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NAU football faces another tough Big Sky test at Idaho State

Eleventh-ranked Northern Arizona is preparing for a challenging conference road game against fourteenth-ranked Idaho State this Saturday, October 3. The Lumberjacks enter the matchup with a three and two overall record following a fourteen to twenty-eight defeat last week at the hands of Montana State.

Meanwhile, the Bengals bring an undefeated four and zero mark into the contest after squeaking past Southern Utah twenty-eight to twenty-four behind a strong rushing performance. Idaho State is currently riding an eight-game winning streak and enjoying its best start in over three decades under the guidance of players like quarterback Jordan Cooke and receiver Chedon James.

Northern Arizona head coach Brian Wright acknowledged the efficiency of the opposing offense, which leads the conference by averaging thirty-eight and a half points per contest. The Lumberjacks will be trying to lean on the arm of quarterback Ty Pennington while attempting to correct third-down conversion struggles that currently place them at the bottom of the Big Sky standings.

Despite historical dominance in the head-to-head series that includes four straight victories, Northern Arizona faces a difficult defensive test against an Idaho State unit that surrenders only one hundred forty-four passing yards per game.

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