Navy vs. Cincinnati Jan. 2 Liberty Bowl: TV, Stream

The Liberty Bowl will feature the Navy Midshipmen heading into a showdown with the Cincinnati Bearcats on Friday, January 2, 2026.

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Navy vs. Cincinnati: Jan. 2 Viewing Options

• Game date: Friday, January 2, 2026
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Memphis, Tennessee
• Venue: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
• TV channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Midshipmen vs. Bearcats Insights

• Navy is compiling 421.2 yards per game on offense, which ranks 29th in the FBS. On the other side of the ball, the Midshipmen rank 77th, surrendering 382.3 yards per contest.
• Offensively, the Midshipmen rank 34th in the FBS with 31.2 points per game. Meanwhile, they rank 74th in points allowed (382.3 points allowed per contest).
• Navy ranks fourth-worst in passing offense (131.8 passing yards per game), but thas played a little better on defense, ranking 108th with 241.1 passing yards allowed per contest.
• With 421.3 total yards per game on the offensive side of the ball, Cincinnati ranks 28th in the FBS in 2025. Defensively, it ranks 99th, surrendering 403.2 total yards per contest.
• From an offensive angle, the Bearcats are posting 31.8 points per contest (31st-ranked). They rank 68th in the FBS defensively (24.8 points allowed per game).
• Cincinnati is generating 241.3 passing yards per game on offense this season (55th-ranked). Meanwhile, it is surrendering 230 passing yards per game (90th-ranked) on defense.

Players to WatchNavy

• Blake Horvath: 1,472 PASS YDS / 133.8 YPG / 61.1% / 10 TD / 6 INT / 208 CAR / 1,147 RUSH YDS / 15 TD
• Alex Tecza: 142 CAR / 822 YDS / 68.5 YPG / 9 TD / 12 REC / 123 YDS / 11.2 YPG / 1 TD
• Eli Heidenreich: 46 REC / 877 YDS / 73.1 YPG / 5 TD

Cincinnati

• Brendan Sorsby: 2,786 PASS YDS / 232.2 YPG / 61.5% / 26 TD / 5 INT / 100 CAR / 580 RUSH YDS / 9 TD
• Tawee Walker: 120 CAR / 709 YDS / 59.1 YPG / 4 TD / 18 REC / 78 YDS / 7.8 YPG / 1 TD
• Cyrus Allen: 48 REC / 651 YDS / 54.3 YPG / 11 TD

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