Big Blue View
Good morning New York Giants fans! Happy Saturday and welcome back to Bowl Season.
The first round of the College Football Playoffs got started last night with the matchup between (8) Oklahoma and (9) Alabama, and today we have three more playoff games.
Saturday starts off with (7) Texas A&M vs. (10) Miami, followed by (6) Ole Miss vs. (11) Tulane, and the day is capped by (5) Oregon vs. (12) James Madison. Today’s games should feature a number of draft prospects, as well as a pair of teams we haven’t really focused on in Tulane and JMU. So without further ado, let’s get into it.
ESPN – noon
We get what should be the best game of the day first thing. While they’d never admit it, I suspect the college schedule makers put the games featuring Tulane and JMU against the NFL’s games at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Giants fans will want to watch the line of scrimmage, and any potential matchup between TAMU edge defender Cashius Howell and Miami right tackle Francis Mauigoa. Mauigoa is a big, stout lineman at 6-foot-6, 320 pounds who’s a powerful run blocker and a reliable pass protector — at least at the collegiate level. There are some who question whether Mauigoa will be able to stay at tackle in the NFL, and this promises to be a good test.
(7) Texas A&M
(10) Miami
TNT / HBO Max / TruTV – 3:30 p.m.
This game marks the start of the post-Lane Kiffin era for Ole Miss. But even so, it would be a definite upset if Tulane manages to in this game.
For Giants’ fans, Ole Miss defensive tackle Zxavian Harris bears watching. He’s an imposing presence at 6-foot-8, 330 pounds with plus run defense skills as well as some pass rush upside. He’s primarily a B-gap player for Ole Miss, which could fit well with Dexter Lawrence at nose tackle, and he has 4 sacks, 3 hits, 14 QB hurries to his name this year.
(6) Ole Miss
(11) Tulane
