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WATCH: Army head coach Jeff Monken throws shade at Air Force during White House visit

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Rivalries are what make college football so great, and some of the best in the sport include the service academies. Like Ohio State-Michigan or Auburn-Alabama, the rivalries between Army, Navy and Air Force never really take a break.

Even when one of those teams is on a visit to the White House.

On Monday, the Army football team made a visit to the White House, where President Donald Trump presented the Black Knights with the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy. Army earned the three-pronged award after going 2-0 against the other service academies, beating Air Force 17-14 and Navy 17-10.

During the presentation, head coach Jeff Monken couldn’t help but take a swipe at Air Force. As President Trump was talking about how tough the Falcons were, and looked back at Monken, the head coach said “Not that tough.”

That response received a laugh from the president. Below is the video:

Monken has plenty of room to talk. Over the last two years, Army has posted a 21-5 record and finished 11-2 last season. The Black Knights are 4-0 against Air Force and Navy each of the last two years.

We all knew the Army-Navy rivalry was one of the biggest in college football. But the Black Knights aren’t too fond of Air Force, either.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB