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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Only one thing stands between Navy and a division title -- an East Carolina team that the Midshipmen have dominated on the road.Navy will clinch the American Athletic Conferences West Division with a victory over the struggling Pirates on Saturday.First-year East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery says hes using his teams spoiler status as motivation.Were going to try to pull motivation from everywhere we can get it from, Montgomery said.After beating Tulsa last week , the Midshipmen (7-2, 5-1) need only to beat East Carolina (3-7, 1-5) or SMU next week to wrap up the division title and a spot in the Americans title game on Dec. 3.Beating the Pirates hasnt exactly been much of a problem in Greenville: Navy has won both visits here by scores of 76-35 in 2010 and 56-28 two years later, averaging 516 yards rushing in those blowouts.And while Navys scheme remains the same, coach Ken Niumatalolo says those results dont mean anything this year.I dont know the reason -- we happened to play well those games, Niumatalolo said. Its a new year, new game, new team, new coach. ... Everythings different. I mean, we cant look at that. Im sure theyre not looking at it. The past is the past.The present has been rough for Montgomery in his first season as a head coach. The Pirates have lost two straight and seven of eight, and are coming off a 55-31 loss to SMU . East Carolina ranks 124th nationally in turnover margin, with 22 giveaways to just eight takeaways.Those are definitely things we are going to have to clean up if were going to move forward with everything that were trying to get done, Montgomery said.---Some other things to know about the Navy-East Carolina game:NAVYS OFFENSE: With their triple-option, ball-control offense, the Midshipmen always seem to rank among the nations best teams on the ground. Navy is fourth nationally -- but behind the other two service academies -- with an average of nearly 310 yards rushing. This is going to be a possession game, Montgomery said. We can slow the game down, and we can speed the game up, but it comes down to possessions.ZAY DAY: East Carolina WR Zay Jones leads the nation in yards receiving (1,473) and receptions (139) -- and enters the Navy game needing just eight catches to break the NCAA career record held by a former Pirates teammate, Justin Hardy, who caught 380 passes from 2011-14. Its conflicting to start with because this isnt where we want to be, Montgomery said. There are a lot of things that we want to do better. In the middle of it all, I see the shining light that Zay has been in. I know its been tough for him and its especially tough when youre a senior.MIDS HEALTH: Niumatalolo says starting CB Elijah Merchant (head) is doubtful, RB Calvin Cass (ankle) is probable and FB Chris High (ankle) remains questionable. High, whose 71 carries are second only to QB Will Worth (215), started the first eight games but missed the Tulsa game.FULL OR HALF NELSON? 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season.ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The knock on Michigans basketball team -- that it relies too much on finesse and lacks toughness -- only resonates when the Wolverines arent contending for conference titles.From 2012-14, Michigan won two Big Ten championships and reached the national title game in 2013. Then the Wolverines missed the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and barely made it last season, and suddenly, the critics were out in force.Somehow, weve won championships. Weve went to the Final Four, weve went to the final two, right? And people still think we play like wimps, coach John Beilein said. If we can win two championships in the Big Ten every five years, Ill take it, and they can call us as wimpy as we want.The challenge for the Wolverines is returning to those heights where they can be one of the leagues top contenders. There are areas to improve. Defense is an obvious one, and if Michigan does take a step forward at that end of the court, the Wolverines have enough skillful offensive players returning that they could quickly climb back toward the top of the conference.Caris LeVert is gone after his senior season was shortened by injury, and Spike Albrecht is playing his final season of eligibility at Purdue. But neither of those players was able to make a full contribution anyway in 2015-16, and the Wolverines return several who did, including Derrick Walton, Zak Irvin and Duncan Robinson.Michigans hope is that new assistant Billy Donlon, who came to the Wolverines after six seasons as Wright States head coach, can give the defense some much-needed tweaks, if not a complete overhaul.Michigan reached the NCAA Tournament last season and beat Tulsa in the First Four before falling to Notre Dame 70-63 . The Wolverines led the Irish by 13 in the first half and were up double digits at halftimee before being outscored 41-22 the rest of the way.ddddddddddddBeilein called it an awful second-half performance and said it would not be acceptable.Here are a few more things to watch for Michigan:IMPROVED HEALTH?Injuries have devastated Michigan over the past couple seasons, with Walton, Irvin, LeVert and Albrecht all limited to some degree. Beilein is hopeful that run of poor luck has ended.Were as healthy as we have been in a long, long, long time, he said. We deserve one of those years right now.LEADERSHIPThe Wolverines had success relying on younger stars like Trey Burke and Nik Stauskas when they won Big Ten titles in 2012 and 2014. LeVert and Albrecht looked like they could be long-awaited senior standouts last season, but injury issues prevented that. Now its Walton and Irvin who are seniors.YOUTH MOVEMENTMichigans freshman class is highlighted by guard Xavier Simpson, who was ranked as the nations No. 57 prospect by Scout.com. Of the four freshmen on the roster, three are from Ohio, including Simpson.INSIDE GAMEWalton, a guard, led the Wolverines at 5.4 rebounds a game. Mark Donnal started 25 games last season, averaging 7.8 points but only 3.7 rebounds. Donnal had a couple breakout games offensively, including a 25-point showing at Maryland, but Michigan could use more consistency from the 6-foot-9 forward.STAFF CHANGESDonlon and Saddi Washington are new assistants on Beileins staff. Washington was on the staff at Oakland University over the past decade. Michigan was in the market for new assistants after Bacari Alexander (Detroit) and LaVall Jordan (Milwaukee) received head coaching jobs.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '