Irish Tackle Unbeaten Navy

Notre Dame and Navy travel to East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday for this season’s episode of their historic rivalry. The Midshipmen (6-0) have scored 45 points per game and are a far cry from the squad that lost to the Fighting Irish by 42-3 last August. Notre Dame has won four straight games of late behind a suffocating defense and an improving offense. Saturday’s game will be broadcast nationally by ABC starting at 12:00 Noon Eastern time.

Navy’s Head Coach Brian Newberry is in his second season at the Academy after serving as a defensive assistant for four seasons. He began with a 5-7 mark in 2023 but has quickly reversed the fortunes of a program that had not enjoyed a winning…