"Well, try this one on: Navy’s quarterback is a kid named Will Worth, an ocean engineering major with a 3.50 GPA who entered this season with three career carries, plus a single passing attempt. Worth was the holder last year. And with senior Tago Smith set to start, he was told not to expect many snaps in his final season, as the program attempted to groom a future starter.
But an opening-game injury to Smith thrust Worth into the job. The result? A guy who was supposed to be holding a clipboard leads all major-college players with 25 rushing touchdowns, ranks fourth among quarterbacks in rushing yards, and has accounted for 27 touchdowns over his past seven games. His reward, when the all-conference teams were announced this week? Not even an honorable mention.
“For what Will has done this year, he’s deserving of something — I mean, anything,” offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper said. “And to not even get honorable mention, it’s hard to swallow.”
It isn’t just Worth. Navy is 9-2, beat Houston when the Cougars were ranked sixth in the country, won the AAC’s West division, had the highest-scoring offense in league games — and managed to get one player on the league’s first-team offense, plus two more on the second team."
Plus they beat Notre Dame for only the second time in 50 years....
But an opening-game injury to Smith thrust Worth into the job. The result? A guy who was supposed to be holding a clipboard leads all major-college players with 25 rushing touchdowns, ranks fourth among quarterbacks in rushing yards, and has accounted for 27 touchdowns over his past seven games. His reward, when the all-conference teams were announced this week? Not even an honorable mention.
“For what Will has done this year, he’s deserving of something — I mean, anything,” offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper said. “And to not even get honorable mention, it’s hard to swallow.”
It isn’t just Worth. Navy is 9-2, beat Houston when the Cougars were ranked sixth in the country, won the AAC’s West division, had the highest-scoring offense in league games — and managed to get one player on the league’s first-team offense, plus two more on the second team."
Plus they beat Notre Dame for only the second time in 50 years....
