ESPNs GameDay is back to visit another Mountain West school this time to celebrate the Veterans across the country with the Army/Air Force tilt.  Now, this is not Army vs. Navy but it is still two proud service academies playing football before they go off and serve the country.

An interesting story about Army is 6-10 converted offensive lineman to wide receiver Ali Villanueva.  New Army head coach Rich Ellerson decided to make the change with 6-10 lineman.  Ellerson saw that Villanueva was an athlete and believed he would be able to make the switch.  Plus, the Black Knights were coming off yet another losing season with a 3-9 record; so it was worth the risk.  Villanueva leads the team in reception yards at 253, he has the only four receiving scores, and six-teen catches.  That is not a lot but Army primarily runs a triple option; similar to Air Force.

To date Army's three wins are over the dregs of college football; Ball State, Eastern Michigan, and Vanderbilt.  The reason for the three wins for Army could be attributed to starting a freshman in Trent Steelman.  He has been solid and leads the team in rushing with 450 yards.  The team as a whole is 11th in the nation in rushing yards per game at 219 while Air Force is fourth at 275 per game.  This game could be one of the fastest played games of the year since both nearly exclusively run the ball.

The difference between the two teams is that Air Force has a decent defense while Army is not bad and to my surprise are 14th in the nation in total defense, which goes toward their schedule which is not very good.  Their best team they played was Duke or Iowa State, and actually Air Force might be the best team they will have played to date.

Air Force has Tim Jefferson is back for Air Force and he can pass the ball better then Connor Dietz who picked up the slack while Jefferson was out with an ankle injury.  Last years game was surprisingly close 16-7 at West Point with Air Force pulling it out late.  Air Force should take out Army, because they have a new head coach and have not been great in a very, very long time.