( CNN ) -- Are you ready for some football ? Not so fast ! The Navy-Air Force and the Boston-Army games are on . But there 's no word yet on whether 23 other weekend athletic events at service academies will take place , thanks to the government shutdown . Even the Navy-Air Force game practically became a matter of national security . Though the game was sold out , the two sides had to wait for the Defense Department 's greenlight . A senior department official said the game was allowed to go forward because it involved all non-budgeted funds , and thus was not affected by the shutdown . The official said planning and preparation , including broadcast contracts , had already been in place for this week 's game . It 'll kick off at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis , Maryland , and will be televised by CBS . The United States Naval Academy enters the contest with a 2-1 record , while United States Air Force Academy is 1-4 . The winner of the last 13 encounters went on to win the Commander-In-Chief 's Trophy . Other games uncertain . The future of other critical matchups this weekend is still up in the air . The Army will play Boston College this weekend , a senior defense official said early Thursday morning . `` Lots of chatter re Army game ; we owe you accuracy . In constant contact with Army tonight , will let you know asap when confirmed , '' the college 's athletic director , Brad Bates , tweeted late Wednesday night . Should the shutdown continue , service academy games will be reviewed on a week-by-week basis . `` Each one of the service academies has some type of athletics alumni association that can help provide non-appropriated funds , '' Cmdr . Bill Urban told HLNtv.com . `` We absolutely ca n't use appropriated funds during a government shutdown because we do n't have them . '' CNN 's Steve Brusk contributed to this report .
If shutdown continues , service academy games will be reviewed on a weekly basis . Navy-Air Force was allowed to go forward because it involved all non-budgeted funds .