Navy slotbacks make presence felt against Bearcats

In Navy’s offense, a lot of backs get a chance to touch the ball and the success isn’t in only how hard the line blocks and how well the quarterback executes the option, but it also has a great deal to do with how the slotbacks block for each other.

Never was that more evident than in Saturday’s 42-32 Navy win over Cincinnati, as six slotbacks accounted for 333 of the team’s 569 rushing yards, the second highest total in school history. Actually, Navy had set the record at 573 yards until quarterback Zach Abey took a knee on the last two plays of the game, subtracting four yards.

Nobody even seemed to care. What was evident was the pleasure and confidence the A backs took in not just running,…