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Army-Navy Football 2018: 3 Bold Predictions for America’s Game

By Gavin Jernigan

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 12: The Navy Midshipmen run off the field after warm ups before the game against the Army Black Knights at Lincoln Financial Field on December 12, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 12: The Navy Midshipmen run off the field after warm ups before the game against the Army Black Knights at Lincoln Financial Field on December 12, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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Zach Abey will redeem himself

Before we get to Zach Abey and the significance of his potential redemption, we need a short review of some Navy history. In 2015, Navy peaked in its dominance over Army, totaling 14 straight wins. This was also the last year Navy quarterback, Keenan Reynolds would be under center for the Midshipmen. In the four years prior, very few other quarterbacks got playing time for Navy.

In 2016, Navy went through two quarterbacks before ending up with Zach Abey, a sophomore at the time, for the last three games of the year. The Army-Navy game was the second game Abey ever started. Navy lost, 21-17, and Army finally broke “The Streak”.

Fast forward to 2017 where Abey played the majority of the season, but eventually got hurt as the season came to a close. He was unable to play in the Army-Navy game, and the Black Knights won for a second year in a row.

During this offseason, the Navy coaching staff decided to move Abey to wide receiver and focus their quarterback efforts elsewhere. Again, after injuries and offensive struggles, Abey finds himself back leading the Midshipmen at quarterback.

Zach Abey will redeem himself in 2018 from his 2016 loss by rushing for over 100 yards and also passing for over 100 yards.

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