Momentum shift. NAU intercepts Sac. Ball on 23. First play from scrimmage, NAU TD. Jacks up 27-9. 7:13 in the third. Go Jacks.

Go Jacks

Weird that Idaho State game in Pocatello is being called by Montana State crew.

NAU defense looks tough

Poly 29 Northern Colorado 7 - Final
NAU 27 Sac 9 at the end of the 3rd.

34-16 NAU. Another pick by NAU.

NAU 34 Sac 16 - Final.

NAU could have won this game by an even bigger margin. Their defense was smothering with a furious pass rush. They also have a powerful RB.

Pretty rough look for Sac to make such a large announcement this week likely to catch the eyes of the PAC or MW and immediately get bodied by a (currently) unranked NAU.

I was really impressed with NAU’s pass rush. Their D created the opportunities for their offense.

This is the unintended result of the BIG announcement by sac over the new hornet stadium project and the intention for sac to get into the PAC-X. Way too much hoopla. This took the air out of the stadium (sorry for the bad pun) for the poor hornets and they got crushed by an unranked team NAU. Not to say sac still isn’t a very good team, but there are a lot of unanswered questions here about the funding of the stadium and also the strength of the team. I do hope they get the funding for this project because the present hornets stadium is simply unsafe. I haven’t been there in years.

I am hoping not so they don't go anywhere without the Ags.
Losing at NAU was not on my bingo card. Was the elevation an issue?
They still have a favorable schedule with no Idaho or Montana. Only @MSU is a clear loss for them on paper. But this probably keeps them from being a top seed if they have 2 losses.

I still can't get over how brutal the Ags schedule is. They basically have to win vs Sac or the Montanas to get in. Montana in Nov is a major advantage for the Grizz.

The elevation in Flagstaff is no joke. Even in pretty good shape years ago it was noticeable just stomping around pregame.

The Viks made the trip all the way to Chattanooga? Wow.

Northern Arizona 34, No. 10 Sacramento State 16
McNeese 28, No. 25 Weber State 26
No. 8 Montana 52 EWU 49 (1-4)

Southern Utah 28, Austin Peay 17
Cal Poly 28, No CO 7
Montana St 37, Idaho St 17
Chattanooga 45, PSU 30

Sac should drop at least 5 spots.

Top 25 roundup

https://www.si.com/college/fcs/big-sky/fcs-football-week-5-top-25-scoreboard

probably by bus!

I can't believe Eastern is 1-4, they look so explosive offensively, I guess their defense just isn't doing much for them giving up at least 27 points a game and losing at home to Drake. Granted, Drake isn't a terrible team, but that should've been a home win for the Eagles.

It's alright though, things get a little easier these next few weeks for Eastern: @ Sac, vs Davis, @ Idaho, vs. Montana State ...

I can't remember how many times Coach Hawkins got UC Davis into the FCS playoffs. Was it only once?

Twice.
2018 and 2021,

Thanks. I think I repressed the 2021 loss.

Weber State (2-3) @ Montana (4-1)
Northern Colorado (0-5) @ Montana State (5-0)
Northern Arizona (3-2) @ Idaho (3-2)
Idaho State (2-3) @ Cal Poly (2-2)

Jack at Vandals has to be the game of the week for the Big Sky. It'll be interesting to see how Idaho bounces back against a team that just boomed the Hornets.

I had the same thought when i saw that match up. Northern Arizona has such a home game advantage with the altitude when the games are there. This one is in Moscow.

Here are the start times for the Big Sky games this week:

Weber State @ Montana - 12 noon
Aggies @ Portland State - 1 pm
Northern Colorado @ Montana State - 1 pm
Northern Arizona @ Idaho - 2 pm
Idaho State @ Cal Poly - 5 pm

Let's see if Weber can do something in Missoula.

Weber up on Montana 28-10 :eyes:

Wow, Weber just tied it up at 48. Montana put up 25 points in the 4th quarter. Looks like it's heading to OT.