NAU begins its football training camp Monday, preparing for its season opener at Arizona Stadium on Sept. 2. It’s possible that the Lumberjacks will start a linebacking crew with more Tucson roots than the Wildcats. Senior Byron Evans Jr., son of Arizona’s 1986 Pac-10 defensive player of the year; and Salpointe Catholic state championship linebackers Taylor Powell and Jake Casteel are projected as possible starters for NAU, picked No. 3 in the Big Sky Conference race last week.
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