Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks fell just short in their 31-30 loss on the road to the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Saturday.

The Arizona Wildcats routed the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 91-52 at the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson on Wednesday night.

Case Cookus was 30-of-46 for 356 yards and two touchdowns for NAU with Brandon Porter hauling in eight catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

After having control all game, NAU found themselves behind Portland State with less than two minutes to play, but a field goal by Aguilar sealed the win.

CBS Sports has Arizona finishing as the top team in the state at 21st in the country. Arizona State placed as next-best, but with a ceiling to rise.

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks were blown out 37-7 in the second half on Saturday in a 51-28 loss to the Weber State Wildcats.

Shane Burcar, formerly the Lumberjacks' assistant coach, takes over the head coaching job this season with five returning starters.

Each team will bolster a roster of 71 players by drafting from a set of positional groupings. Each team will have a quarterback assigned to its roster.

Chase Cookus threw for 406 yards with five touchdown passes, and Northern Arizona defeated Northern Colorado 41-23 on Saturday.

NAU failed to score in the fourth quarter of Saturday's conference opener against Montana State, resulting in a 49-31 loss for the Lumberjacks.