Navy suddenly found itself thin at slotback for last Saturday’s game against Temple.
Starter CJ Williams sat out with an upper body injury while top backup Keoni-Kordell Makekau was sidelined with a leg issue.
It’s not the first time the Midshipmen have seen multiple key players go down at that particular position. In seasons past, the program’s tremendous depth at slotback has shown through.
So it was somewhat surprising to hear head coach Ken Niumatalolo state after the Temple loss the reason why he moved Malcolm Perry from quarterback to slotback.
“Just watching a bunch of young A backs in practice, I just felt like I’d rather have Malcolm over there than some of those younger guys who haven’t played yet,” Niumatalolo said.