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Welcome to Navy Sports Central - The Official Podcast of the Navy Sports Nation!

Today, we'll be discussing the shocking announcement that Coach Ken Niumatalolo will not be returning for a 16th season to lead the Navy Football program. I will share my thoughts on how this came to pass in addition to discussing why this situation was handled so poorly. 

In addition to that, we will have our Question of the Day and Mid Watch segments. So stick around for what promises to be an interesting show. 

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We want to hear from you! Give us your answer to our Question of the Day. Here is the one for this episode:

Coach Ken Niumatalolo had the longest and most successful run in the history of the Navy Football program. Which one of these Navy wins under Coach Niumatalolo stands out to you as both the most memorable and/or unlikely?

A.  Crushing Notre Dame 35-17 in 2010 for the second year in a row

B.  Beating 6th ranked Houston in 2016 with a quarterback (Will Worth) making only his fourth start

C.  Defeating Kansas State 20-17 in the Liberty Bowl to cap off another record breaking season at 11-2 in 2019


D.  Taking down Army 17-13 in 2021 despite being a 7.5 point underdog.


You can answer by going to the poll on the Navy Sports Nation group Facebook page or email me at [email protected]. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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Music is provided courtesy of Audio Jungle. Artists featured in order:

• Seven In Music (Intro)
• Alexiaction (Deep Dive)
• Loka Music (Deep Dive Pt. 2 Lead In)
• Artlss (Question of the Day Lead In)
• Cinematic Alex (Closeout Music)

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