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Week 9 football preview: Navy at East Carolina

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By on Football, Navy, Uncategorized

What Navy fans need to know as the Mids do something the Navy’s been pretty good at — fight Pirates. Who, where, when: Navy (4-3) at East Carolina (5-3, 4-1 Conference USA), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. TV: Fox College Sports Atlantic (Adam Alexander and Gary Reasons have the call; check here to see if you can tune in). Gambling is illegal in most states: East Carolina is a 3.5-point favorite. Revenge game: Navy missed a game-tying field goal with eight seconds to play as the Pirates wrecked homecoming last year with a 38-35 win in Annapolis. Quarterback Trey Miller, subbing for…

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Week 6 football preview: Navy at Air Force

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By on Air Force, Football, Uncategorized

The basics from both sides as Navy and Air Force kick off the quest for the 2012 Commander in Chief’s Trophy. Who, where, when: Navy (1-3) at Air Force (2-2, 1-1 Mountain West Conference), Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Mountain time (11:30 a.m. Eastern). Wait, when? Yes, 11:30 a.m. Part of a CBS-TV doubleheader that includes Florida at LSU at 3:30 p.m. Eastern. (Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein have the call from Colorado Springs.) Gambling is illegal in most states: Air Force is an eight-point favorite. The last time: Navy overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the 2011…

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Week 4 football preview: VMI at Navy

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By on Football, Navy

What Navy fans need to know as the Mids dip down into the Football Championship Subdivision in search of their first win. Who, where, when: Virginia Military Institute (1-2) at Navy (0-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Eastern. TV: CBS Sports Network (Grant Boone and Todd Christensen have the call). Series: Navy’s never lost to VMI (8-0). Trey and turnovers: VMI may not be a top-tier opponent, but mistakes don’t discriminate — Navy will need to control the football to avoid an upset. Both Washington papers, Post and Times, seized on the scariest stat for Navy fans: The Mids are dead last…

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Week 3 football preview: Navy at Penn State

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By on Football, Navy, Uncategorized

A quick look ahead at Navy’s first football game in North America this season: Who, where, when: Navy (0-1) at Penn State (0-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Eastern. Navy last played PSU in 1974, earning a 7-6 upset win in Happy Valley. TV: ABC or ESPN2 (Check local listings; Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham have the call). Gambling is illegal in most states: Penn State is a six-point favorite. Speaking of points …: They’ve been hard to come by for both teams in this young season — Navy barely cracked double digits against Notre Dame, falling 50-10, and the Nittany Lions…

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Navy wideout Turner out for Notre Dame game

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By on Football, Navy

First, Navy senior wideout Brandon Turner was out for failing the academy’s fitness test. Then he was back in. Now, according to multiple reports, he’ll miss the season opener against Notre Dame in Dublin on Saturday. Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo announced the one-game suspension of last year’s leading wideout, calling it an “in-house deal, a family deal” and offering no further information. Niumatalolo previously had said Turner wouldn’t start against the Irish; he’s listed third on the most recent Navy depth chart, released Aug. 23. Junior Matt Aiken, another projected starter at wideout, went down during the annual Blue-Gold…

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Tuesday football roundup: Navy camp update, radio silence at Air Force, Army media guide, more

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By on Air Force, Army, Football, Navy

A few quick links to today’s news while our picture-a-day countdown helps you remember the good ol’ days. The really, really ol’ days. MRI for Navy WR. Junior Matt Aiken was scheduled to have his right knee looked at after injuring it during Saturday’s Blue-Gold scrimmage, The Washington Post reports. Aiken, tops on the depth chart at wideout, was second on the team in both receptions (13) and yards (201) last season. Ahead of him in both categories was fellow wideout Brandon Turner, who’s missing time for a different reason; Turner’s not on the depth chart. Falcons fall silent. What…

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A closer look at the screen pass that started off Navy's big day

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By on Football, Navy

Alexander Teich had the game of his life against Notre Dame, rushing for a career-high 210 yards and scoring on a well-executed 31-yard screen pass that helped set the tone for Navy’s 35-17 win against the Fighting Irish. Teich started this season as the backup fullback to Vince Murray, who took Teich’s starting job last year after he got hurt. When Murray went down with a knee injury in the Wake Forest game Oct. 9, the 217-pound Teich stepped in, and he’s made the most of his opportunity. Teich has had four touchdowns in the last three games (two rushing,…

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