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Navy defense stepped up in season opener at Florida Atlantic

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Throughout preseason, most of the focus was on Zach Abey and the new-look Navy offense.

Could Abey develop into a legitimate triple-threat quarterback and did he have enough supporting weapons surrounding him?

Abey and the offense answered those questions in resounding fashion during the season-opening 42-19 win against Florida Atlantic, which began on Friday night and finished in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Abey directed an attack that rolled up 526 total yards, accounting for 345 of them himself. The 6-foot-2, 215-pound junior ran hard inside in gaining 235 yards on the ground and broke option keepers for touchdowns of 23 and 40 yards.