Capital Gazette · Oct 22, 2017
Bye week comes at just the right time for banged-up Midshipmen
Navy's D.J. Palmore forces UCF's Adrian Killins Jr. out of bounds on a run in the third quarter. The visiting Knights defeated the Mids, 31-21, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (Paul W. Gillespie / Capital Gazette) Navy’s injury report was pretty long going into Saturday’s game against 20th-ranked Central Florida. It grew in a way head coach Ken Niumatalolo didn’t want to see over the course of the contest.
Starting quarterback Zach Abey was the most obvious and biggest loss – getting knocked out early in the third quarter with a head injury. Niumatalolo said the training staff put the junior standout through the concussion protocol as a precaution.