the spring set for Friday April 13th – or Friday the 13th – it got us thinking…what are some superstitions within NAU Football? At Thursday’s practice we asked a few players to find out. Enjoy and sorry about the wind!

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April 11, 2012

Lumberjacks Seventh Practice Features Physicality

On Tuesday the Lumberjack football squad returned to the practice fields with a focus and emphasis on physicality and fundamentals as the practice featured full pads and many live tackling drills. Enjoy some photos from Spring Practice #7!

The Lumberjacks are back on the field on Thursday for a light practice in preparation for the scrimmage Friday afternoon from 4-6 P.M. on the lower practice field.

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April 7, 2012

Offense Impressive in Jacks first scrimmage of the Spring

The  Lumberjack offense used the first scrimmage of the spring to show off their new look. During the forty play, full contact scrimmage the offense piled up four touchdowns, with two of those belonging to Jeremy Dang. While the defense did have their moments, Saturday was dominated by the offense. The Lumberjacks are back on the practice field Tuesday and their next scrimmage will be Friday, April 13th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. To see some sights from Saturday enjoy the video below!

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April 5, 2012

Competition Fuels Jacks Fifth Practice

Five practices into the Lumberjacks 2012 spring practice schedule and there are some intense competitions occurring. Thursday’s practice encouraged some healthy competition amongst teammates as it featured release and fade drills with wide receives facing off against defensive backs, full and half 7 on 7 drills, 1 on 1 pass rush drills against offensive linemen and defensive lineman, and ultimately culminated with a fierce 20 minute team period that went completely live. Both sides of the ball stepped up to answer the call of competition by showing intensity and energy. With both sides working so hard, the half practice – half scrimmage this Saturday, April 7th, should be especially interesting.  Check out the photos below and on the Flickr page to see more of the competitions occurring this spring!

More on the above photo (#38 – Taylor Malenfant) next week!

 

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April 3, 2012

Get to Know Jeff Lewis

Former NAU, Denver Bronco, and Super Bowl Champion Quarterback Jeff Lewis is the new wide receivers coach at Northern Arizona University. Lewis, who is also a NAU Hall of Fame Member, had spent three seasons as an offensive assistant and wide receivers coach at Louisville before moving back to Arizona and coaching at Prescott High School.

To visit Jeff’s official bio page, please click here.

In the video below, Jeff discusses his playing days at NAU, his time with the Broncos and playing with John Elway and winning two Super Bowl Championships, his coaching history and philosophy, and what it is like being back at NAU. Take a few minutes to get to know Jeff Lewis.

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April 2, 2012

Get to Know New Offensive Coordinator Rich Scangarello

NAU offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello is a new addition to the NAU Football staff. Scangarello brings his expertise of offense to NAU and Flagstaff from the University of Idaho, UC Davis, the Oakland Raiders and Millsaps College (MS – Div. III). Scangarello actually coached former NAU Offensive Coordinator Brian Lidngren when Lindgren played quarterback at Idaho. Scangarello is a native of Sacramento, California and having attended Sacramento State and coaching at UC Davis he is very familiar with the Big Sky Conference. To find out more about Rich watch the Inside NAU Football video below!

To check out Coach Scangarello’s bio on the NAU Athletics site click here!

In the following video Scangarello discusses his coaching lineage, offensive philosophy, how the offense will look in comparison to last year, his relationship with former NAU Offensive Coordinator Brian Lindgren, and his transition to Flagstaff.

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