A quarterback duel between Byrum Brown and Blake Horvath — with potential playoff hopes on the line — is enough to make South Florida’s matchup with Navy one of the most significant games of the weekend.

There is, however, the rather large matter of Horvath’s health.

“I feel good,” Navy coach Brian Newberry said earlier this week. “I think he’s made an improvement every day. He’s starting to feel better and better.”

The Midshipmen could certainly use Horvath at full strength Saturday when they host No. 25 USF in another big inflection point in the American Athletic Conference title race. There are five teams with one loss in conference play, and these are two of them.

The champion of the AAC has a decent shot at earning a bid to the College Football Playoff. That’s what made Tulane’s w

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