Game Highlights: Bucknell vs. Navy (August 31, 2024)

from Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Anapolis it's Navy's kickoff game the midshipman welcome the Bucknell bison from the Patriot League to begin the 2024 season Rucker on Third and six has a pretty good Pocket heat it long wide open Anderson has an opening drive touchdown for the Bucknell bison Ral r to Nate Anderson 47 yds yards so Navy begins at the plus side of the 50 in a big hole for Tesa Alex Tesa goes rolling for the first touchdown of the year for the Navy midshipman a 49 yd Run for the junior Alex tesca what perfect execution on the left side of that Navy offense offensive lines had a rough go so far but not on that play here on this left side watch the hole open up blocked down by McMahon great double team and that sets everything up that causes a huge gap between the outside man trying to rush up warbat goes under Center the hand off to tesker with a good push he is in for the touchdown maybe on top Tesa has his second touchdown of the game orbat now forced the throw on Third and 14 takes a deep shot or that down field and it's intercepted picked off by Williams for Bucknell and he's wrestled down at the 29 yd line and the back field with Horvath on third down the throw again on Third and eight Corbat in zone it is caught touchdown Navy goes right back back to hien Reich this time Eli Heen Reich hauls it in forbath has the touchdown pass his first of the year trying to get to the 35 yd line if you're thinking field goal for Nathan Kirkwood would be a 52 yd attempt from there forbat the pass setting up the screen it's Chapman inside the 35 inside the 30 Chapman rolls inside the 20 still on his feet chap inside the 10 touchdown Navy Chapman rolls over the but n defense for a 42 yd touchdown [Applause] run Chris Sims takes over at corner for the injured Aaron Davis on Third and 12 Horvath on the roll looking to pass it's complete first down Navy Jake Norris holds it in the sophomore tight end for most teams an O obvious passing situation now here's Woodson to throw out of the back field it's complete to hiding right fights his way for a first down inside the 10 and into the end zone second touchdown of the day for Eli Henri Braxton Woodson comes in to relieve the injured Blake horbath PJ vulker the defensive coordinator will have that on his checklist to correct for temple next week O'Neal in the back field he'll take the hand off on first and goal touchdown bnell a short TD run in good position with the football Braxton Woodson still in at quarterback on first down Woodson to the air completes to the outside heyen Reich Slips Away from the first Bucknell Defender and hien Reich takes it all the way inside the 20 we'll make sure that heyen Reich stayed in bounds but it's a good game regardless he's done a really nice job getting ready to move in towards the double digits and tackles he's got 10 now there's a good push Woodson is in for the Navy touchdown so a passing touchdown and now a rushing touchdown Braxton Woodson in relief of Blake Corbat they get a 47 yd touchdown to get the game started 7 nothing Bucknell but since then Navy has responded and dominated that one is incomplete did he have it long they going to call it a catch and a fumble recovered by Navy that is a catch and a fumble Reynolds behind Jones again it'll be Reynolds who takes it into the end zone touchdown Navy Shane Reynolds out of the the two-minute timeout Hardy way the backup quarterback for buck Nell completes that across the 50 a solid strike by Hardy way to TJ Cen uh but they're going to get a heck of a test in the next couple of games especially next week temples a lot of things but they are tough and physical and they'll get challenged that is just enough for a Bucknell touchdown as Michael Ken takes it in Navy a commanding 4921 win Ryan Newberry and the midshipman are 1 and0 in 2024