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DuPaix returns to Navy as assistant as McDonald departs for UCLA

Head coach Ken Niumatalolo does not need to conduct an exhaustive search to identify candidates whenever Navy needs to replace an offensive assistant.

As one of the foremost practitioners of triple-option football, Niumatalolo knows exactly who is out there that is capable of coaching the system to the high standards he has set.

That is why it didn’t take Niumatalolo long to hire a replacement for assistant Bryce McDonald, who is leaving the Navy staff to pursue another opportunity in college football.

Niumatalolo announced on Friday that Joe DuPaix will return to the Naval Academy as an assistant coach.