COLUMBUS, OH- After a disastrous 0-3 start to their Season 3 campaign, which consisted of losses to then #2 ranked Notre Dame, Nevada, and South Alabama, the Black Knights came out with purpose in their week four match up. After giving up a combined 36.7 points in their first three games, the defense silenced critics by holding the Buckeye offense scoreless through three quarters. Army’s offense would consistently march down the field during the first half, however, a pair of turnovers from inside the 10 prevented the Knights from holding a secure first half lead, going into the half up only 7-0.

In the third quarter, Army would come alive on the offensive side of the ball. A 13 yard (69 dif) touchdown run from QB Kelvin Hopkins Jr. would set the Knights up 14-0, and he would score another one later in the quarter, and they would enter the 4th up 24-0. The defensive effort from Army would allow them to cruise to a 31-6 victory in Columbus.

“They were phenomenal tonight” Coach Naki said about the Army defense. “They needed a big game and today they had it.” When asked about what changed at halftime, Coach Naki replied “The intensity. We turned it up a notch when we needed to in that second half. We stopped making the same mistakes we did in the first half- and we kept our foot on the gas pedal all night long.”

Army (1-3) returns home next week when they face Wake Forest (1-3) who is coming off a 35-29 loss at Louisville.