In the big business of college football, Navy is succeeding by staying old school

There is no secret to the Navy football team’s 6-0 start. There might be no secrets to Navy football at all. A black gate surrounds the practice field on the Naval Academy’s campus in Annapolis, but in an era of paranoia about spying, Navy practice is open to the media. The athletes, while accomplished, don’t have freakish measurements or run 4.2-second 40-yard dashes.