Two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations tell The Associated Press that San Jose State is working to finalize a deal with former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as head coach.

Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo is out after 15 seasons at the helm.

Bowl-bound Army and Navy will meet for the 122nd time Saturday in the renewal of one of college football's biggest rivalries.

The annual Army-Navy game is returning to the Meadowlands on Dec. 11 for the first time since 2002.

It was the first meeting between the teams at West Point since 1943. They had lost all three games played previously at West Point to the Midshipmen, including 13-0 in 1943 during World War II. Xavier Arline started for Navy, just the fifth freshman to start at quarterback for the Mids against Army. Army: The Black Knights have overcome a schedule that had to be almost totally revamped to rebound after a subpar 2019. He first took his place with cadets on the Army side of the stadium for much of the first quarter before joining Navy midshipmen in the second quarter.

“There’s a chill that goes through you unlike any other game," Niumatalolo said. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time in 77 years the game will be played at West Point’s venerable Michie Stadium. Navy (3-6) leads Army (7-2) 61-52-7 in the series, which started in 1890 when West Point cadet Dennis Michie accepted a challenge from Navy to play a football game. “There's so much history in both of these schools, so we're playing for so much more than just football," Army senior offensive lineman J.B. Hunter said. We're just going to hope that what we do is going to work.”Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. We know how good they are, even if they werent ranked, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo told reporters. Its going to be really, really hard for us to beat them. Deserving of being nationally ranked," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly told the media. Notre Dame has won 16 in a row at home, the third-longest streak in school history.

Perry eclipsed 100 yards rushing for the fourth consecutive game and needs 66 yards to join Keenan Reynolds as the only players in school history to run for 1,000 in three consecutive seasons. Art Thompkins, who had 100 yards from scrimmage the previous week versus Houston, ran for a season-high 135 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries as Connecticut amassed 326 yards rushing. Freshman Cameron Ross also set a season high with 120 yards receiving in his second straight game with nine catches. UConn QB Jack Zergiotis is the school's first true freshman to start and win a game since former NFL QB Dan Orlovsky in 2001. PREDICTION: Navy 34, Connecticut 17

- Navy and Tulane are in contention for the West Division title in the American Athletic Conference but both schools harbor other lofty goals entering Saturday afternoon's matchup at Annapolis, Md. The Green Wave held the Midshipmen to a season-low 117 yards rushing in 2018. Quarterback Malcolm Perry had another huge game, rushing for 188 yards and a pair of touchdowns to become the fourth player in school history to eclipse 3,000 rushing yards for his career. Navy leads the nation in rushing by a wide margin, averaging 345.0 yards. PREDICTION: Navy 27, Tulane 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

- Navy and Holy Cross have each been playing football since the 19th century but, somewhat surprisingly, the schools have never faced one another. Holy Cross must replace seven starters on the other side of the ball, but among the returnees are defensive backs Alex Johnson and Joe Lang, who combined for 139 tackles in 2018. 5 nationally with an average of 276.5 yards rushing. Holy Cross set a school record with six blocked punts last season, returning four for touchdowns. PREDICTION: Navy 34, Holy Cross 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.