Navy offense found footing in second half after going to the air

Tulane head coach Willie Fritz gets doused after beating the Navy 29-28 at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (David Grunfeld / AP)NEW ORLEANS – Navy’s coaching staff correctly predicted how Tulane would defend the triple-option. The Green Wave put 10 men in the box and used the safeties and assigned specific defenders the quarterback and pitch.

So it was disturbing to quarterback Zach Abey that Navy struggled offensively during the first half of Saturday’s contest at Yulman Stadium. The Midshipmen were 0-for-8 on third down conversions in gaining only 97 total yards by intermission.

“We knew what they were going to do. We practiced against that defense all week,” Abey…