Army star QB Bryson Daily misses game against Air Force

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army star quarterback Bryson Daily will miss Saturday's game against Air Force due to an undisclosed injury/illness, Army officials told ESPN.

Daily leads the country with 19 rushing touchdowns and leads all FBS quarterbacks with 909 rushing yards. He couldn't train this week. The No. 21 Black Knights had a bye last weekend after defeating East Carolina 45-28 on Oct. 19 to win their seventh straight game this season.

In the win over ECU, Daily carried the ball 31 times for a career-high 171 yards and accounted for six touchdowns, five rushing and one pass. The 6-foot, 221-pound senior has already set the Army single-season record for touchdowns responsible (26) and rushing touchdowns (19) in seven games.

With Daily out, junior Dewayne Coleman will step in at quarterback and make his first career start. Daily, one of four team captains, was Army's starting quarterback the past two seasons and the key cog in a Black Knights offense that posted more than 400 yards of total offense in all seven games this season.

Army (7-0, 6-0) travels to North Texas next week for an AAC contest. They get a bye week on November 16th and then face Notre Dame on November 23rd at Yankee Stadium.

At this point, there is no timetable for how long Daily will be out, but Army officials do not believe this is a season-ending setback.

Army is off to its best start in nearly 30 years and will be one of the top contenders for the Group of 5 spot in the College Football Playoff if the Black Knights can win the American Athletic Conference championship.