Head coach Ken Niumatalolo was perturbed last week when he learned that a shipping problem had prevented the Navy football team’s equipment from returning from Hawaii on time.
The Midshipmen were not able to conduct a padded practice last Tuesday as they normally would and Niumatalolo made mention of the fact when speaking to the media afterward.
“We don’t even have our pads yet. We were supposed to be in pads today, but there were some shipping issues. It is what it is. We have to press forward,” Niumatalolo said. “Memphis doesn’t care that we traveled all that way, they don’t care that we got whooped, they don’t care if we have our pads.