Football Notes: Time Changed for Saturday Scrimmage; Single-Game Tickets on Sale

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The football scrimmage scheduled for Saturday has been moved up to 11 a.m. and will be held on the practice fields outside due to the high school kickoff event being held in the Walkup Skydome.

It is the second and final scrimmage for the Lumberjacks in preparation for the season opener set for Sept. 12 at Arizona.

Tickets on Sale: Single game tickets for the 2009 football season go on sale Friday at a.m. They can be purchased online at nau.ticketforce.com or by calling 928-523-5661. NAU’s home opener is Sept. 19 against Southern Utah.

Reserved Single Game - Sections S, T, U – Lower -- $20/$25 Homecoming/Family Weekend
Reserved Single Game - Sections S, T, U – Upper -- $18/$23 Homecoming/Family Weekend
Reserved Single Game - Sections Q, R, V, W, F, G, H -- $18/$23 Homecoming/Family Weekend
General Admission Single Game - $13 Adults/$18 Homecoming/Family Weekend
General Admission Single Game - $9 Non-NAU Students, Faculty/Staff, Seniors & Children 12 & under/$14 Homecoming/Family Weekend
NAU Students- FREE

Preseason Rankings: NAU is ranked 37th in the preseason FCS Coaches poll with 34 points and 36th in The Sports Network preseason poll with 169 points. Montana, who visits the Walkup Skydome on Sept. 26, is ranked No. 3 in both polls. Weber State (No. 9) and Eastern Washington (No. 17, No. 18) were both ranked in the Top 25 in both polls.

Big Sky TV: The Big Sky Conference has signed a multiyear contract with B2 Networks to serve as the new distributor of Big Sky TV, the league and B2 announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.

Big Sky TV, the league’s comprehensive video streaming package, is entering its fourth season of operation. Big Sky TV (www.bigskytv.org) video streams all football, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball games played in Big Sky venues. For the second straight season, the service will be free to viewers. Fans can begin to create an account on Friday at 7:20 p.m. Mountain, prior to the first event.

Big Sky TV brings more than 400 live events to viewers around the world each season. In 2009, more than 20,000 fans registered to view Big Sky TV events. Since its inception in the fall of 2006, Big Sky TV has produced more than 1,200 games and press conferences, including Football Championship Subdivision playoff games, as well as Big Sky volleyball, soccer, track and field, and basketball championships.