OU’s Armed Forces Bowl matchup with Navy is one of the more intriguing showdowns of bowl season. It is Navy’s first bowl against an SEC opponent since the 1950s and a matchup of the Midshipmen’s triple option against the program where the option flourished for decades.

Here are some of the top defensive stars to watch for both the Navy Midshipmen and the Oklahoma Sooners in Friday’s Armed Forces Bowl.

From 1999 to 2015, Navy flat-out dominated Army winning all but one game. That stretch of wins help put the Midshipmen ahead of the Black Knights in the all-time head-to-head matchup, which currently favors Navy at 62-55-7.