FLAGSTAFF (AZFamily) — College football is just weeks away, and Arizona teams are deep in preseason prep.

Northern Arizona University’s football team is wrapping up preseason prep at 7,000 feet with the San Francisco Peaks as their backdrop. Soon, the Skydome will be filled as the Lumberjacks defend their turf.

Last year, NAU made the playoffs for the first time in years. Now they are trying to build on that success and bring home a trophy.

Coach Brian Wright is going into his second year as head coach. Last year, he led the team to its first playoff appearance since 2017.

“A rough start to the season, played some tough opponents, but we learned a lot about ourselves and finished the season strong,” Wright said. “We need to get better. We need to get bigger, and stronger, and faster.

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