Browsing: Chet Gladchuk

Navy football has existed outside the mess of conference alignment for more than a century. Now, two-plus years before it joins the Big East, Navy fans have reason to pay attention to who’s moving where. And if they’re paying attention, they’re not liking what they’re seeing. First, Rutgers announced it would leave the conference to join the Big Ten in 2014, a year before the Mids make the move to the Big East. Then, rumors swirled that the Atlantic Coast Conference could poach either Connecticut or Louisville from the Big East to fill a spot left by Maryland, which is…

The Big East commissioner’s plan to ask Navy football to join the conference earlier than the planned 2015 entry date caught many observers by surprise. Including the academy’s athletic director. Chet Gladchuk told The (Annapolis, Md.) Capital that the academy has pointed all its planning toward a 2015 Big East entry — from scheduling to TV deals to a stadium renovation. There’s too much set in motion to change now, Gladchuk told the paper, and Commissioner Mike Aresco’s decision to announce the proposal to the public before telling Annapolis officials means it shouldn’t be taken seriously. Key quote: “I don’t…

CBSsports.com reported last night that Navy is preparing to join the Big East conference, although it is unlikely to happen any time soon. Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk told CBS’s Brett McMurphy that “everyone in Navy’s chain of command is comfortable [with the Big East] and the direction it’s going,” although he added that academy superintendent Vice Adm. Michael Miller will ultimately make the final decision. “We’re bringing some sizzle to the steak,” Gladchuk told CBS. “That’s why we’re excited about the possibility of the Big East and the Big East is excited about us. We [Navy and the Big…

Bring on Joe Pa and the Nittany Lions. Fresh off putting a scare in Ohio State last season, Navy will travel to Happy Valley to face Penn State on Sept. 15, 2012. “Playing Penn State again will bring back many memories for our alumni and friends of Navy Football,” said Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuck. “The opportunity to visit one of the most impressive stadiums in all of college football and take on the challenge of this storied program will be very inspiring to our coaches and student-athletes.” Navy and Penn State have played 37 times, mostly in the 1960s…

Trivia question: Which NFL team has three members of the Naval Academy class of 2009 on its roster? Answer: The New England Patriots. One of those players is former standout slotback Shun White, whose current situation at the Naval Academy is examined in this week’s edition of Navy Times. White, who signed with the Patriots as a free agent in May 2009, was allowed to reschedule an exam in order to practice with New England last spring, according to one of colleague Phil Ewing’s sources. And close to a year after his classmates received their commissions, White remains at the…

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