Arizona vs. Northern Arizona - September 05, 2026

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Teams

Lumberjacks logo, Lumberjacks 1-1, 1ST 0, 2ND 0, 3RD 0, 4TH 7, TOT 7

Wildcats logo, Wildcats 1-0, 1ST 7, 2ND 14, 3RD 7, 4TH 7, TOT 35

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10:48[1st & 10 @ NAU 21] N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by B.Phelps for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

11:32M.Salgado-Medina extra point is good.

11:40[1st & 10 @ NAU 20] N.Fifita pass complete. Catch made by T.Spivey for 20 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

What's Buzzing

Justin Spears

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Mailbag time! 📬 Got any Arizona football questions? Send em my way and we'll answer them on the radio show/podcast this week! 🏈👇

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Noah Fifita passed Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles for the most career passing yards at Arizona. It's not the only record-setting performance in Fifita's career. Here's a look at the games that made Fifita a record holder at Arizona: https://t.co/35fKFUUOxT

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Talking all things Arizona football/Noah Fifita’s record-setting game, college football, NFL and Arizona sports on Spears & Ali Monday morning (7-9)! 🏈 📲 Listen on the ESPN Tucson app, 1490-AM, https://t.co/M6cKzLYXo9 or find the Spears & Ali podcast! ☎️ Call in!

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Live Odds	Spread	O/U	Moneyline
Northern Arizona	+32.5 -110	O 59.5 -105
Arizona	-32.5 -110	U 59.5 -115

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Big 12 Has Better Power Four Record Than Big Ten After Week 3For all the talk about the SEC and Big Ten separating themselves from the rest of college football, there’s at least one number the Big 12 can feel pretty good about after Week 3 of the season. The Big 12 currently owns a 5-7 record in non-conference games against Power Four opponents, which gives the […]

🚨 Week 3 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

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Tunnicliffe on UA’s ‘Legacy” QB Fifita: He’s ‘deserving’ of all the accolades he’s getting | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet It was almost three years to the date – Sept. 23, 2026 – Noah Fifita took over for a then-injured Jayden de Laura against Stanford and helped win the game. Arizona looked different under center that day in replacing de Laura late in the game. The team played harder, steadier – more confident. […]

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🚨 Week 3 CFB AP Top 25 Poll📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

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Noah Fifita becomes Arizona’s all-time passing yards leader in win over Northern Illinois | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet Fifth-year senior quarterback Noah Fifita eclipsed Nick Foles’ record, becoming Arizona’s all-time passing yards leader in a 42-17 bounce-back win over Northern Illinois on Saturday night at Casino del Sol Stadium. Fifita connected with sophomore wide receiver Isaiah Mizell on a 7-yard pass in the fourth quarter to break the record. Fifita is […]

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What we learned from Arizona’s dominance of Northern Illinois | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet The Arizona Wildcats football team not only responded to its gut-wrenching 28-17 loss to BYU last week, but they also did so emphatically, routing the Northern Illinois Huskies 42-17 at Casino Del Sol Stadium on Saturday night. Arizona’s dominant win over NIU showed the grit, determination and aggression head coach Brent Brennan has […]

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Fifita breaks Foles’ Arizona career passing yardage record | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita eclipsed Nick Foles’ school career passing yardage record in the fourth quarter of the Wildcats’ game Saturday night with Northern Illinois at Casino del Sol Stadium. Foles passed for 10,011 yards from 2009 to 2011. Fifita, whose Arizona career began 2022, is at 10,017 yards after a 7-yard completion […]

Harris Gets a Sack

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Noah Fifita goes OFF vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

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Brown Gets a Sack

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Blomstrom Gets a Sack

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Smith with a Spectacular Punt Return Touchdown

Smith (Arizona Wildcats) with a Spectacular Punt Return Touchdown, 09/19/2026

Spivey with a 10-Yard Touchdown Catch from Noah Fifita

Spivey with a 10-Yard Touchdown Catch from Noah Fifita, 09/19/2026

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Week 3 Winners & Losers 📊📡 Many teams off national radar 😈 Revenge game for the ages 📈 SEC QBs putting up numbers

Fifita with a 3-Yard Touchdown Pass to Tyler Powell

Fifita with a 3-Yard Touchdown Pass to Tyler Powell, 09/19/2026

Powell Catches for a 3-Yard Touchdown

Powell Catches for a 3-Yard Touchdown, 09/19/2026

Mizell Catches for a 14-Yard Touchdown

Mizell Catches for a 14-Yard Touchdown, 09/19/2026

Fifita with a 14-Yard Touchdown Pass to Isaiah Mizell

Fifita with a 14-Yard Touchdown Pass to Isaiah Mizell, 09/19/2026

Fifita with a 10-Yard Touchdown Pass to Tre Spivey

Fifita with a 10-Yard Touchdown Pass to Tre Spivey, 09/19/2026

Hunter with a 38-Yard Touchdown Catch from Noah Fifita

Hunter with a 38-Yard Touchdown Catch from Noah Fifita, 09/19/2026

Fifita with a 38-Yard Touchdown Pass to Chris Hunter

Fifita with a 38-Yard Touchdown Pass to Chris Hunter, 09/19/2026

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Early CFB Bracket Predictions 👀Louisville should now be viewed as the No. 1 contender to Miami in the ACC 📲

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CFB Week 3 Updates 🏈Tap to follow all the action 📲

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Week 3 CFB Picks 🔮Predicting LSU-Ole Miss and every game this week 📲

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Kansas vs. Arizona State Prediction, Pick and Odds for Week 3Big 12 football is heading across the pond in Week 3 as Kansas and Arizona State meet in London for the inaugural Union Jack Classic at historic Wembley Stadium. It’s the first college football game ever played at Wembley, giving the Jayhawks and Sun Devils one of the most unique settings anywhere in the country […]

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Top QB Report Card Grades after Week 2 📝Assessing Noah Fifita's most recent performance 📲

🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📳 Tap for full standings

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🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📲 Tap for full standings

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CFB Week 2 Winners & Losers 📊🦆 Oregon suffers major stunner 🤘 Texas' biggest comeback since 2007 📲 The chaos is officially back

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No. 15 BYU wears down Arizona in the second half; now winners of six consecutive games over UA | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet An inch – or two – may as well have been a mile on Saturday in Provo, Utah. Cliché? Sure. The truth? No doubt. What that inch – or two – on a failed fourth-down attempt put a game that was in deep doubt into what looked like a rout – but wasn’t. […]

BYU Too Much For Arizona 🐾

Bear Bachmeier's 3 TD passes leads No. 15 Cougars to second-half shutout

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Arizona Adds Ismail Mahdi, Max Harris to Roster Ahead of BYU GameArizona is getting a significant boost just in time for its Big 12 opener against BYU. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Wildcats are officially adding running back Ismail Mahdi and linebacker Max Harris to their roster ahead of Saturday’s matchup against No. 15 BYU in Provo. Both players have been cleared to compete and […]

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Top five storylines of Arizona’s game at BYU | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet ARIZONA (1-0) AT BYU (1-0) DATE: Saturday, Sept. 12TIME:12:30 PM MSTLOCATION: Provo, UtahSTADIUM: LaVell Edwards Stadium (62,073)TELEVISION: FOX (Connor Onion, Robert Griffin III and Alexa Landestoy)ALL-TIME SERIES: BYU leads, 14-12-1in PROVO: BYU leads, 5-3LAST MEETING: BYU 33, Arizona 27 (2OT), Oct. 11, 2025 (Tucson)STREAK: BYU has won 5 in a row 1 The […]

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Week 2 CFB Picks 🔮Predicting winner of Ohio State-Texas and every game this weekend 📲

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This Arizona Star Circled the BYU Game Long AgoThe national oddsmakers dislike Arizona Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita as a Heisman Trophy contender, but he’ll have an opportunity to shift the narrative on Saturday at BYU. Single-game tickets for Saturday’s Arizona-BYU showdown in Provo, Utah, are going for as much as $728 via VividSeats, as the first Big 12 football battle of the year […]

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Arizona vs. BYU Prediction, Pick and Odds for Week 2Big 12 conference play gets underway in Week 2 as the Arizona Wildcats travel to Provo to take on the BYU Cougars in one of the most intriguing games on the conference schedule. Both teams enter Saturday’s matchup at 1-0, but this will represent a significant step up in competition after each opened the season […]

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Week 2 AP Poll Revealed 📊Indiana takes Oregon's spot in top 5 while Michigan falls out. Tap for full rankings 📲

🚨 First CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 Michigan unranked 📉 Oregon out of Top 5 📳 Tap for full rankings

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Week 2 CFB Coaches Poll 📊Biggest risers and fallers from latest rankings 📲

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Report Card Grades for CFB's Top QBs 🧑‍🏫Assessing Noah Fifita's performance in Week 1 ➡️

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Behind Fifita and defense, Arizona shows balance and steadiness in easy win over NAU | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet Mission accomplished … at least for unranked Arizona in defeating Northern Arizona, 35-7, on Saturday night. How it has all set up for next week’s showdown with No. 14 Brigham Young will be anyone’s guess, but for at least three-plus hours Arizona got in, got out and has gone 1-0 to start the […]

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What we learned from Arizona chopping down of NAU | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet It was a dominating affair from start to finish for the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night, as they put on an offensive and defensive clinic on the FCS NAU Lumberjacks and ended with a 35-7 win in Casino Del Sol Stadium to open the season. This year’s season opener felt more like a […]

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Arizona opens 2026 season with a convincing win over Northern Arizona | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet Arizona put up a strong performance, dominating in all three phases in a 35-7 win over Northern Arizona at Casino del Sol Stadium Saturday night. The Wildcats welcomed back their three-headed monster from the secondary last season as the game’s honorary captains — Treydan Stukes and Dalton Johnson, who were both drafted by […]

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Top 25 CFB Rankings Predictions 🔮Where everyone could sit after Week 1 games

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Arizona & Fifita take care of business with 35-7 victory over Northern Arizona | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet Save for a couple of turnovers in the fourth quarter by backups, Arizona did not sweat this one out against Northern Arizona. After losing to the Lumberjacks at home in 2021 and struggling against them before pulling out the win two years ago, Arizona took care of business against the team from Flagstaff […]

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CFB Week 1 Winners & Losers 📊Refs are the talking point in Michigan's controversial win. Full breakdown of wild slate 📲

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What to watch for when Arizona takes on NAU in season opener | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.comShare Tweet Football fans rejoice! The 2026 season begins on Saturday night and the Arizona Wildcats are gearing up to take on their in-state rivals, the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Casino Del Sol Stadium at 6:30 p.m. It should be a spectacle inside a revamped stadium that features new seats, sound system and new lights. […]