Gridiron Spotlight: Houston’s AAC West rivals faceoff

Navy, Memphis and Houston have been rivals for the title of best team in the American Athletic Conference West Division for the past three seasons. | Thomas Dwyer/The CougarEvery week of the season, the Gridiron Spotlight will look at which scheduled game has the ability to impact UH the most.

This week’s most impactful non-UH game is the Midshipmen hosting the Tigers in Annapolis in an early season showdown between two teams that were expected to contend for the West division crown in the AAC.

Memphis will look to build off its opening week success, while Navy will look to right the ship, lest its season ends before it truly begins.

After the first week of the season, we have been able to…