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Arizona Vs NAU game discussion thread 9/2/23 at 7pm on PAC12N

The Arizona Wildcats and the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks meet Saturday in week 1 college football action at Arizona Stadium.

Jedd Fisch returns for his third season as the head coach at Arizona. The Wildcats won 5 games last season and Brennan Carroll and Johnny Nansen are returning as the offensive and defensive coordinators. Jayden de Laura is back at quarterback after throwing for 3,600 yards and 25 touchdowns on 62.5 percent completions. Michael Wiley will be RB1 after leading Arizona with 771 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns, while Jacob Cowing and Tetairoa McMillan are a returning receiving duo that combined for 1,700 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Defensively, Arizona lost its top-4 tacklers, but Jacob Manu returns after 54 tackles, Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei had 1 sack and Treydan Stukes had 5 pass deflections. Arizona should be great offensively out of the gate but returning just 3 starters on defense isn't ideal. Getting linebacker Oregon transfer Justin Flowe is a big pickup as he was a highly recruited player out of California. The Arizona Wildcats have their eyes set on making its first bowl appearance since the 2017 season.

Northern Arizona is coming off a 3-win season and enters the fifth year under head coach Chris Ball. The coordinators from last year are also still intact. Northern Arizona will have to find a new quarterback with RJ Martinez no longer on the roster. Draycen Hall is back after leading the Lumberjacks with 546 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, while Coleman Owen and Hendrix Johnson are a returning receiving duo that combined for 1,300 yards and 9 touchdowns.

Defensively, Kamdan Hightower returns after leading Northern Arizona with 64 tackles, Eloi Kwete had 7 sacks and Colby Humphrey had 9 pass deflections. Outside of quarterback, NAU returns a boatload of key production on both sides of the ball, and that should lead to success. Northern Arizona gave North Dakota, Montana State and Weber State fits last year, so I wouldn't be shocked if the Lumberjacks are in the thick of the Big Sky this season.

Arizona is favored at -24.5 & the O/U is 58

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