Navy Sports Blog http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/blog/6/NavySportsBlog.html Capital sports writer Bill Wagner shares items from his Navy notebook. E-mail Bill.]]> en-us Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:10:02 -0500 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:33:35 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html PHP 5.2.11 nlundskow@capitalgazette.com (Nick Lundskow) erikwiffin@capitalgazette.com (Erik Wiffin) 60 French Focused on Football http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845077/FrenchFocusedonFootball.html    Brye French, who was announced as defensive captain for Navy football last night, had decided two months ago to not play lacrosse this spring. French, a starting outside linebacker, told head coach Ken Niumatalolo shortly after the season finale against archrival Army that he wanted to focus on football his senior season.

   French was a member of the Navy lacrosse team as a freshman and sophomore and saw significant action as a defensive midfielder. However, French...

]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:33:35 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845077/FrenchFocusedonFootball.html Snelson, French Team Captains http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845076/SnelsonFrenchTeamCaptains.html For:  Immediate Release
Sent:  February...
]]> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:07:05 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845076/SnelsonFrenchTeamCaptains.html C.J. Williams http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845074/C.J.Williams.html     Calvert Hall College in Towson had two football players sign with a Bowl Championship Series conference program. Wide receiver Trevor Williams and cornerback DaQuan Davis both signed with Penn State after jointly reneging on verbal commitments to West Virginia.

    Head coach Donald Davis believes C.J. Williams is every bit as good as those two and cannot understand why no BCS schools offered him a scholarship. Navy did pull the trigger on Williams and the versatile...

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:39:50 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845074/C.J.Williams.html Changes in Recruiting Assignments http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845071/ChangesinRecruitingAssignments.html     Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo said earlier this week that he plans to make some changes with how the staff is assigned to handle recruiting.

     Niumatalolo said he is leaning toward taking offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper and defensive coordinator Buddy Green off the road so they can focus fully on watching film and game-planning. Jasper has handled Florida on behalf of the Midshipmen ever since rejoining the staff back in 2002. Green also came aboard that...

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:44:28 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845071/ChangesinRecruitingAssignments.html Navy Recruits by Assistant http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845069/NavyRecruitsbyAssistant.html     Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo praised his entire coaching staff for the job they did in recruiting for the Class of 2012. Every assistant was responsible for landing multiple prospects and The Capital has compiled a list of who was responsible for whom. 

     Ashley Ingram, who handles Kentucky, Tennessee and parts of Georgia, was the lead recruiter for 10 of the prospects who committed to Navy. Steve Johns, who spearheads California, Nevada, Arizona and...

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:09:27 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845069/NavyRecruitsbyAssistant.html Navy Football Recruit List http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845068/NavyFootballRecruitList.html    Following is a list of high school seniors who have been confirmed to have committed to the Naval Academy:

Toye Adewon, OL, 6-4, 290, Liberty High, Frisco, TX

Josh Antol, LS, 6-1, 185, Mission Viejo High, Mission Viejo, CA

Lorentez Barbour, DB, 6-1, 180, Male High, Louisville, KY

 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:34:30 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845068/NavyFootballRecruitList.html Buddy Green Staying http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845061/BuddyGreenStaying.html      The Capital has learned that defensive coordinator Buddy Green has decided to remain at the Naval Academy, turning down an offer to assume the same position at Tennessee. 

      Navy sports information director Scott Strasemeier confirmed the news when contacted by The Capital. We will update this post with quotes from Green and head coach Ken Niumatalolo as soon as they can be contacted. 

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:02:25 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845061/BuddyGreenStaying.html Niumat to Speak http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2845057/NiumattoSpeak.html    Navy Head Football Coach Ken Niumatalolo will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2012 Boy Scouts' of American Leadership Breakfast, being held on Thursday, January 12  Immediate Release