Pennington sees plenty of reasons to stay at NAU ahead of final year

The 2026 Northern Arizona football season is just about a week away. The Lumberjacks look to right the wrongs of last year’s 7-5 season that saw them miss out on what would have been a second straight FCS Playoff appearance.

Getting back into the postseason begins and ends behind center. Senior quarterback Ty Pennington enters his fifth and final season of college football with one last shot to compete for a championship, and to prove to scouts he has what it takes to play football at the next level.