Niumatalolo changes postseason approach to help Navy bounce back from Army loss

Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo walks the sideline during the Nov. 11 game against Southern Methodist at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. (Paul W. Gillespie / Capital Gazette)Ken Niumatalolo has been watching the college football bowl games regularly during this holiday season. Navy’s veteran head coach has noticed one trend that has shown through whether it was the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl, DXL Frisco Bowl or Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.

“It has been interesting to me watching the bowls because it seems like there is always one team is ready to play and one team that is not,” Niumatalolo said. “During the bowl season, it’s always interesting to me how diametrically opposed…