ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Breaking down Navy’s 46-40 win against No. 5 Houston:
THE BIG PICTURE: Houston’s shocking loss to Navy eliminates the Cougars’ already long odds of reaching the College Football Playoff while upending the push for the access-bowl bid to a New Year’s Six game afforded to the best team among the Group of Five conferences.
For Houston, an entire season fell apart in 60 minutes. So long, Playoff. The Cougars would need complete anarchy to even rejoin the conversation – and anarchy rules in college football, but not to that extent. Even worse, losing to Navy places the Cougars behind the eight ball in the American Athletic Conference West Division.