Head coach Ken Niumatalolo announced a few weeks ago that Malcom Perry would become Navy’s starting quarterback effective immediately. Niumatalolo added that he would decide during the offseason what to do with former starter Zach Abey.
The Midshipmen may have discovered during Thursday’s Military Bowl that it would be wise for Abey to remain at quarterback, serving as a short-yardage specialist and insurance in case Perry got hurt.
Perry showed why he was elevated to the starting role by rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns in just over one half of work against Virginia.