kraft fight hunger bowl

The Maryland football team learned Sunday that it will play Stanford in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 30 at Levi¿s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

By Matt Zenitz

Dec 7, 2014

Who's to blame for Maryland not winning close games, Mark Turgeon or his players?

With four consecutive wins, Navy (8-4) now wants to do something it hasn't done since 2009 — win a bowl game. The Midshipmen will get that opportunity when they meet Middle Tennessee State (8-4) on Monday in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Military Bowl in Annapolis would be 'a logical choice' for Maryland, and the AdvoCare V100 Bowl in Shreveport is also scouting the Terps.

Navy fullbacks Noah Copeland and Chris Swain combined for 215 rushing yards against Toledo. The Midshipmen play Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Switched from fullback to linebacker this season, Navy football player Maika Polamalum adjusts to playing defense, an art perfected by cousin Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Time has done little to dull the sting of Navy's 34-point loss to Arizona State. Although that 62-28 outcome at the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl took place on Dec. 29, Midshipmen on the defensive side of the ball are still carrying a grudge about that performance.

Development of sophomore QB Keenan Reynolds has the Midshipmen feeling confident

A little more than a month into the season, Navy had lost to all three Football Bowl Subdivision opponents it had played, and the closest result in any of those beatings was 12-0 at home to San Jose State.

J.O. "Bo" Coppedge, a former Navy football player and wrestler who ran Navy's athletic department from 1968 until his retirement in 1988, died Wednesday night -- less than three days before the Midshipmen were scheduled to play Arizona State in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco.

Going into Saturday's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against Arizona State (7-5) at San Francisco's AT&T Park, Navy (8-4) has lost four of its last five postseason games and six of nine since 2003.

After failing conditioning test before season, senior had to regain his starting spot

Senior wide receiver makes big catch on game-winning drive for Midshipmen

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds took advantage of the added attention Saturday against Texas State, pitching to a slew of slotbacks and handing off to sophomore fullback Noah Copeland en route to a 21-10 victory over the Bobcats before 31,004 on senior day at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Senior class at Navy goes out knowing they turned program around

After a slow start by Navy and its burgeoning star, the Midshipmen overcame an early 10-point deficit to Florida Atlantic on Saturday, roaring back behind Reynolds to take a 14-point lead and holding on for a 24-17 victory before a chilled crowd of 29,326 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

At the start of the season, Navy was fielding one of the youngest football teams in the country. That perceived weakness has gradually become a strength, and the Midshipmen can become bowl eligible with a win Saturday against Florida Atlantic.

Despite 6-game losing streak, Illini excited to play UCLA in San Francisco