NAVY KEY: NO MISTAKES, NO TURNOVERS
Tulane, under head coach Willie Fritz, has proven it understands how to defend the triple-option. It has been a fistfight the last two times these teams have met and that trend figures to continue. “We’ve struggled every year to move the ball against them,” Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo conceded. The Green Wave have played sound and not had the breakdowns that lead to big gains so the Midshipmen may need to grind it out, earning first downs three and four yards at a time.