Army-Navy is ‘more than a game’ for each side

For most of the past eight seasons, the Army-Navy game seemed to carry more significance for the Black Knights than for the Midshipmen. Except for last year’s game in Philadelphia, when both teams had winning records and post-season plans, this traditional end-of-season matchup was Army’s bowl game.

When Navy (4-7) plays Army (3-8) at FedEx Field in Landover Saturday, it will mark the first time since 2002 the Midshipmen will be playing their last game of the season.

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12/6/11

Sills is the quarterback phenom from Delaware who committed last year as a seventh-grader to play for Lane Kiffin at USC. Depending on who you believe — and perhaps it’s a matter of semantics — Sills may have also been offered recently by Auburn.

That’s right: Recruiting battles over 14-year-olds.

“I know Auburn’s very, very interested, as are quite a few other schools,” said Steve Clarkson, Sills’ personal coach in California. I’m not going to verify that he was or wasn’t offered.

Read more of “Did Auburn offer scholarship to 14-year-old QB committed to USC?” on AL.com
2.14.11

Presidents, astronauts among Army, Navy graduates

Just about every football media guide has a page listing “distinguished graduates” from the school, but there’s something a little special when you open West Point‘s and the first two names listed are Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.Other famous names on the page in Army’s guide include John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton, Omar N. Bradley, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Norman Schwarzkopf, astronauts Frank Borman, Buzz Aldrin and Ed White and Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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12/10/10