If there's one player that Notre Dame football was worried about the most on Saturday night, it was Navy quarterback Blake Horvath. The triple-option ace is one of those players who can cause problems with the ball, by handing it off, and yes, occasionally throwing it.
However, it's now Navy that has the problem. Just a half hour before the Irish and Midshipmen kick off on Saturday night, Pete Thamel was the first to report that Horvath will not play in a game that is very, very big for Navy's admittedly small chances of being the G6 represenative in the playoffs.