Giants to hire Joe Judge as head coach: 6 things to know

The New York Giants are finalizing a deal to hire Joe Judge as their next head coach, so here are six things to know.

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Judge played college ball at Mississippi State

Judge was a backup quarterback and holder at MSU from 2000-2004 and then joined Sylvester Croom’s staff as a graduate assistant for three years after graduating. He then went on to coach the linebackers at Birmingham-Southern in 2008 before landing at Alabama as their special team coach for three seasons under Nick Saban, where he earned two National Championship rings.