Staples: The question coaches can’t tackle until their teams take the field

Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo was tougher on himself Monday night than BYU’s offense was on Navy’s defense. That’s saying something, because the Cougars averaged 8.2 yards per play against the Midshipmen.

Niumatalolo blamed himself for the 55-3 loss. “That game was 1,000 percent my fault,” Niumatalolo said Monday night. “Obviously we weren’t prepared.