Overview
- The game kicks off Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN from Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis.
- Navy travels with a full roster, per coach Brian Newberry, and leads the nation in rushing at about 289.3 yards per game.
- Senior quarterback Blake Horvath has 1,472 passing yards and 1,147 rushing yards with 25 total touchdowns guiding Navy’s option attack.
- Cincinnati will start Brady Lichtenberg, with Samaj Jones also expected to play, behind an intact offensive line after more than a dozen roster losses.
- Sportsbooks list Navy around -7.5, and Dimers’ simulations give the Midshipmen roughly a 59% win probability with a projected narrow victory.