ST. GEORGE, Utah — Ty Pennington threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and Northern Arizona beat Utah Tech 45-17 on Saturday night.
Northern Arizona (2-1) racked up 560 yards of offense — 221 yards passing and 339 yards on the ground.
Pennington completed 8 of 14 passes for 123 yards and added 67 yards rushing on nine carries. Darvon Hubbard added 130 rushing on 14 carries with a score. Ta'ir Brooks hauled in 76 yards receiving and two touchdown catches.
Utah Tech (0-3) scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Reggie Graff threw for 100 yards and a score and added 58 yards rushing for the Trailblazers. Nygel Osborne had a touchdown run.
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