NAU linebackers have deep Tucson roots

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.