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Army-Navy game is ‘college football at its purest form’ amid NIL era, sponsor’s CEO says

NIL is running hotter and heavier than ever before – but there are two teams that are unable to participate.

Of course, those schools are Army and Navy – as USAA CEO Wayne Peacock puts it, it’s a “one-way portal” into the academies.

We just saw Bryce Underwood flip his commitment from LSU to Michigan for seven figures – even the potential No. 1 pick of the 2026 NBA Draft in A.J. Dybantsa committed to BYU after reportedly receiving a $5 million offer in NIL money.

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Army Navy helmets

A general view of the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen helmets prior to the 122nd Army/Navy college football game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen on December 11, 2021 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.   (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Obviously, the players in the academies are unable to go that route if they go to either Army or Navy. But, with the 125th edition of the…

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