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In some ways, losing to the fifth-ranked Buckeyes, 34-17, before a pro-Buckeye crowd of over 57,000 at M&T Bank Stadium should help the Midshipmen focus on their next opponent and the rest of their season. But Saturday's game at Temple could be even more difficult for Niumatalolo and his staff.

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds has learned from Ricky Dobbs and now gets his own shot at Ohio State.

Ken Niumatalolo recently joked that the more he watches Ohio State on film, ¿the scarier it gets.¿ The seventh-year Navy head coach was serious when he said the Buckeyes have the potential to ¿embarrass us.¿

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.

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds will get another chance to impress Ric Stockstill when Navy (8-4) plays Middle Tennessee State (8-4) in Monday's Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas.

After a slow start played in swirling winds, snow and cold pelting rain that lasted well into the second half, Navy and Reynolds overcame the elements, beating Army, 34-7.

If Navy's 11-game winning streak over its service academy rival is something coach Ken Niumatalolo and his Midshipmen don't talk about much, it has become an a 170-pound albatross in the form of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the Black Knights.

Army tries to slow down Navy quartberback Keenan Reynolds, whose 26 rushing touchdowns this season is one shy of matching the Football Bowl Subdivision record.

Keenan Reynolds' ability as a quarterback has been enhanced by his decision-making — from his years playing youth football to Goodpasture Christian School to Navy.

Keenan Reynolds rushed for 240 yards and a seven touchdowns — the most in NCAA history by a quarterback — leading Navy to a 58-52 victory in triple overtime against the San Jose State Spartans.

The roots of Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds' development in running out of his team's triple-option offense go back to his own roots outside Nashville, Tenn.

Facing coach's alma mater, Navy holds on for 42-28 victory over Hawaii

Kenny Tate couldn't have known how fleeting it would be -- those heady weeks after his junior season of 2010 when the NFL beckoned and he made a fateful decision to postpone the career he long imagined and return to Maryland.

Academy life is a little easier for Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds as he begins his sophomore year. The adjustment from being away from home, the transition to a more rigorous academic workload and getting accustomed to the off-field responsibility of a midshipman have become routine for Reynolds.

As part of its military appreciation night, the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League will hold a full-contact exhibition pitting Navy veterans against Army veterans after the Soul's 6:05 p.m. game against the Iowa Barnstormers.

As Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo and offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper broke down film from the team's 2012 season, they noticed that the Midshipmen didn't look out of sync when freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds took the snap out of a shotgun formation.

Army quarterback Trent Steelman and Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds will come into Saturday's Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia from nearly opposite directions.

Marcus Curry is still in touch with many of his former Navy football teammates, most of them having moved on to their post-graduate military commitments and a few others who are now finishing their college careers for the Midshipmen.

After Maryland went 2-10 last season, senior starters Joe Vellano, A.J. Francis, Kenneth Tate, Kevin Dorsey and others imagined that their final seasons would coincide with a turnaround performance punctuated by a bowl game.

Sometimes Ivin Jasper's roots as a passer come to the surface in his current role as Navy's offensive coordinato, as they have in recent weeks during the remarkable rise of freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who has led the Midshipmen to five straight victories going into Saturday's game at Troy.

Keenan Reynolds' emergence at quarterback sparks Navy while injuries to succession of passers throw Maryland for a loss

Keenan Reynolds' emergence at quarterback sparks Navy while injuries to succession of passers throw Maryland for a loss

As last Friday's game at Central Michigan unfolded for the Navy football team, one thing became abundantly clear: With freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds running the offense, the Midshipmen began to resemble the teams from Ken Niumatalolo's first three seasons as head coach and Paul Johnson's last five years in Annapolis.

What Navy freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds has accomplished the past two weeks has impressed some of his coaches and teammates in Annapolis to the point of astonishment.

The emotions and energy Navy puts into its annual game against Air Force typically takes a lot out of the Midshipmen for their next game.

Keenan Reynolds started his first game as a freshman in high school outside Nashville, Tenn., so the news that he was going to become the first freshman to start at quarterback for Navy in more than two decades doesn't seem like that big a deal to him.

Navy freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds draws comparisons to Ricky Dobbs, could start Friday against Central Michigan

Navy's narrow loss to San Jose State in the next-to-last game of the 2011 season cost the Midshipmen a chance at a ninth straight winning record and bowl appearance.

Navy slotback Gee Gee Greene didn't have to say much his first three years at Navy as demonstrative teammates such as quarterback Ricky Dobbs and defensive end Jabaree Tuani took more of the leadership role for the Midshipmen.

Former Navy football players Jabaree Tuani and Kriss Proctor are going in different directions after breaking academy regulations

It was four years, three defensive coordinators, two head coaches and one knee surgery ago that Kenny Tate took his spot on Maryland's kick-return team and watched as the ball was kicked high into the warm, late-summer air to begin his freshman season.

To those on the outside, it would appear that much has changed for Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo and the Midshipmen over the past year.

Lessons begin early for Navy football team

Senior slotback Mike Stukel started his career as a quarterback and has moved back in forth in his four years, including time at wide receiver, but now hopes to finiish his career in Annapolis by helping the Midshipmen recover from a 2-6 start and make a bowl game.

Midshipmen might have to resort to trickery – in their case passing –to beat SMU on Saturday in Dallas

When Navy sophomore quarterback Kriss Proctor nearly led the Midshipmen back from a 10-point deficit against East Carolina last Saturday, his performance reminded many of what Ricky Dobbs did against Temple two years ago – including Dobbs..

Navy loses fifth straight in a 38-35 loss to East Carolina. Trey Miller's heroics fall short after replacing an injured Kriss Proctor at quarterback.

Navy football: Coach Ken Niumatalolo often talks about how it is just as important for the Midshipmen to learn leadership as it is for them to win football games, and a four-game losing streak is certainly testing those skills.

Senior quarterback Kriss Proctor runs 22 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns

Navy doesn't look at Delaware as a Football Championship Subdivision team, but one with the capability of pulling off an upset Saturday in Annapolis.

With eight starters to replace, Navy's defense goes into the 2011 season with many starters who had played only on special teams and one who was converted from wide receiver.

Five years after having to convince his mother that Navy was the right school for him, senior quarterback Kriss Proctor wants to show why he is the right guy to replace Ricky Dobbs

When Jamel Dobbs first became interested in playing football at Navy, he didn't know that his distant cousin was the team's star quarterback

A year after talking about going unbeaten and quarterback Ricky Dobbs winning the Heisman Trophy, the Navy football team has eliminated a lot of the hype