This year’s Army-Navy game, the 125th showdown, is gonna be lit. For the first time in ages, both teams are bringing winning records to the table. No more hogging the spotlight—it’s time to share the glory! So, challenges are already up to maintain the tradition of the widely reported Army-Navy battle.

College football’s been shaken up lately, but one thing’s for sure: the Army-Navy game is still a sacred tradition. They traditionally play it on the second Saturday, ensuring it’s the only game in town getting all traction. This year, though, it’s got some extra competition on December 14th—but nothing can truly overshadow this rivalry. Even with both teams in the AAC now, this ain’t no conference game. But with the CBS crew there, the energy will be electric, just like any other big-time matchup.

Meet the announcers of the Army-Navy game

CBS Sports will broadcast the Army-Navy game nationwide, with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jenny Dell calling the action. Danielson will serve as the analyst, Nessler as the play-by-play commentator, and Jenny, the sideline reporter, will cover the game’s immediate highlights. They’ll definitely make your day. Skeptical? Then evaluate these announcers’ work histories.

Nessler and Danielson called their final SEC game on CBS during the Bulldogs-Crimson Tide matchup last season. In an emotional farewell, both of them greeted CBS’s new collaboration with the Big 10 and wished the SEC success in its new strategic relationship with ESPN. But just a few months later, the incredible presentation duo made a comeback to Kinnick with a CBS Collegiate football telecast.

Since seizing the microphone in 1991, these two have continuously shown that they are capable of captivating the audience with excellent, spot-on voice-overs. Brad had an absolutely insane journey. Prior to rejoining CBS, he worked for ESPN, ABC, and NFL Network. Conversely, Danielson transitioned from working with Al Ciraldo to cover Georgia Tech basketball commentary radio to becoming the primary play-by-play commentator for CBS. The all-around player excelled in both NBA and CFB basketball before joining CBS.

We can now be certain that Sunday will be an amazing day because of their shared legendary past. However, prior to the game day, you must be aware of some details regarding the Army vs. Navy matchup.

Daily’s dominance: Army vs. Navy preview

This year, in the clash between Jeff Monken’s Black Knights (11-1) and Brian Newberry’s Midshipmen (8-3), a highly regarded Army squad attempts to win the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy against a Navy squad that has significantly improved since their 2023 defeat to the Black Knights.

That being said, for the initial half of the year, the Midshipmen were getting just as much attention as the Army, despite the fact that the Navy did not advance to the AAC Title Game. They dropped their yearly matchup with Notre Dame 51-14 after starting the season with six consecutive victories. Then the ship’s rudder fell away. Rice and Tulane defeated the Mids shortly after, removing them from conference competition.

This gives you the whole picture of how the Army and Navy are doing. However, the Army seems to have more advantage over the Navy due to its quarterback. Army’s quarterback, Bryson Daily, had a Heisman-caliber season but somehow didn’t make the cut as a finalist. Daily has totaled 37 touchdowns this season, thrown for 877 yards, and ran for 1,480 yards. Army quarterback Bryson Daily has had an incredible season, tying Boise State’s Heisman finalist Ashton Jeanty with 29 rushing touchdowns. It’s clear that Daily has been the driving force behind Army’s amazing season, and he’ll undoubtedly be looking to cap it off with a victory over Navy.