Navy gets QB Morris back for tilt with Temple

If you think Navy’s 40-7 loss at Air Force last Saturday was bad, try being the starting quarterback of the Midshipmen watching from 1,700 miles away.

WEEKEND... AND THEY DO SO WITHTHEIR STARTING QUARTERBACK.WMAR-2 NEWS SHAWN STEPNER ISIN ANNAPOLIS...HE HAS THUPDATE ON THE MIDS.If you think Navy's 40-7 lossat Air Force last Saturday wasbad.

Try being the startingquarterback of the Midshipmen,watching from 17-hundred milesaway.

Dalen Morris, NavyQuarterback: It was verytough.

Very tough.

That's abig game.

The first leg of theC.I.

C.

(Commander-in-Chief'sTrophy) and you want to be apart of that.

Navy QB DalenMorris forced to stay back inAnnapolis over the weekendbecause of a health relatedissue that prevents him fromplaying in the high altitudeColorado Springs.

He'll beback for Saturday's home gameagainst Temple.

Morris: That'sthe only game that it willaffect me.

So, I'm back andready to go.

Ken Niumatalolo,Navy Head Coach: It'sdefinitely going to be good tohave Dalen back.

We're superexcited to have him back thisweek.

The last time Morris wason the field he led theMidshipmen to their biggestcomeback in school history.27- unanswered second halfpoints in a 27-24 win atTulane on September 19.

Theycan't rely on the comebackthis week against AmericanAthletic Conference rivalTemple.

The biggest concernfor Head Coach Ken Niumatalolopreparing for the Owls.Getting pushed around, again.Niumatalolo: We've gottenoutphysicaled this year andthis team, over the years, isprobably the most physicalteam in our league.

While thisis Navy's fourth game of theseason it's Temple's first.And it's the third time theMids are the opposition in ateam's season opener.

The Owlsare led by returning startingquarterback Anthony Russo.

TheThe 6- foot-4 redshirt seniorranks in the top four in everymajor passing category inTemple history.

Niumatalolo:Russo's obviously got a bigtime arm.

We have somequarterbacks who can throw,but& he's got a big arm.Morris: They're tough.

Fromtop to bottom their atough-nosed team.

Once againthere will be no fans and noBrigade permitted at the gameon Saturday.

Kickoff betweenthe Midshipmen and Owls, 6:00p.m.

In Annapolis, ShawStepner, WMAR-2