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‘America’s Sport’ takes heart stage as Military and Navy sq. off for 124th time

For one Saturday throughout the college football season, all eyes are targeted on a single recreation. 

Military and Navy will sq. off for the 124th time on Saturday at Gillette Stadium for a 3:00 p.m. ET kickoff in Foxborough, MA. 

Jeff Monken leads Army onto the field

Military Black Knights head coach Jeff Monken leads the group out on the sphere for the 123rd taking part in of the Military Navy recreation on December 10, 2022 at Lincoln Monetary Area in Philadelphia, PA.   (Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs)

The matchup is being performed away from Philadelphia, PA, for the subsequent 4 years, beginning with Saturday’s recreation in New England. “America’s Game” will then head to Washington, D.C. in 2024, Baltimore in 2025 and New Jersey in 2026.

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“We’ve got our 250th anniversary of the Revolution coming up this year and I can’t think of a better way to kick it off than with America’s Game here,” Massachusetts governor Maura Healy mentioned throughout the kickoff luncheon, in response to the New England Patriots web site. 

Each groups enter Saturday’s recreation with a report of 5-6 and neither can be taking part in in a bowl recreation this season, which means the matchup would be the last sendoff for seniors on each sidelines. 

Will probably be a recreation between two applications identified traditionally for operating the soccer, and the 2023 offenses aren’t any totally different. 

Military is tenth within the nation with 209 speeding yards per recreation, whereas Navy rushes for 200.5 yards per contest, good for 14th within the nation. 

The American flag is parachuted into the stadium

A normal view of the American Flag being parachuted into the stadium by the Navy Leap Frog parachute group previous to the 123rd Military Navy recreation on December 10, 2022 at Lincoln Monetary Area in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.   (Wealthy Graessle/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photographs)

Particular groups and speeding protection will seemingly resolve the sport, the latter of which the Midshipmen maintain the benefit. Navy permits 121.9 yards per recreation on the bottom to Military’s 180.5. 

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As is often the case, the uniforms will obtain a very good quantity of protection as each groups unveiled their particular garb in November. 

Navy and Below Armour unveiled a uniform that may honor the Silent Service, the U.S. Submarine Pressure, its households and supporting personnel. 

Navy uniforms for the Army game

Navy will honor the U.S. Submarine Pressure. (Navy Athletics)

“The entire uniform is flooded with Eclipse Navy (UA’s darkest shade of navy blue) to mimic the covert design of a submarine hull,” Navy athletics wrote relating to the uniforms. “The uniform was purposefully designed to embody the Force’s nickname: Silent Service. The overall design was intended to be simple and utilitarian to convey the stealth purposes of a submarine’s design.”

The Black Knights teamed up with Nike and can put on uniforms that inform the story of the third Infantry Division throughout the opening section of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

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“On December 9, Army West Point Football honors and represents the soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division and their tactical acumen on the field in Foxborough,” Military athletics wrote relating to the uniforms. “In adopting their mottos, symbols, and ethos on the field of friendly strife, we seek to emulate their application of these characteristics to defeat our rivals.”

The Army football uniform against Navy is debuted

The Military soccer uniform for the 2023 Military-Navy Sport honors the U.S. Military’s third Infantry Division and its April 2003 “Battle of Baghdad” fight mission in Iraq.  (Danny Wild/Military soccer)

Final 12 months’s recreation was an exhilarating matchup that noticed Military defeat Navy in double extra time. 

The Midshipmen lead the all-time collection 62-54-7 with the 2 service academies splitting the final 4 contests. 

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