Major mistakes in the kicking game likely cost Navy 17 points and prevented the visitors from keeping pace with host Pittsburgh in a high-scoring first half.
It started on the opening kickoff when Ram Vela failed to recover a fumble that could have given the Midshipmen first-and-goal. Place-kicker Joe Buckley then missed a chip shot field goal and punter Kyle Delahooke was penalized for illegally kicking the ball to set up another Pittsburgh touchdown.
Those miscues along with Pittsburgh's potent passing attack and domination at the line of...
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