2007 Navy vs. Wake Forest

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<p>A Craft Perfected: With Johnson leading way, Navy has mastered the triple-option offense (Winston-Salem Journal)</p>

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Paul Johnson is good at what he does, so good that he might be the best that has ever been.</p>

<p>At least that’s the opinion of Coach Jim Grobe, whose Wake Forest Deacons will face Johnson’s Navy Midshipmen at 1 p.m. today at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.</p>

<p>Wake Forest, riding a four-game winning streak, is 4-2. Navy, riding a three-game winning streak, is also 4-2…

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<p>Wake shreds Midshipmen</p>

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This time, the offense could not bail out the struggling defense.</p>

<p>A first-half injury to starting quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheakeu-Enhada combined with three turnovers proved costly as Navy’s triple-option attack could not keep pace with Wake Forest’s high-powered spread during a 44-24 loss yesterday…

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Navy’s defense is having a hard time preventing opponents from driving the length of the field these days. It certainly doesn’t help when the coverage unit gives up long returns.</p>

<p>Kickoff returner Kevin Marion got Wake Forest off to a great start yesterday by breaking back-to-back long runs in the first quarter. Marion, who has run the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, took the opening kickoff of the game back 80 yards to give the visitors great field position right out of the gate. The Demon Deacons needed only three plays to take a quick 7-0 lead…

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Navy is a team on the edge.</p>

<p>“There is no margin of error for us,” said Midshipmen coach Paul Johnson, whose team experienced multiple mishaps Saturday in a 44-24 loss to Wake Forest at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, where 36,992 fans had gathered for homecoming.</p>

<p>The first problem for the Mids (4-3) came late in the second quarter when quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada went down on a near helmet-to-helmet tackle that left him with a neck injury…

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For the second year in a row, Navy lost its starting quarterback and the game before a huge crowd on homecoming weekend. Wake Forest took advantage of 3 Navy fumbles and amassed 409 yards in total offense en route to a 44-24 victory over the Midshipmen in front of nearly 37,000 fans in Annapolis…

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