Overview

• Kickoff is Saturday at noon ET at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis with national coverage on CBS and streaming options via CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App and Paramount+.
• This first leg has been a strong indicator of the trophy winner, with the victor of Navy–Air Force taking the series 40 times in the past 53 meetings.
• Navy enters 4-0 on a seven-game winning streak and leads the FBS with roughly 352 rushing yards per game behind dual-threat quarterback Blake Horvath.
• Air Force is 1-3 with a defense ranked 131st nationally, allowing 38.8 points per game and conceding at least 40 to each FBS opponent so far.
• The option-quarterback duel features Navy’s Horvath against Air Force’s Liam Szarka, who set a program record with 417 total yards versus Hawaii, as analysts highlight slow tempo trends with CBS picking the under at 49.5 and SportsLine’s model leaning over a listed total of 52.5.