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Navy Will Play Home-and-Home With Ohio State
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Navy and Ohio State have agreed to a home-and-home series in football that will start in 2009, the schools announced yesterday. Navy will play in Columbus on Sept. 5, 2009, in the season opener for both teams. The teams will play in Maryland in 2014.
Ohio State contacted Navy around six weeks ago, Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk said. He initially decided against playing the Buckeyes.
"But two or three weeks ago, they had kept calling and were encouraging us to consider it," Gladchuk said. "So I took it to the coaches and asked their opinion. And they asked a few players, and they all decided it was something they were excited to do."
Gladchuk did not reveal how much Navy would make from the series; his only comment was that it was "a very lucrative" deal.
"It's a little departure from our normal scheduling philosophy," Gladchuk said. "But it's something we got excited about after we gave it some thought. They're going to pay tribute to the troops and military when we play there. Playing Ohio State is obviously a very significant challenge.
"But the experience of playing at Ohio State is one the players will always remember."
