Shortly after coaching Navy to a 14th straight win over Army, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo made his way to Provo to meet with BYU leaders about the job vacancy in its football program on Monday. Now both BYU and Navy will wait to find out where Niumatalolo will decide to coach, it would appear.
“I suspect it will be a few days, but we shall see,” Niumatalolo’s agent, Evan Beard, said in a report by The Washington Post. “It could happen in the next 10 minutes, but look, he’s not going to make a hurried decision.”
“I love the Naval Academy,” Niumatalolo said on Saturday during an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. “I love what it stands for. But when this one opened up, it’s different. It’s just different for me.”
Niumatalolo reportedly landed in Provo on Monday to meet with BYU officials, but he was not expected to make any decision until his return to Annapolis. That would seem to be favorable for Navy, as the Midshipmen continue to prepare for Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl, which will be played in Navy’s home stadium.