The Arizona Wildcats are set to square off against the NAU Lumberjacks on Saturday as both teams open up their respective seasons.
Arizona is 13-1 all-time against NAU and 12-0 all-time against the Lumberjacks in Tucson.
Will NAU have any luck this season? Probably not, but the competitiveness of these games have varied year to year.
With that said, here are our staff’s predictions for Saturday’s game, which is set to begin at 8 p.m. MST and will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.
Ryan Kelapire — Arizona wins 49-28
I don’t think this game will be as much of a laugher as it was the last time Arizona faced NAU — the Wildcats won 77-13 — because the Lumberjacks have legitimate talent on the offensive side of the ball, including sophomore quarterback Case Cookus who is the career passing efficiency leading in college football.