Military Sports

Army’s Monken moves up to 2nd, Air Force’s Calhoun 3rd

Two of the most surprising teams in the American Athletic Conference meet Saturday in an unlikely duel for first place in the West Division.

With every Navy touchdown, No. 6 Houston saw its hope of playing for the national championship become a little more distant.

avy coach Ken Niumatalolo offered a unique strategy when asked about defending Houston’s high-powered offense on Saturday.

Weston Steelhammer watched the first half from the locker room. No doubt, Navy wishes he would’ve stayed put.

When Navy brings its highly refined option offense to Tulane on Saturday, the Midshipmen will run into a defense that is unusually familiar with their scheme.

Navy had already blown a 21-point lead, and now the Midshipmen were in desperate need of a late stop to stave off another Connecticut comeback.

For the third time in three games, Navy will have a different starting quarterback operating the complex triple option.

Navy pulled a quarterback out of the stands on Saturday, finding an unlikely replacement for injured starter Tago Smith in a 52-16 victory over Fordham in the season opener.

Andy Davidson spent his first year at Army as a linebacker. The coaches are certainly glad they moved him to the offensive side of the ball for his sophomore season.