University of Houston All-America defensive tackle Ed Oliver is questionable for Saturday's game against No. 21 South Florida with a bruised right knee, coach Major Applewhite said Monday at his weekly news conference.

Oliver took an illegal chop block to his knee late in the fourth quarter of the Cougars' 49-36 win at Navy. No penalty was called on the play.

"We'll have to continue to monitor him day-to-day," Applewhite said.

Oliver, who is being projected possibly as the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL draft, will likely be held out of practice when the Cougars return to the field Tuesday.

"I listen to the doctors in terms of their expertise," Applewhite said. "They went to school for a bajillion years, so they know what they are talking about. I coach football so I listen to the doctors and what they are telling me and how the young man is moving around."

This is the second year in a row that Oliver is dealing with the effects of a low block. Last season against Temple, Oliver suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee on a block — legal at the time by Temple fullback Nick Sharga — that caused him to miss three quarters in the game and be limited in four other games.

A spokesman for the American Athletic Conference said member schools submit plays for review each week but the process is kept internal.