<p>Transcript of Navy Head Football Coach Paul Johnson’s Press Briefing Following Practice On Wednesday, September 19</p>
<p>In Attendance: Bill Wagner (Annapolis Capital), Christian Swezey (Washington Post), Sandra McKee (Baltimore Sun), Pete Medhurst (CSTV) </p>
<p>Swezey: How did practice go? </p>
<p>Johnson: It was OK. </p>
<p>Wagner: Is has been a pretty good week overall, hasn’t it? </p>
<p>Johnson: I don’t know. We’ll find out on Saturday. </p>
<p>Wagner: Is it safe to say that this is a big game if Navy wants to achieve its goals for the season? </p>
<p>Johnson: They are all big. Every game. </p>
<p>Snider: Does it help to have another game at home to get back on track? </p>
<p>Johnson: It’s always better to play at home than on the road. </p>
<p>Snider: I was talking to the Duke coach today and it seems like they are really ready for this game and it looks like they are facing you at a good time. </p>
<p>Johnson: I don’t know about Duke. I just know about us. </p>
<p>Swezey: How do you think Adam Ballard has done so far? </p>
<p>Johnson: I think he’s done OK. I thought he had some nice runs the other night and he played well. I thought they both (Kettani and Ballard) played well the other night. </p>
<p>Snider: When you have both of those guys running up the middle what does it do for the rest of the offense? </p>
<p>Johnson: I think when those guys get going it opens it up for everything else and we have the luxury of having two guys that we can play and that way they are fresh and it should make both of them better.</p>