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The Naval Academy announced their 2010 football schedule on Thursday, which includes five games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and three neutral site games in NFL venues. The Mids will play four teams who played in a bowl in 2009, including two conference champions. The Mids are coming off a 10-4 campaign, including a seventh-consecutive Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and a victory over Missouri in the Texas Bowl.

Navy will kick off the 2010 campaign on Sept. 4 against Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

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It seems the Naval Academy performed some real-life photoshopping. Academy leaders removed two white men from the color guard line-up for a performance at the recent World Series and replaced them with a “non-white” man and a white woman for purposes of diversity.

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But here’s the twist: the “non-white” man forgot part of his uniform and had to be replaced. The line-up was all-white, anyway, and the Naval Academy ended up with bad PR.

Other midshipmen and alumni complained about the apparent diversity shuffle. After the requisite he said/he said exchanges, where an academy spokesman denied that the school pulled the men because they were white, despite a press release apparently contradicting him, brigade commanders issued a gag order forbidding midshipmen to talk about the controversy to outsiders.

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USAA news release

USAA to be Presenting Sponsor of the Army-Navy Game

10-Year Presenting Sponsorship Agreement Helps Support Service Academy Athletic Departments

We are proud to be able to team up with USAA for sponsorship of this cherished and respected event

Army, Navy and USAA will become synonymous over the next few years as we collectively accentuate the history, tradition and competitive spirit of this national treasure. We are ecstatic that USAA and its 7 million members have joined our team.

USAA has proven time and again to be a tremendous supporter of the intercollegiate athletic programs at both Army and Navy

We displayed great care in choosing the appropriate partner for this endeavor and we feel we selected the perfect organization to properly represent America’s Game.

I think more than a few USAA employees and members feel they have something of a personal stake in the Army-Navy game

Our company was founded by military members for military members. So it’s an honor for us to work with the academies to secure the long-term success and visibility of America’s Game.

Annapolis, MD (Vocus/PRWEB ) July 20, 2009 — The United States Naval Academy and United States Military Academy announced Monday that financial services leader USAA has signed a 10-year agreement to be the presenting sponsor of the annual Army-Navy football game.

Army-Navy Game

USAA is among the premier providers of banking products, insurance, investments, and financial planning to current and former members of the U.S. military and their families – including the Cadets and Midshipmen from the two academies.

“We are proud to be able to team up with USAA for sponsorship of this cherished and respected event,” said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. “Army, Navy and USAA will become synonymous over the next few years as we collectively accentuate the history, tradition and competitive spirit of this national treasure. We are ecstatic that USAA and its 7 million members have joined our team.”

“USAA has proven time and again to be a tremendous supporter of the intercollegiate athletic programs at both Army and Navy,” said Army Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson. “We displayed great care in choosing the appropriate partner for this endeavor and we feel we selected the perfect organization to properly represent America’s Game.”

“I think more than a few USAA employees and members feel they have something of a personal stake in the Army-Navy game,” said retired Army Maj. Gen. Joe Robles, USAA president and CEO. “Our company was founded by military members for military members. So it’s an honor for us to work with the academies to secure the long-term success and visibility of America’s Game.”

The sponsorship will help support the two athletic departments and follows the 10-year CBS television network broadcast coverage agreement of the last regular-season college football game, now scheduled for the second Saturday in December.

This year’s game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EST, Dec. 12, at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. CBS Sports and American Forces Radio & Television will broadcast the game around the world.

In addition to this year’s game, Philadelphia will also host the game in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017. The rivalry moves to Washington, D.C., in 2011, while Baltimore plays host in 2014 and 2016.

About USAA

USAA, a diversified financial services group of companies, is among the leading providers of financial planning, insurance, investments, and banking products to members of the U.S. military and their families. For the past three years, BusinessWeek magazine ranked USAA among the top two “Customer Service Champs,” highlighting our legendary commitment of providing highly competitive financial products for approximately 7 million members. For more information about USAA, or to learn more about membership, visit usaa.com.

Contact:

John Hancock
(210) 913-5054
USAA Public Communications
www.usaa.com

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ESPN also has a story up.