Navy and Houston will be playing for runner-up status in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference on Friday morning.
Most college football fans will still be digesting their Thanksgiving Day leftovers when the Midshipmen and Cougars tee it up in an 11 a.m. (Central time) start at TEDCU Stadium.
Two years ago, this matchup had enormous meaning as Houston and Navy were playing for the right to represent the West Division in the American Athletic Conference championship game. In a showdown of the conference’s best quarterbacks, Greg Ward Jr.