Into the Fire: A Season of Navy Football, Fortitude, and Faith

For most college football players, practice is the most difficult part of their day, and for many of them, playing for the NFL is the goal. At the United States Naval Academy, the twenty-one hours a day the players spend off the field are at least as demanding as the three that they spend on the field, and their post-college futures are determined: serving their country as officers leading Sailors and Marines.

For over 130 years, Navy football has maintained a proud tradition of courage, re...