PHILADELPHIA – All the hype begins about two weeks beforehand, officially kicking off this year with the Army-Navy media event and luncheon held at Lincoln Financial Field on Nov. 28.
From that day forward there are hundreds of stories written or broadcast by media outlets all over the country.
Excitement reaches a fevered pitch during game week with pep rallies on both campuses and a wide variety of special events here in Philadelphia, which will be hosting the Army-Navy football game for the 88th time.
The Midshipmen and Black Knights arrived at their respective team hotels on Thursday night and conducted walk-through practices at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday afternoon.