Moments after Navy lost to Notre Dame, head coach Ken Niumatalolo flipped the switch to focus on No. 21 Southern Methodist.
While the game against the Irish is full of pageantry, the matchup against the Mustangs is all business.
"We'll do our best to regroup and get ready to play against a very good SMU team," Niumatalolo said. "We have to bounce back or else we're going to get embarrassed. SMU is really good."
The winner of Navy (7-2, 5-1) and SMU (9-1, 5-1) game will still have a shot at the West Division crown of the American Athletic Conference should Memphis (9-1, 5-1) falter down the stretch. Memphis has already beaten Navy and SMU.
