Your third Saturday in September eight years from now has been booked, Arizona football fans.
The school announced Monday it will host Northern Arizona on Sept. 18, 2027, extending a series that will see the teams meet at least once every other year since 2002.
NAU has been Arizona’s most-frequent nonconference opponent this century, having come to Tucson nine times in the previous 17 seasons. The Lumberjacks, an FCS school, are also on the schedule five other times between now and the just-added 2027 date, including the home opener this season on Sept. 7.
The other scheduled games against the ‘Jacks are in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2026, all at Arizona Stadium.