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<p>Niumatalolo Takes Reins of Football Team</p>

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Navy wasted no time filling the vacancy created by Friday’s departure of football coach Paul Johnson for Georgia Tech. Yesterday, the academy announced the promotion of Ken Niumatalolo, Johnson’s longtime assistant. </p>

<p>Niumatalolo and Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk met for five hours Friday night, and Gladchuk said the quick decision came in part to assuage uncertainty from Navy’s assistant coaches, players, fans, recruits and those at the Naval Academy Prep School.</p>

<p>Gladchuk also said “a majority” of the current assistant coaches will stay; the staff is expected to be completed in the next few days…

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