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Navy Football CB Irabonoise Oniha is the son of Nigerian immigrants and one of quadruplets. Oniha and his siblings were born in Maryland, but were sent back to their parents' homeland for middle school. When Ira returned to the U.S., he made a deal with his mother that he could play football as long as he kept academics as a focus. The Naval Academy ended up being the perfect fit for both: https://x.com/CBSSportsCFB/status/1999533952000733291

Meet Landon Robinson: How Navy star NG emerged as one of college football's freakiest players for Midshipmen (CBS Sports): https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/landon-robinson-navy-football-freak-army-navy-game/

Kyle Goon: Blake Horvath's hidden competitive streak has made him a Navy great (Baltimore Banner): https://www.thebanner.com/sports/college-sports/army-navy-blake-horvath-baltimore-VTLCSPZ35NFHNMW6QDEB3MS7B4/
Army-Navy Game: Many Midshipmen wear jersey patches with special meaning (Annapolis Capital): https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/12/12/army-navy-game-navy-players-jersey-patches/

How about $0? — How Army and Navy football teams recruit against big money (Task and Purpose): https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-navy-football-recruit-money/

The secret, years long process to make Army-Navy Game uniforms: 'There's a lot of hiding' (USA Today): https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/12/12/army-navy-game-uniforms-football-2025-secret-process-nike-under-armour/87710159007/

More military academy football players could go pro under proposed rule (Task and Purpose): https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-academy-athletes-go-pro/


Army-Navy Game: Q&A with CBS Sports color commentator Gary Danielson (Annapolis Capital): https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/12/11/army-navy-game-qa-with-cbs-sports-color-commentator-gary-danielson/

Army-Navy Game offers Baltimore chance to shine, cash in as host city (Annapolis Capital): https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/12/12/army-navy-game-host-city-baltimore/

Army-Navy Game: Inside the 'incredibly special' Ball Run tradition (Annapolis Capital): https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/12/12/army-navy-game-ball-run-tradition-baltimore/
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Players Mentioned

Blake Horvath

#11 Blake Horvath

QB
6' 2"
Senior
Irabonoise Oniha

#3 Irabonoise Oniha

CB
6' 1"
Junior
Landon Robinson

#96 Landon Robinson

NG
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Blake Horvath

#11 Blake Horvath

6' 2"
Senior
QB
Irabonoise Oniha

#3 Irabonoise Oniha

6' 1"
Junior
CB
Landon Robinson

#96 Landon Robinson

6' 0"
Senior
NG