Navy looks to start own streak

Win over Irish would be 2nd straight

For more than three decades, much of the talk leading up to the annual Navy-Notre Dame game surrounded "The Streak."

Navy players and coaches won't have to answer that annoying question this week. Not after the Midshipmen snapped their monumental 43-game losing streak to the Fighting Irish with a dramatic 46-44 triple-overtime victory in South Bend last season.

Now the new question is: Can Navy beat Notre Dame again?

"Why not? Let's start a streak for us," Navy fullback Eric Kettani said.

For the record, Navy has not defeated Notre Dame twice in...