Navy home football games have always been played on Saturday afternoons for a wide range of reasons.
So many of the traditions of Navy football – from the Brigade of Midshipmen march-on to the fly-over of fighters jets to the alumni tailgates and class reunions – require that home games be held on Saturday afternoons.
Needless to say, Navy is not one bit interested in being part of a television deal that could possibly result in home games being held on Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights.
That baseline mandate is the major impetus behind an extraordinary agreement between CBS Sports, the American Athletic Conference and the Naval Academy Athletic Association that was announced on Wednesday.