Big Blue View
Good morning New York Giants fans! Happy Saturday and welcome to Week 12 of the 2025 college football season.
This is our first Saturday with the knowledge that the Giants will look different in 2026. We don’t know exactly how different or what will change, but we do know that change is coming now that Brian Daboll is the Giants’ former head coach.
There are a few real holes on the Giants roster, most notably at wide receiver, linebacker, and right guard. There may also be needs at offensive tackle, cornerback, defensive tackle, and safety, but those really depend on how the remainder of 2025 and free agency unfold. So for now, we’ll try to concentrate on the definite needs, while taking note of players who could fill potential needs.
ABC – noon
Both of these teams have sizable injury reports. But we also haven’t looked at either, so this is a good chance to look at both.
Starting on the Pittsburgh side of things, linebackers Kyle Louis and Rasheem Biles could both be interesting mid-late round picks who could develop into useful pieces. Louis is — at this point — the better coverage ‘backer and is even used as a slot defender at times, while Biles is more of a down-hill box player.
Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah is the best player in the game, but the Giants probably shouldn’t be looking at a running back in the first round. Wide receiver Malachi Fields, however, is a big and sure-handed target who could be a really good value in the middle rounds.
(22) Pittsburgh
(9) Notre Dame
Big Ten Network – 3:30 p.m.
I usually prefer to highlight games that are on the “basic” channels like ABC or NBC, as opposed to conference channels like Big Ten Network or SEC Network. Not everyone has access to those channels, and I don’t like to highlight games and players folks won’t get to watch. But in this case, I feel the need to make an exception because we haven’t really had the chance to talk about USC or Iowa yet this year.
We’ll start with USC and wide receiver Makai Lemon. Lemon might be redundant with Malik Nabers, as the two share a similar body type (Lemon is listed at 5-foot-11, 195 pounds), playing with great quickness and agility, high football IQ, savvy route running, and great hands. But… That’s not a bad skill set to have multiples of. The Giants need another wide receiver, and the type of receiver will likely be...
