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With senior safety Jeff Deliz returning home to Michigan to rehabilitate from knee surgery, Navy's football team needed someone to fill the role of defensive captain.</p>
<p>Deliz's departure created a void and there were really only two candidates to fill it - inside linebacker Irv Spencer and outside linebacker Matt Wimsatt, the only senior starters on the defense....
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<p>Kaheaku-Enhada set to return against Delaware</p>
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Navy received good news on Sunday when doctors determined that starting quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada had not suffered a serious head or neck injury as a result of a helmet-to-helmet collision with Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry.</p>
<p>That Kaheaku-Enhada would be available to start this Saturday's contest against Delaware was not a foregone conclusion after a halftime examination led team doctors to inform Coach Johnson that he could not continue versus Wake....
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<p>And giving up FIFTY NINE (59!) today to a 1-AA team continues to show that the Navy coaches have not a clue about defense.</p>
<p>148 points allowed over the last three games = disaster.</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -Joe Flacco threw four touchdown passes and Omar Cuff rushed for four scores to lead Delaware to a wild 59-52 upset of Navy on Saturday.</p>
<p>The Blue Hens (7-1), one of the top teams in the Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA), rolled to 581 total yards against the Midshipmen (4-4), who play in top tier of Division I football.</p>
<p>The 59 points is the most scored by the Blue Hens since a 59-42 win over Villanova on Nov. 18, 2000. It was also the most points Navy has allowed since a 65-19 loss to N.C. State in 2002. It was the most combined points scored in a Navy football game since 1919, when Navy beat Colby 121-0.</p>
<p>Flacco completed 30 of 41 passes for a career-best 434 yards.</p>
<p>Cuff rushed for 141 yards and set a single-season touchdown record for the Hens as he scored on three 1-yard runs and iced the win with a 37-yard score with 2:02 to play. He has 28 touchdowns, 24 rushing, for the season.</p>
<p>Cuff's 168 points is also a single-season school record.</p>
<p>Flacco's scoring passes went to Kervin Michaud for 11 and 13 yards, Mark Duncan for 23 yards and Aaron Love for 34 yards. Michaud had eight catches for 96 yards and Robbie Agnone had seven catches for 133 yards.</p>
<p>Navy rushed for 342 yards and had 506 yards total offense.</p>
<p>Navy's starting quarterback Kaipo-Nao Kaheaku-Enhada rushed for 72 yards and scored short TD runs in the first quarter to give Navy a 14-7 lead. He was replaced in the third quarter after Delaware scored two straight touchdowns to take a 42-35 lead.</p>
<p>Jarod Bryant, Kaheaku-Enhada's backup, ran for 25 yards and was 3-for-3 for 77 yards. His 51-yard pass to Zerb Singleton set up Navy's last touchdown, which made it 52-49 with 4:25 left.</p>
<p>Adam Ballard led Navy's ground attack with 94 yards and scored on a 55-yard run. Eric Kettani added 92 yards and scored twice. Bryant completed 8 of 11 passes for 126 yards.</p>
<p>Reggie Campbell's 74-yard kickoff return to open the second half set up a short scoring drive capped by Kettani's 1-yard run and giving the Mids a 35-28 lead. Joey Bullen's 29-yard field goal with 31 seconds left for Navy made it 59-52.</p>
<p>Navy Surrenders 581 Yards To Division I-AA Delaware, Drops to 4-4 on the Season</p>
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The blank looks and silence that the Navy football team took into the locker room following its game against Delaware yesterday belied that the Midshipmen had just gained 506 yards and scored 52 points. </p>
<p>A few seconds later, the Blue Hens left the field screaming and cheering. They had good reason, because they had just won, 59-52, before 35,213 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. </p>
<p>It was the most points the Midshipmen (4-4) had scored in a game they lost; the previous high came in a 48-41 loss to Hawaii in 1999....
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<p>Hens' 59 points, Mids' 2 turnovers add up to defeat</p>
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Navy and Delaware rumbled up and down the field yesterday for 15 touchdowns, 111 points and 1,087 yards. But in the end, only one number mattered for the Midshipmen.</p>
<p>Two.</p>
<p>That's how many turnovers the Navy offense had on an afternoon that set defense back almost a hundred years. Two turnovers negated 506 yards worth of big plays and little plays, including a 74-yard kickoff return by Reggie Campbell, a 55-yard touchdown run by Adam Ballard and a 30-yard pass by kicker Joey Bullen off a fake field goal....
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Navy lost two fumbles and couldn't stop Delaware on downs as the Blue Hens dropped the Midshipmen 59-52 yesterday for their second straight home loss in front of 35,213 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.</p>
<p>The game produced 1,087 offensive yards, including 506 by Navy. But Delaware (7-1) capitalized on the Mids' mistakes, scoring 10 points off turnovers.</p>
<p>In the game in which neither team led by more than 10 points, those points were the difference....
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Add Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco and running back Omar Cuff to the growing list of players who have put together complete highlight reels against Navys beleaguered defense. </p>
<p>Flacco completed 30-of-41 passes for 434 yards and four touchdowns and Cuff rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns as the Blue Hens wracked up 581 yards in total offense en route to a 59-52 upset over the Midshipmen in front of 35,213 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium....
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<p>Bye week fuels confident Hens against I-A foe</p>
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All the University of Delaware offense had to do was score on practically every possession.</p>
<p>All the UD defense had to do was try to prevent Navy from doing the same, which isn't as easy as it sounds.</p>
<p>With those bold initiatives in mind Saturday, the Blue Hens accomplished their mission at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, outscoring Navy 59-52 in a nonconference football shootout witnessed by 35,213....
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<p>A high school team like Dematha could score 30 on Navy easily.</p>
<p>Fire the defensive coaches, they are putrid.</p>
<p>Hot Coaches: Bios of eight up-and-comers any A.D. would be wise to consider (Omaha World)</p>
<p>Hot Coaches: Bios of eight up-and-comers any A.D. would be wise to consider
BY DIRK CHATELAIN
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER</p>
<p>Only Tom Osborne knows what's in Tom Osborne's head. Let's get that straight now. Osborne may retain Bill Callahan at the end of the season. He may choose to re-hire Frank Solich. Who knows? But if Osborne is in the market for a coach a month from now, there's a good chance he'll consider these hot names. If he's not looking, many an athletic director will be.</p>
<p>Bo Pelini - LSU Defensive coordinator</p>
<p>Few college coaches have churned through the rumor mills longer than Pelini.</p>
<p>Pelini carried an interim tag for one game in 2003, leading Nebraska to an inspired 17-3 win in the Alamo Bowl. A week later, Steve Pederson passed over Pelini and picked Bill Callahan.</p>
<p>Pelini's been a hot prospect ever since. Meanwhile, the list of respected coaches for whom he's worked has grown: Pete Carroll, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan, Hayden Fry, Bob Stoops.</p>
<p>Now he's at LSU, where his defenses consistently rank among the nation's best.</p>
<p>Pelini, 39, can make players do things they otherwise couldn't. One year after Nebraska finished 55th in total defense, Pelini's version finished 11th. He does it with scheme, but more impressively, he inspires.</p>
<p>Could Pelini play the role of poised CEO with the same skill in which he coordinates a defense?</p>
<p>Remember, he confronted Bill Snyder at midfield for running up the score not exactly protocol for head coaches and he accused Pederson of tampering with his chance to get the Pittsburgh job in 2005.</p>
<p>Still, several A.D.s would gladly risk a little to acquire Pelini's skill. Don't expect another winter to pass without Pelini making a move.</p>
<p>Greg Schiano - Rutgers Head coach</p>
<p>Cut from the same cloth as defensive-minded motivators like Bill Parcells, the Rutgers coach is quickly becoming an icon on the East Coast.</p>
<p>But would he leave his home state of New Jersey?</p>
<p>Last year, Schiano removed his name from consideration for the Miami head coaching job he's a former Hurricanes defensive coordinator. So he either really likes Jersey or he's waiting for Joe Paterno to retire at Penn State Schiano assisted Paterno in the '90s.</p>
<p>Schiano, 41, took over at Rutgers before the 2001 season. He went 3-24 in conference games his first four seasons. But Schiano recruited Florida hard. He prioritized in-state talent.</p>
<p>He followed a 7-5 mark in 2005 with a 9-0 start in 2006, including a nationally televised upset of No. 3 Louisville. An 11-2 record earned Schiano several national coach of the year awards.</p>
<p>His Scarlet Knights are 5-2 in 2007, including an upset of then-undefeated South Florida.</p>
<p>When Schiano took over one of the worst programs in Division I-A, he enlisted Sopranos star James Gandolfini to help advertise Rutgers football. They made commercials. They made billboards. They tried to generate interest.</p>
<p>Six years later, Tony's run is over. Schiano's is just beginning.</p>
<p>Jim Grobe - Wake Forest Head coach</p>
<p>Grobe is known to bring his assistants breakfast every morning. He is known for trekking to the local big box store to buy soap for the coaches' locker room.</p>
<p>Understand why just two assistants have left Grobe in seven years?</p>
<p>In the process, the 2006 Associated Press national coach of the year has revolutionized Wake Forest football.</p>
<p>Before the Demon Deacons won 11 last year, including the ACC championship, they hadn't had a winning conference record since 1988.</p>
<p>Before Grobe did that, he turned around a dreadful Ohio program in the 1990s. Before that, he assisted Fisher DeBerry at Air Force.</p>
<p>It was DeBerry who told Grobe he was committing career suicide going to Ohio, where the previous two coaches had combined to go 17-89-4. Grobe proved him wrong, winning eight games in just his third year.</p>
<p>His tricky misdirection offense and keen eye for spotting raw talent have made Wake a major player in the ACC. Grobe, 55, signed a 10-year contract extension in February, but suitors will come knocking anyway.</p>
<p>Jim Leavitt - South Florida Head coach</p>
<p>He isn't obsessive-compulsive like his old boss, Bill Snyder, but the South Florida coach has more personality.</p>
<p>Maybe you saw him running sprints on the field before the Bulls faced Rutgers a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>Maybe you heard he once awoke a player during winter break by jumping on his bed.</p>
<p>"Get up! Go lift weights!" Leavitt shouted.</p>
<p>Leavitt, 50, grew up in St. Petersburg, just across the bay from South Florida. But he was a graduate assistant at Missouri before coordinating the defense at Morningside College in Sioux City. That's where Leavitt was when he drove Tom Osborne to a Fellowship of Christian Athletes function, taking the scenic route so he could pick Osborne's brain.</p>
<p>In 1990, Leavitt followed Snyder to Kansas State and, with Bob Stoops, constructed a stalwart defense.</p>
<p>After the 1995 season, he signed up to coach the first South Florida football team. Using K-State as a model, Leavitt built slowly.</p>
<p>A year ago, he won at West Virginia. This year, his Bulls won at Auburn and rose to No. 2 in the country two weeks ago.</p>
<p>Alabama reportedly considered Leavitt twice for its coaching job. Repeatedly, he has talked about his desire to finish his career in Tampa. But major programs could offer more attractive resources.</p>
<p>Gary Patterson - Texas Christian Head coach</p>
<p>In his free time, he enjoys sitting around and playing country music on his guitar. But get Patterson on a sideline and he's not so gentle.</p>
<p>His face turns red. His voice goes hoarse. TCU starts winning.</p>
<p>He didn't build the Conference USA power Dennis Franchione deserves credit for that. But Patterson, who took the reins in December 2000, has developed TCU into one of the country's most consistent mid-majors.</p>
<p>Patterson, 47, has coached in five bowl games in six years. He's won 11 games three of those seasons and 10 in another. He finished the 2005 season ranked ninth in the coaches' poll.</p>
<p>He has won five of his last six games against Big 12 competition, including an upset of Oklahoma in 2005.</p>
<p>Patterson, who was born in Kansas and played at Kansas State, coordinated the defense at New Mexico and TCU before taking over the Horned Frogs.</p>
<p>TCU started this season ranked 22nd in the AP poll, but has struggled to a 4-3 start. After a last-minute interception that cost TCU the game against Air Force in September, Patterson said this: "You can find any little old lady on the street who would've told you that we shouldn't have thrown the ball."</p>
<p>Looks like the coach can write lyrics, too.</p>
<p>Paul Johnson - Navy Head coach</p>
<p>One of the country's best offensive minds employs a spread option attack which he compares to West Virginia and Florida. Nothing new there.</p>
<p>But Johnson, 50, has proven capable of completely altering his offensive focus to fit personnel.</p>
<p>At Hawaii, where he coordinated the offense, he aired it out and set school passing records. At Navy, he operates a potent triple option that regularly leads the nation in rushing.</p>
<p>Johnson won two consecutive Division I-AA national championships at Georgia Southern.</p>
<p>In Annapolis, he took over a program that had lost 19 of its last 20 games. Johnson flipped its fortunes. Navy has since appeared in four straight bowls.</p>
<p>Heading into the 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, Johnson heard all week about how boring his offense was. On the first play, he threw deep for a 55-yard touchdown. Navy beat Colorado State 51-30.</p>
<p>"People try to throw new wrinkles at him, and he adjusts so fast," a Navy assistant told a Baltimore news outlet. "I don't know if anybody is better at game management."</p>
<p>Johnson, a native North Carolinian, seemed a natural candidate for positions at North Carolina and North Carolina State last year.</p>
<p>UNC chose Butch Davis; NC State took Tom O'Brien.</p>
<p>Will Muschamp - Auburn Defensive coordinator</p>
<p>Auburn's 36-year-old defensive coordinator makes Bo Pelini look like an introvert.</p>
<p>Muschamp bloodied his hand last year when he punched a board. He got caught this year on ESPN yelling congratulatory obscenities at his players. You can see him regularly jumping into his players' arms after third-down stops.</p>
<p>Muschamp played safety at Georgia, before entering coaching. His big break came in 2001, when he hooked up with Nick Saban at LSU. He later became defensive coordinator.</p>
<p>After a season assisting Saban with the Miami Dolphins, Muschamp returned to the SEC and Auburn.</p>
<p>His Tigers shut down Nebraska's offense in last year's Cotton Bowl, holding the Huskers scoreless on 63 yards in the second half. More impressive is this year's defense, which allowed Florida just 312 total yards at the Swamp.</p>
<p>Two weeks ago, Auburn gave up a combined 85 rushing yards to Arkansas' Darren McFadden and Felix Jones.</p>
<p>Does Muschamp have the experience to lead a major Division I program? Like Pelini, there's no way to know for sure.</p>
<p>But his intensity is contagious and half the battle, as Nebraska has learned, is motivating players.</p>
<p>Brian Kelly - Cincinnati Head coach</p>
<p>He hadn't coached a game at Cincinnati when he showed up at Big East Conference media day in July.</p>
<p>But Kelly wasn't shy about ridiculing Cincinnati reporters who didn't make the trip to Rhode Island.</p>
<p>"I am still going to coach the team and we are still going to compete for a Big East title," Kelly said. "But it is sad for the fans of Cincinnati to not have a legitimate, credible local media outlet."</p>
<p>Ambitious. Fearless. Candid.</p>
<p>He isn't Bengals megaphone Chad Johnson, but Kelly is doing his best to make Cincinnati pay attention. He won his first six games this season and moved into the Top 20, Cincinnati's first appearance in 31 years, before dropping his last two.</p>
<p>Kelly, 46, worked as a press agent for Gary Hart's presidential campaign in 1988. Three years later, he took over at Division II Grand Valley State. </p>
<p>In 13 seasons, he won 118 games and two national titles. Then he moved to Central Michigan and lifted a struggling program to the MAC championship in his third year.</p>
<p>He succeeds with his own brand of spread offense that has averaged 38 points a game in 2007.</p>
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<p>Quarterback Joe Flacco looked like the second coming of Tom Brady while wide receiver Kervin Michaud played the role of Randy Moss as the Blue Hens had their way against one of the worst defenses in college football....
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<p>Delaware was playing in front of its largest crowd of the season - by far - and was going up against its first Division I-A opponent in three years. Still, senior quarterback Joe Flacco said there was even more added incentive for him heading into the Blue Hens' matchup with Navy....
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