Washington’s Jayden Daniels was 15-for-26 for 231 yards and a touchdown in the game’s final minute in helping the Commanders (3-2) win for the first time on the road.
The Phoenix (4-2, 2-0 Coastal Athletic Association) managed 428 yards to Towson’s 321 and held the ball almost 12 minutes longer than the Tigers (3-3, 1-1).
Horvath was 20-of-26 passing for a career-high 339 yards and added another 130 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Heidenreich set a Navy record with 243 receiving yards on eight receptions.
When the Orioles signed O’Neill to a three-year, $49.5 million contract, the injury history was an immediate concern. And it immediately reared its head.
The Navy-Air Force football game will go on as planned in Annapolis on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean the athletic departments at the service academies are unaffected by the government shutdown.
Hamilton, who played every defensive snap Sunday in the Ravens’ blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice because of a groin injury.