Army:
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Josh Jackson has suffered some tough losses in his four-year career at Army.
Some, like three straight against service-academy rival Navy, are harder than others.
But, none of 30 defeats has made the senior defensive back come to tears until Saturday.
Jackson and Army's defense threw all their energy at No. 24 Rutgers.
For 51 minutes, Rutgers, which was limited to 96 first-half total yards, sat on seven points.
In the end, Jackson looked up at the scoreboard and couldn't control his emotions.
Army had let another game get away. Rutgers scored three touchdowns in the final 8 minutes and 49 seconds to score a 28-7 victory, its ninth straight over Army.
"I know we had the game," said Jackson. "There were no excuses to let that game slip. That's how frustrated I am because we had it. We came out and did exactly what we said we were going to do. They weren't expecting it. We hit them in the mouth. They know they got away with one."
Jackson's unit has been a punching bag for Army fans most of the season. Army's defense built off its performance in a win over Air Force last week.
"People want to say we played our best game against Air Force," Jackson said. "This is the best we've played this whole year from the start to the finish. We came out and did our thing."
This loss, which dropped Army to 2-8, was on the offense and special teams.
Army's defensive effort was wasted by two Black Knights fumbles inside Rutgers' 14, two blocked field goals and one bad punt snap, which fell dead at Army's 1 leading to the Scarlet Knights' third touchdown.
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Brigham Young:
Provo • Personnel news has not been all that positive for the BYU Cougars the past few weeks, what with starting safety Joe Sampson permanently kicked off the football team and starting field corner Jordan Johnson suspended for last week’s 52-13 win over Idaho.
That changed Wednesday, however, as coach Bronco Mendenhall said after practice that senior offensive lineman Braden Hansen, a center, might be able to play on Saturday when the Cougars play at San Jose State (8:30 p.m., ESPN2).
Hansen practiced Wednesday for the first time since aggravating a groin tear almost four weeks ago against Notre Dame.
Mendenhall said backup offensive lineman Brock Stringham and backup inside linebackers Manoa Pikula and Uani Unga also practiced and will be available at Spartan Stadium, if needed.
Johnson, a defender who has declined interview requests this week, "is doing great," Mendenhall said. "He is practicing really hard, and I can’t say it is not like it didn’t happen. But man, so much happens in my day, and his day, it seems like a long time ago already."
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Navy:
Evan Campbell and Beau Haworth arrived at the Naval Academy with high hopes of becoming key blockers in the team’s triple-option attack. Things haven’t worked out as well as either Anne Arundel County product would have liked, but both have fond memories of their four years with the Navy football program.
Campbell and Haworth are among 27 seniors that will be honored during a pre-game ceremony on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. But when classmates such as Bo Snelson, Brye French, Josh Cabral and Tra’ves Bush take the field against Texas State, Campbell and Haworth will watch from the sidelines.
Although neither offensive lineman has played a single varsity down, they both think they are better off for being part of the Navy football program the past four years.
“Honestly, I don’t regret how anything turned out. I’m very happy that I came here. It’s been a real honor to be part of this team, a great experience all-around,” Campbell said. “It is bittersweet that all this is coming to an end, but I can always take pride in saying I was a Navy football player.”
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