Colgate @ New Hampshire

[dbackjon]

The rematch no one was clammering for...

[Mvemjsunpx]

You could call this the "James Madison's Gift" game, as—despite being one of the more vulnerable seeds—the Dukes will either play an auto-bid that had no hope of an at-large or perhaps the weakest at-large in the field. New Hampshire beat Colgate comfortably in Hamilton in September, but the Raiders appear much improved since then. Their running game may also match up well to UNH's weak run D. Still… the Wildcats are at home and more battle tested, so I'll pick them to eke out a victory.

Here's my assessment of the matchups & my pick for the game:

• • • Quarterbacks -- Colgate
      
      Running Backs - New Hampshire
      
      Receivers/TEs - Colgate
      
      Offensive Line - Colgate
      
      
      Defensive Line - (push)
      
      Linebackers --- Colgate
      
      Secondary ---- New Hampshire
      
      
      Kicking ------ New Hampshire
      
      Punting ------ Colgate
      
      Return Teams - New Hampshire
      
      Kickoffs ------ Colgate
      
      
      
      
      
      • Colgate 28-30 New Hampshire