NAVY FOOTBALL: Former Navy assistant coach Napoleon Sykes is returning to the Naval Academy after spending the past four seasons at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Sykes will be assisting Shaun Nua with the defensive line, which will allow defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson to be more involved in all facets of the defense.
Sykes coached outside linebackers with Tony Grantham in 2010 and 2011. In 2010, Navy went 9-4, defeated Army and Notre Dame and participated in the Poinsettia Bowl.
Sykes coached the outside linebackers at Charlotte where he helped the 49ers start their football program in 2012, play in the FCS in 2013 (5-6), and 2014 (5-6) and then in Conference USA last year.