No. 25 Tulane, Navy tangle in critical AAC game

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A spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Dec. 6 is likely hanging in the balance when Navy hosts No. 25 Tulane in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday afternoon.

Two of the conference's stars in running back Makhi Hughes of Tulane (8-2, 6-0) and quarterback Blake Horvath of Navy (7-2, 5-1) bring broad appeal to a matchup intensified by Tulane edging the likes