Dobbs will start
November 19th, 2008 | Ricky Dobbs | Posted by Mike Hoffman
After Navy sophomore quarterback Ricky Dobbs almost engineered a second improbable 20-point comeback against Notre Dame, Mid coach Ken Niumatalolo named him the starter.
Dobbs will make his first start against Northern Illinois (6-5) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Navy’s last game before facing Army.
Niumatalolo said he still has concerns over some of the plays Dobbs makes in practice as he continues to learn the triple-option offense, but he hopes Dobbs can spark an offense that was stagnant for long stretches during the Notre Dame game.
“We need a spark offensively. Hopefully, Ricky can provide that spark,” Niumatalolo said. “Ricky still does a lot of stuff wrong, but for whatever reason the ball moves and the team scores points when he is in there.”
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