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Sean Grogan shares five takeaways from Navy’s 35-17 loss to Memphis Oct. 14, as the Midshipmen suffered a second straight American Athletic Conference loss and could not rally without starting QB Tai Lavatai, who left in the second half with an apparent head injury.
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Navy sophomore quarterback Tai Lavatai’s stock is on the rise after the third game of his career with the Midshipmen, and he credits his mother, Gina, for helping him get where he is today.
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Former Navy women’s soccer goalkeeper Haley Carter, an assistant coach for the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team from 2016-2018, was part of a group that helped evacuate members of the program (and their families) from Afghanistan.
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Navy football opened the 2021 season with a 49-7 loss to Marshall. “We didn’t coach well enough. We didn’t play well enough,” head coach Ken Niumatalolo said. “But it was great to have fans back in the stands.”
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Navy football kicks off its 141st season Sept. 4 against Marshall, and the Midshipmen expect a capacity crowd for the first time since 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic kept fans away last season. “We’re a tough team to beat at home,” coach Ken Niumatalolo said. “With the Mids here, a capacity stadium, it’s a great home-field advantage for us.”
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Struggles at quarterback last season led to Navy’s worst offensive season in recent memory, as the Mids averaged just 275 yards per game. But head coach Ken Niumatalolo isn’t worried that it will carry over into 2021. “We’ll be back,” Niumatalolo said. “I’m not worried about that.”
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“Being a professional football player would have been one of their best recruitment tools,” former Navy cornerback Cameron Kinley, who signed with Tampa Bay in May, said after the Acting Secretary of the Navy recently denied his request to delay his service duties to pursue an NFL career.
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Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo is far more comfortable with where the Midshipmen stand in terms of their preparation for the 2021 season than he was this time last year without spring ball … and that’s especially true at the quarterback position.
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Navy Athletics announced Feb. 28 that all sports at the Naval Academy except for men’s basketball will be paused for a minimum of 10 days.
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Navy football has announced its schedule for 2021, with six home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and eight games against teams that qualified for a bowl game last year.
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