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![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/nau-qb-cookus-uas-tate-set-high-bar-asus-daniels/"></div> Jayden Daniels has a couple of tough acts to follow when he takes the field tomorrow. The Arizona State quarterback didn’t play last Saturday because the Sun Devils had […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/nau-qb-cookus-uas-tate-set-high-bar-asus-daniels/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tate-115x115.jpg "NAU QB Cookus, UA’s Tate set high bar for ASU’s Daniels")
NAU QB Cookus, UA’s Tate set high bar for ASU’s Daniels
Posted on October 11, 2019 | No CommentsJayden Daniels has a couple of tough acts to follow when he takes the field tomorrow. The Arizona State quarterback didn’t play last Saturday because the Sun Devils had […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/2-2-nau-football-desperate-need-running-game/"></div> One statistic stands out from all the rest when evaluating Northern Arizona University‘s football loss to Illinois State. And that single stat goes a long way toward explaining the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/2-2-nau-football-desperate-need-running-game/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NAUrush-115x115.jpg "At 2-2, NAU football in desperate need of a running game")
At 2-2, NAU football in desperate need of a running game
Posted on September 23, 2019 | No CommentsOne statistic stands out from all the rest when evaluating Northern Arizona University‘s football loss to Illinois State. And that single stat goes a long way toward explaining the […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/time-nau-football-gets-14th-try-beat-ua/"></div> During the bygone comedic era of slapstick comedy, an act called The Three Stooges was the best of its day. Curly was the guy in the middle, the one […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/time-nau-football-gets-14th-try-beat-ua/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CookusNAU-115x115.jpg "It’s that time again: NAU football gets 14th try to beat UA")
It’s that time again: NAU football gets 14th try to beat UA
Posted on September 7, 2019 | No CommentsDuring the bygone comedic era of slapstick comedy, an act called The Three Stooges was the best of its day. Curly was the guy in the middle, the one […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/06/murphy-resigns-nau-basketball-continues-founder/"></div> Maybe Jack Murphy just couldn’t adjust to the freezing winters in Flagstaff. Maybe he really did miss what he had in Tucson, where he spent eight years on the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/06/murphy-resigns-nau-basketball-continues-founder/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NAUjMurphy-115x115.jpg "Murphy resigns, NAU basketball continues to founder")
Murphy resigns, NAU basketball continues to founder
Posted on June 7, 2019 | No CommentsMaybe Jack Murphy just couldn’t adjust to the freezing winters in Flagstaff. Maybe he really did miss what he had in Tucson, where he spent eight years on the […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/03/nau-spring-football-full-question-marks/"></div> An air of mystery hangs over this year’s spring football practices at Northern Arizona University. For the first time in 21 years, there’s a new guy running the program. […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/03/nau-spring-football-full-question-marks/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/NAUfbHelmt-115x115.jpg "Mystery is in the air at NAU spring football practices")
Mystery is in the air at NAU spring football practices
Posted on March 30, 2019 | No CommentsAn air of mystery hangs over this year’s spring football practices at Northern Arizona University. For the first time in 21 years, there’s a new guy running the program. […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/01/college-basketball-dying-slow-death-flagstaff/"></div> As the midway point of the college basketball season approaches, an all-too-familiar scenario is playing out in Flagstaff, where the Northern Arizona University basketball programs are well into their […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/01/college-basketball-dying-slow-death-flagstaff/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/NAU-115x115.jpg "College basketball is dying a slow death in Flagstaff")
College basketball is dying a slow death in Flagstaff
Posted on January 17, 2019 | No CommentsAs the midway point of the college basketball season approaches, an all-too-familiar scenario is playing out in Flagstaff, where the Northern Arizona University basketball programs are well into their […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/12/chris-ball-replaces-naus-21-year-football-coach-souers/"></div> Jerome Souers made an unexpected return last year, but if there was ever any lingering question about whether he would be back again for another season as the Northern […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/12/chris-ball-replaces-naus-21-year-football-coach-souers/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ChrisBall-115x115.jpg "Chris Ball replaces NAU’s 21-year football coach Souers")
Chris Ball replaces NAU’s 21-year football coach Souers
Posted on December 11, 2018 | No CommentsJerome Souers made an unexpected return last year, but if there was ever any lingering question about whether he would be back again for another season as the Northern […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/12/18-yrs-nau-soccer-coach-luciano-suddenly-resigns/"></div> The women’s soccer team at Northern Arizona University won nine games this season without a real go-to scorer on offense. The Lumberjacks liked to refer to their system this […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/12/18-yrs-nau-soccer-coach-luciano-suddenly-resigns/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Luciano-115x115.jpg "After 18 yrs, NAU soccer coach Luciano suddenly resigns")
After 18 yrs, NAU soccer coach Luciano suddenly resigns
Posted on December 9, 2018 | No CommentsThe women’s soccer team at Northern Arizona University won nine games this season without a real go-to scorer on offense. The Lumberjacks liked to refer to their system this […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/11/ua-nau-volleyball-begin-play-ncaa-tournament/"></div> The Arizona State women’s volleyball team will have to watch from the sidelines while the NCAA Tournament gets underway this weekend. Its 14-18 record wasn’t good enough to get […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/11/ua-nau-volleyball-begin-play-ncaa-tournament/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NAUwvb-115x115.jpg "UA, NAU volleyball begin play at NCAA Tournament")
UA, NAU volleyball begin play at NCAA Tournament
Posted on November 30, 2018 | No CommentsThe Arizona State women’s volleyball team will have to watch from the sidelines while the NCAA Tournament gets underway this weekend. Its 14-18 record wasn’t good enough to get […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/04/local-prep-swimmers-helped-nau-4-conference-titles/"></div> Four years ago, when Roni Houck and the Mann twins were making their decision about where they would enroll for college, they knew that the Northern Arizona University women’s […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/04/local-prep-swimmers-helped-nau-4-conference-titles/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NAUswimm-115x115.jpg "Local prep swimmers helped NAU to 4 conference titles")
Local prep swimmers helped NAU to 4 conference titles
Posted on April 13, 2018 | No CommentsFour years ago, when Roni Houck and the Mann twins were making their decision about where they would enroll for college, they knew that the Northern Arizona University women’s […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/04/burcar-leaves-mesa-hs-hoops-program-nau/"></div> What could Jack Murphy have said to Shane Burcar to get the Mesa High School basketball coach to give up a 12-year career directing a highly-successful prep program to […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/04/burcar-leaves-mesa-hs-hoops-program-nau/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NAUhandBB-115x115.jpg "Burcar leaves Mesa HS hoops program for NAU…but why?")
Burcar leaves Mesa HS hoops program for NAU…but why?
Posted on April 9, 2018 | No CommentsWhat could Jack Murphy have said to Shane Burcar to get the Mesa High School basketball coach to give up a 12-year career directing a highly-successful prep program to […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/02/numbers-dont-lie-nau-basketball-dying-gate/"></div> Numbers matter in sports competition. Won-loss records. Shooting percentages. Defensive statistics. Those are all important. But in college athletics, there is another number that is perhaps even more important, […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/02/numbers-dont-lie-nau-basketball-dying-gate/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Skydome-115x115.jpg "Numbers don’t lie…NAU basketball is dying at the gate")
Numbers don’t lie…NAU basketball is dying at the gate
Posted on February 14, 2018 | No CommentsNumbers matter in sports competition. Won-loss records. Shooting percentages. Defensive statistics. Those are all important. But in college athletics, there is another number that is perhaps even more important, […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/01/az-colleges-start-2018-tf-season-setting-new-records/"></div> If the opening weekend of the college indoor track & field season in Arizona is any indicator, 2018 is going to be very interesting. All three major universities in […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/01/az-colleges-start-2018-tf-season-setting-new-records/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nauTchenaw-115x115.jpg "AZ colleges start 2018 T&F season by setting new records")
AZ colleges start 2018 T&F season by setting new records
Posted on January 18, 2018 | No CommentsIf the opening weekend of the college indoor track & field season in Arizona is any indicator, 2018 is going to be very interesting. All three major universities in […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/01/new-ad-may-face-tough-call-nau-mens-basketball/"></div> Mike Marlow hasn’t even had time to settle into his new office yet at Northern Arizona University and already the new athletic director has to be thinking about whether […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/01/new-ad-may-face-tough-call-nau-mens-basketball/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/NAUbbHand-115x115.jpg "New AD may face tough call on NAU men’s basketball")
New AD may face tough call on NAU men’s basketball
Posted on January 6, 2018 | No CommentsMike Marlow hasn’t even had time to settle into his new office yet at Northern Arizona University and already the new athletic director has to be thinking about whether […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/12/nau-shake-lisa-mike-jerome-back/"></div> The dust has finally settled in the athletic department at Northern Arizona University and out of it has come a new era for Lumberjack sports. In a nutshell: Lisa is […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/12/nau-shake-lisa-mike-jerome-back/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nau-lumberjacks-115x115.jpg "NAU shake-up over: Lisa is out, Mike is in, Jerome is back")
NAU shake-up over: Lisa is out, Mike is in, Jerome is back
Posted on December 15, 2017 | No CommentsThe dust has finally settled in the athletic department at Northern Arizona University and out of it has come a new era for Lumberjack sports. In a nutshell: Lisa is […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/12/nau-women-get-signature-hoops-win-new-coach-payne/"></div> The University of Arizona women’s basketball team may finally have hit bottom, while the women’s program at Northern Arizona University just got a big boost to its credibility. And […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/12/nau-women-get-signature-hoops-win-new-coach-payne/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/LoreePayn-115x115.jpg "NAU women get signature hoops win for new coach Payne")
NAU women get signature hoops win for new coach Payne
Posted on December 9, 2017 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona women’s basketball team may finally have hit bottom, while the women’s program at Northern Arizona University just got a big boost to its credibility. And […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/10/nau-football-topples-7-illinois-state-3rd-straight-win/"></div> It looks like Jerome Souers has discovered what it takes to motivate his Northern Arizona University football team, which had started the 2017 season with two straight losses. He just had to […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/10/nau-football-topples-7-illinois-state-3rd-straight-win/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Marks_2017_UNC_POW-115x115.jpg "NAU football topples #7 Illinois State for 3rd straight win")
NAU football topples #7 Illinois State for 3rd straight win
Posted on October 9, 2017 | No CommentsIt looks like Jerome Souers has discovered what it takes to motivate his Northern Arizona University football team, which had started the 2017 season with two straight losses. He just had to […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/09/2017-football-season-now-farewell-tour-naus-souers/"></div> Whether it was a knee-jerk reaction to a disappointing 2016 and an equally disappointing start to this season, or just time to bring a long tenure to a close, the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/09/2017-football-season-now-farewell-tour-naus-souers/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JerSouers-115x115.jpg "2017 football season now ‘farewell tour’ for NAU’s Souers")
2017 football season now ‘farewell tour’ for NAU’s Souers
Posted on September 13, 2017 | No CommentsWhether it was a knee-jerk reaction to a disappointing 2016 and an equally disappointing start to this season, or just time to bring a long tenure to a close, the […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/09/good-news-bad-news-season-start-ua-football/"></div> The good news for University of Arizona football fans: The Widcats showcased an effective running game in their season-opening win last night in Tucson. The bad news: Northern Arizona […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/09/good-news-bad-news-season-start-ua-football/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BranDawkins-1-115x115.jpg "A ‘good news-bad news’ 2017 season start for UA football")
A ‘good news-bad news’ 2017 season start for UA football
Posted on September 3, 2017 | No CommentsThe good news for University of Arizona football fans: The Widcats showcased an effective running game in their season-opening win last night in Tucson. The bad news: Northern Arizona […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/08/nau-football-ready-ua-bobblehead-frenzy/"></div> When you open your football schedule against a team that you regularly beat by four to five touchdowns, it takes a little marketing creativity to get the fan base […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/08/nau-football-ready-ua-bobblehead-frenzy/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NAUstrtarm-115x115.jpg "NAU football ready for UA and its bobblehead frenzy")
NAU football ready for UA and its bobblehead frenzy
Posted on August 31, 2017 | No CommentsWhen you open your football schedule against a team that you regularly beat by four to five touchdowns, it takes a little marketing creativity to get the fan base […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/07/former-local-prep-stars-lead-nau-football-2017-season/"></div> Northern Arizona University fields a Division I football team. But, when the school’s mid-major FCS program tries to recruit in-state it has to take its place in line behind […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/07/former-local-prep-stars-lead-nau-football-2017-season/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NAUfbTeam-115x115.jpg "Former local prep stars lead NAU football into 2017 season")
Former local prep stars lead NAU football into 2017 season
Posted on July 28, 2017 | No CommentsNorthern Arizona University fields a Division I football team. But, when the school’s mid-major FCS program tries to recruit in-state it has to take its place in line behind […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/05/nau-womens-tf-claims-big-sky-title-triple-crown/"></div> A fourth-place finish for the Northern Arizona University men’s track & field team at this season’s Big Sky Conference outdoor championships brought an unexpected end to a five-year run […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/05/nau-womens-tf-claims-big-sky-title-triple-crown/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/NAUmalone-115x115.jpg "NAU women’s T&F claims Big Sky title & ‘Triple Crown’")
NAU women’s T&F claims Big Sky title & ‘Triple Crown’
Posted on May 20, 2017 | No CommentsA fourth-place finish for the Northern Arizona University men’s track & field team at this season’s Big Sky Conference outdoor championships brought an unexpected end to a five-year run […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/04/nau-womens-hoops-revival-turned-loree-payne/"></div> Loree Payne takes over the graveyard shift at Northern Arizona University, signing on to run the women’s basketball program that has been struggling for so long it has become […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/04/nau-womens-hoops-revival-turned-loree-payne/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/LoreePayne-115x115.jpg "NAU women’s hoops revival turned over to Loree Payne")
NAU women’s hoops revival turned over to Loree Payne
Posted on April 11, 2017 | No CommentsLoree Payne takes over the graveyard shift at Northern Arizona University, signing on to run the women’s basketball program that has been struggling for so long it has become […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/02/deep-strong-nau-ready-indoor-tf-championships/"></div> After posting the best performance of her college career in the long jump on Friday, former Arizona state champion Kaitlyn Wayne is expected to move up into the ranks […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/02/deep-strong-nau-ready-indoor-tf-championships/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/NAUtf-115x115.jpg "‘Deep & strong’ NAU ready for indoor T&F championships")
‘Deep & strong’ NAU ready for indoor T&F championships
Posted on February 19, 2017 | No CommentsAfter posting the best performance of her college career in the long jump on Friday, former Arizona state champion Kaitlyn Wayne is expected to move up into the ranks […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/02/big-state-recruiting-haul-asu-football-4-top-10/"></div> Until this year’s National Signing Day on Wednesday, Todd Graham‘s best recruiting job among local athletes was the four he picked up in the 2013 class. That was Graham’s […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/02/big-state-recruiting-haul-asu-football-4-top-10/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ToddGPractc-115x115.jpg "Big in-state recruiting haul for ASU football: 4 of top 10")
Big in-state recruiting haul for ASU football: 4 of top 10
Posted on February 4, 2017 | No CommentsUntil this year’s National Signing Day on Wednesday, Todd Graham‘s best recruiting job among local athletes was the four he picked up in the 2013 class. That was Graham’s […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/12/murphy-losing-ground-rebuilding-nau-mens-basketball/"></div> I think it’s fair to say the strong suit for this year’s Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team is not its defense. The Lumberjacks have allowed 80 or more […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/12/murphy-losing-ground-rebuilding-nau-mens-basketball/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MurphyNAUpic-115x115.jpg "Murphy losing ground in rebuilding NAU men’s basketball")
Murphy losing ground in rebuilding NAU men’s basketball
Posted on December 14, 2016 | No CommentsI think it’s fair to say the strong suit for this year’s Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team is not its defense. The Lumberjacks have allowed 80 or more […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/12/among-states-football-failures-naus-fall-stood/"></div> This season’s disappointments on the college football field weren’t confined to any area of the state. The fan anguish stretched from down south in Tucson all the way up […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/12/among-states-football-failures-naus-fall-stood/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/NAUfbQB-115x115.png "Among state’s football failures, NAU’s fall stood out")
Among state’s football failures, NAU’s fall stood out
Posted on December 6, 2016 | No CommentsThis season’s disappointments on the college football field weren’t confined to any area of the state. The fan anguish stretched from down south in Tucson all the way up […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/track-coach-eric-heins-will-leave-nau-natl-xc-title/"></div> What a way to go out. Next spring, Eric Heins will leave the Northern Arizona University cross country program, which he has directed for the past 10 years, with a […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/track-coach-eric-heins-will-leave-nau-natl-xc-title/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Zienasellassie-115x115.jpg "Track coach Eric Heins will leave NAU with nat’l XC title")
Track coach Eric Heins will leave NAU with nat’l XC title
Posted on November 20, 2016 | No CommentsWhat a way to go out. Next spring, Eric Heins will leave the Northern Arizona University cross country program, which he has directed for the past 10 years, with a […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/nau-interim-head-coach-bostick-makes-big-splash-debut/"></div> If Robyne Bostick, the interim head coach for the Northern Arizona women’s basketball team, is trying to show she deserves the head-coach title following this season, she’s off to […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/nau-interim-head-coach-bostick-makes-big-splash-debut/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NAUBostick-115x115.png "NAU Interim head coach Bostick makes big splash debut")
NAU Interim head coach Bostick makes big splash debut
Posted on November 15, 2016 | No CommentsIf Robyne Bostick, the interim head coach for the Northern Arizona women’s basketball team, is trying to show she deserves the head-coach title following this season, she’s off to […]