Coach/Bishop Ken Niumatalolo calls timeout to talk covenant keeping, transfer portals — and commanding Spartans

Ken Niumatalolo’s path to coaching success took a gridiron-length leap forward the moment he arrived in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1995.

For Latter-day Saint college football fans, it’s a familiar story:

The Hawaii native has just landed his first football job on the mainland — coaching the running backs at the Naval Academy. Two years later, he was the Midshipmen’s offensive coordinator. By 2008, he was Navy’s head coach.

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Niumatalolo then spent 15 seasons directing the Navy program, becoming the service academy’s all-time coaching wins leader, appearing in 10 bowl games, hobnobbing with President Barack Obama at the White House and — perhaps most

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