2007 Navy vs. Wake Forest

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Comments from Navy head football coach Paul Johnson following practice on Wednesday, Oct. 17</p>

<p>On Wake's defense </p>

<p>"They are pretty good. They are really good against the run so they match up very well against us. They have big guys inside, their perimeter guys are fast, they have good cover corners and their safeties will knock the fool out of you. They have a good team." </p>

<p>On similarities between them and any previous opponents this year </p>

<p>"They are a little bit like Rutgers except I think their corners are better than Rutgers' corners." </p>

<p>On if they will change anything on defense for Wake Forest </p>

<p>"We play the way we play. We aren't smart enough to line up more than one way." </p>

<p>On the rugby punt </p>

<p>"We can do either one. We have only punted six times and I think we've tried to rugby punt maybe twice." </p>

<p>On having two of the six punts partially blocked </p>

<p>"It's an issue. It's a concern." </p>

<p>On tackling </p>

<p>"We work on it every day. You have to bend your knees, keep your head up, grab cloth and run through the tackle. It's the same thing we tell them every day. You can't duck your head and try to cut people or try to knock them down with a shoulder block. We aren't as big as the other teams so we have to jump on and go for a ride. We can't be ankle biters." </p>

<p>Comments from Navy nose guard Nate Frazier following practice on Wednesday, Oct. 17 </p>

<p>On the defense's attitude </p>

<p>"We know we have to do a better job. The offense is doing their job and we know we have to do a better job of playing faster and tackling better." </p>

<p>On his season so far </p>

<p>"It's been a learning experience. It's my first year as a starter, but at the same time we can't keep using youth as an excuse. We are six games into the season and we have to show improvement." </p>

<p>On the injuries </p>

<p>"If someone gets hurt it gives somebody else a chance to step up and show they can play. You don't want anybody to get hurt, but it happens. It's the nature of the game."</p>

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<p>Brothers keep football, military traditions soaring at academy</p>

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What's the chance of three brothers all playing Division I football and serving in the Marine Corps?</p>

<p>That rarity has become reality for the Wimsatt family, and all three brothers will be at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this Saturday.</p>

<p>Matt Wimsatt, the youngest brother, is a starting outside linebacker and leading tackler for Navy this season. The 6-foot-1, 216-pound senior has been one of the few consistent performers for a defense that has struggled through six games. He intends to choose Marine Corps ground as a service selection....

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<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Naval Academy Athletic Association expects a standing room only crowd on Saturday for the Navy-Wake Forest football game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.</p>

<p>Standing room only tickets are still available for Saturday's game and for the Delaware game on Oct. 27, while seats are still available for the Northern Illinois contest on Nov. 17. The Army-Navy game is sold out. Fans can purchase tickets for the three remaining home games by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY, on the web at <a href="http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.navysports.com&lt;/a> or on game day at the stadium starting at 10:30 a.m.</p>

<p>On Saturday, Parking gates 1 and 2 will open at 6:30 a.m. with the rest of the parking gates opening at 8 a.m. Directed parking will start at 11 a.m. and at that time fans will no longer be able to save parking spots.</p>

<p>Fans that purchased tickets for the Captain's BBQ can enter the stadium through Gate P starting at 10:30 a.m. while the main stadium gates will open at 11 a.m. As a reminder, fans must have purchased a parking pass in advance of game day to park in the stadium lot.</p>

<p>Fans that do not have a parking pass can ride the free shuttles from the Harry S. Truman Park and Ride lot to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for all Navy home football games. Shuttle busses will start running at 11 a.m. on Saturday.</p>

<p>Fans are encouraged to utilize this service in order to avoid the congestion on Route 50 and around the stadium. Busses will depart the stadium and return to the Harry S. Truman Park and Ride at halftime, end of the third quarter and at the end of the game for up to one hour after the game.</p>

<p>The Harry S. Truman Park and Ride lot is located at Harry S. Truman Parkway and Riva Road near the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration in Annapolis.</p>

<p>The best way to get to the parking lot is:</p>

<p>From Washington D.C. & Points West and South Travel east on Route 50 towards Annapolis Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are "Express Bus Park and Ride Lot" and "Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot.</p>

<p>From Baltimore and Points North Take I-97 southbound to Route 50 east Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are "Express Bus Park and Ride Lot" and Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot.</p>

<p>From the Eastern Shore and Points East Take Route 50 west across the Bay Bridge Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are "Express Bus Park and Ride Lot" and Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot.</p>

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<p>Mid Store hours this weekend:</p>

<p>Friday
10/19
0730 – 1800</p>

<p>Saturday
10/20
0830 – 1400</p>

<p>Sunday
10/21
1000 – 1600</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/18/AR2007101802173.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/18/AR2007101802173.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Navy senior Jeff Deliz, a starting safety and team captain who suffered a season-ending injury to his right leg against Rutgers on Sept. 7, has withdrawn from school for the fall semester, Coach Paul Johnson said yesterday. The move opens the possibility that Deliz could play in 2008. </p>

<p>"There's a chance," Johnson said. "We have to appeal to the NCAA to get a medical year. . . . It really didn't have anything to do with football. He was having a hard time getting around, he was pretty immobile. The whole thing is based on academics. The only way we will take a player [for an extra year] is if he needs extra time to graduate."...

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<p>Standing room only left for Saturday's game</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Naval Academy Athletic Association expects a standing room only crowd on Saturday for the Navy-Wake Forest football game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. </p>

<p>Standing room only tickets are still available for Saturday's game and for the Delaware game on Oct. 27, while seats are still available for the Northern Illinois contest on Nov. 17. The Army-Navy game is sold out. Fans can purchase tickets for the three remaining home games by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY, on the web at <a href="http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.navysports.com&lt;/a> or on game day at the stadium starting at 10:30 a.m. </p>

<p>On Saturday, Parking gates 1 and 2 will open at 6:30 a.m. with the rest of the parking gates opening at 8 a.m. Directed parking will start at 11 a.m. and at that time fans will no longer be able to save parking spots. </p>

<p>Fans that purchased tickets for the Captain's BBQ can enter the stadium through Gate P starting at 10:30 a.m. while the main stadium gates will open at 11 a.m. As a reminder, fans must have purchased a parking pass in advance of game day to park in the stadium lot. </p>

<p>Fans that do not have a parking pass can ride the free shuttles from the Harry S. Truman Park and Ride lot to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for all Navy home football games. Shuttle busses will start running at 11 a.m. on Saturday. </p>

<p>Fans are encouraged to utilize this service in order to avoid the congestion on Route 50 and around the stadium. Busses will depart the stadium and return to the Harry S. Truman Park and Ride at halftime, end of the third quarter and at the end of the game for up to one hour after the game. </p>

<p>The Harry S. Truman Park and Ride lot is located at Harry S. Truman Parkway and Riva Road near the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration in Annapolis. </p>

<p>The best way to get to the parking lot is: </p>

<p>From Washington D.C. & Points West and South Travel east on Route 50 towards Annapolis Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are "Express Bus Park and Ride Lot" and "Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot. </p>

<p>From Baltimore and Points North Take I-97 southbound to Route 50 east Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are "Express Bus Park and Ride Lot" and Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot. </p>

<p>From the Eastern Shore and Points East Take Route 50 west across the Bay Bridge Take Exit 22 (Route 665 - Aris T. Allen Blvd.) Then Exit at Riva Road and turn right at the bottom of the exit onto Riva Road (South) Proceed for 1/4 mile through one stoplight and turn right into the Park and Ride lot. There are "Express Bus Park and Ride Lot" and Navy Football Free Shuttle Bus signs directing traffic into the lot.</p>

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<p>With Lively Atmospheres and Cheap Seats, Smaller Football Colleges Offer More Bangs for Your Bucks</p>

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Football is to fall what baseball is to summer. Only much, much more expensive. </p>

<p>Unless you want to take out a second mortgage, the chances of getting your family into a Redskins game this season are slim to none. Even at the University of Maryland, $45 will get one adult into Saturday's game -- in Section 302. From those seats, you can see the Washington Monument and maybe the players . . . if you squint or bring binoculars. </p>

<p>So skip the $35 parking and the crowded Metro cars and take the family to a game at one of the area's smaller football colleges. Sure, the players might not be destined for the pros, but the draw isn't just the game; it's the marching bands, grassy end zones where you can picnic and the chance for kids to meet the players at halftime....

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Cornerback Alphonso Smith will play against Navy on Saturday with a broken ring finger on his left hand.</p>

<p>Smith broke the finger in the first quarter of last week’s victory over Florida State, but still finished with seven tackles and intercepted a pass in the end zone in the third quarter....

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<p>Navy braces for test from explosive unit</p>

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Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green has been working the video machine overtime this week in preparation for Wake Forest and its spread offense. </p>

<p>Wake head coach Jim Grobe is considered one of the pioneers of the new-style spread, which has swept the country and is being used in some form or another by numerous programs....

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Senior safety and defensive captain Jeff Deliz has withdawn from school and may seek an extra year of eligibility, Navy head coach Paul Johnson confirmed this morning.</p>

<p>Deliz, who suffered a broken leg in the second game of the season against Rutgers, withdrew from the Naval Academy late last week and returned home to Clinton Township, Mich., Johson said. The Washington Post first reported the news in today's edition....

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All the problems associated with Wake Forest football have gotten the better of numerous head coaches with strong resumes. </p>

<p>High academic standards, subpar facilities and meager fan support have prevented such respected coaches as Bill Dooley, John Mackovic and Al Groh from winning consistently in Winston Salem....

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<p>enjoy the game everyone!!!!</p>

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Navy's defense continued to struggle and the offense could not save the day due to turnovers and other mistakes during a 44-24 loss to Wake Forest yesterday.</p>

<p>It was Homecoming at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and a standing-room-only crowd of 36,992 left disappointed after Wake used its patented spread offense to shred Navy for 409 yards. The Midshipmen were using its vaunted triple-option attack to keep pace, but three lost fumbles proved their undoing....

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<p>Mids lose QB Kaheaku-Enhada in first half; Wake QB Skinner throws for 213 yards, 2 TDs</p>

<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-navy1020,0,5137318.story%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-navy1020,0,5137318.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Navy's only chance today against the defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Wake Forest Demon Deacons was to keep pace with Wake's high-powered offense.</p>

<p>On a sunny homecoming afternoon in front of 36,992, the second-largest crowd in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium history, the Midshipmen were doing that until their starting quarterback went down and turnovers started creeping into their game....

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<p>Mids falter after committing 3 turnovers; QB Kaheaku-Enhada hurt</p>

<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.navyfoot21oct21,0,1298446.story%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.navyfoot21oct21,0,1298446.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Navy's only chance yesterday against defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Wake Forest was to keep pace with the Demon Deacons' high-powered offense.</p>

<p>On a sunny homecoming afternoon in front of 36,992, the second-largest crowd in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium history, the Midshipmen were doing that until their starting quarterback went down and turnovers started creeping into their game....

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<p>Wake Forest 44, Navy 24</p>

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About the only highlight for the Navy defense in a 44-24 loss to Wake Forest yesterday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium came a few seconds before the game. </p>

<p>As leading tackler Matt Wimsatt and his teammates took the field, Wimsatt's older brother, Brad, flew past the stadium in a Boeing AV-8B Harrier as part of the traditional fly-over. Matt Wimsatt clapped and looked up as his brother's plane sped past....

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Riley Skinner passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns to Kenny Moore, who caught 15 passes for 181 yards Saturday as Wake Forest beat Navy 44-24.</p>

<p>The victory was the fifth straight for Wake Forest (5-2), which snapped a three-game winning streak for the Midshipmen (4-3)....

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In Navy's first two losses this season, turnovers proved costly. Yesterday, the Midshipmen again fell victim to their own mistakes.</p>

<p>Three lost fumbles doomed the Mids as they dropped their homecoming game to defending ACC champion Wake Forest 44-24 in front of 36, 992 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium....

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Homecoming has not been kind to Navy – or its quarterbacks – the past two years. </p>

<p>First, Navy lost starting junior quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada to a neck injury late in the first half Saturday against visiting Wake Forest. Then, backup Jarod Bryant fumbled twice, including one on his first play from scrimmage that Wake Forest recovered for a touchdown en route to a 44-24 victory in front of 36,992 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis....

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Wake Forest scuttled Navy’s triple-option offense in the second half and cruised to a 44-24 nonconference victory yesterday in front of a homecoming gathering of 36,992, the second-largest crowd at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.</p>

<p>Linebacker Aaron Curry, suspended for the first quarter for missing a class, made up for lost time by knocking starting quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada out of the game late in the first half, and the Midshipmen managed just seven points on five second-half possessions....

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