Navy's Sovie hitting his stride after injury

Clint Sovie seemed poised for a big season in 2007. He saw significant action as a sophomore on the Navy football team in 2006, recording 61 tackles and making two interceptions while starting nine of 13 games.

Sovie looked good in preseason drills last August and notched a career-high 10 tackles in the season opener against Temple. It was obvious the junior from Jacksonville (Fla.) was a defensive leader for the Midshipmen.

Then it was all over - in an instant and without warning. Early in the second game against Rutgers, Sovie tackled All-American running back Ray Rice and went down in obvious pain.

"When I tackled Ray...