Who to watch in college football on Thanksgiving Friday … Of course, the Thanksgiving football world will be focused on the NFL today with three games scheduled. That focus, though, shifts to the colleges tomorrow and Saturday with a full slate of annual rivalry games many with conference and national implications. Indeed, heading into the final weekend of… Read More »
#3 TEXAS A&M (11-0) @ #16 TEXAS (8-3); 7:30 PM ET; ABC … There is a lot on the table in the annual Texas-Texas A&M rivalry game with the Longhorns literally fighting for their CFP playoff lives, while the Aggies, who appear to be in the 12-team playoff no matter what the next couple of weeks, do need… Read More »
Weekly selection order posted … With another week in the books, the selection order for the first-round of the 2026 draft were it to be held this week has been updated here.
PSU QB Allar commits to draft … Penn State QB Drew Allar has confirmed that he will in fact be entering the 2026 draft. Allar hasn’t played for several weeks since suffering a season-ending broken ankle earlier this fall and there had been an expectation that he might explore his options of appealing for an extra year of… Read More »
Top 9 picks set for week … With the late afternoon games now in the books, we can say that as a result of their loss to Atlanta, New Orleans will move up to the #3 pick slot behind Tennessee and the NY Giants in this week’s opening selection order, followed by the NY Jets, Las Vegas, Cleveland,… Read More »
Titans, Giants to stay 1-2 on weekly board … There won’t be any change at the very top of the 2026 selection as both Tennessee and the NY Giants who came into the week sitting in the 1-2 spots lost early games this afternoon, although put on pretty gutty efforts. The Titans, for example, battled Seattle hard at… Read More »
Shuffling in the works for top of selection order … There will almost by definition be some shuffling at the top of this week’s selection order for the opening round of the 2026 draft as there are a couple of games involving teams both of whom are currently sitting on early selections. Cleveland, which is currently 3rd in… Read More »
OT Casey part of Boise senior day; to enter draft … Boise State has confirmed that rising OT Kage Casey, one of the top prospects at the position, will participate in the Broncos’ senior day activities later today and will enter the upcoming draft despite having another year of eligibility available. In fact, we’ll be watching other senior… Read More »
SMU QB Van Dyke to seek extra year … Much-travelled SMU QB Tyler Van Dyke has confirmed that he will appeal to the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility which would be his 7th. Van Dyke was once a highly promising prospect at Miami after a breakout redshirt freshman year in 2021, but two somewhat pedestrian seasons… Read More »
Who to watch in college football this weekend … Its an odd week on the college football docket without much in the way of must-see games, even though it is the second-to-last week on the regular schedule. It is, for example, ‘cupcake week’ in the SEC as several of the big-name national contenders in the conference play, well,… Read More »
#22 Missouri at #8 Oklahoma; NOON ET; ABC: After upsetting Alabama last week, Oklahoma controls its own playoff destiny; win their last two games and they’re in. And while those last two games are at home, they’re against quality opposition in Missouri this week and LSU next so the Sooners will be challenged. Along the way, OU QB… Read More »
Injury Updates for OSU WR Tate and UM RB Haynes … There are a couple of injury situations we are following. Ohio State, for example, is being coy with the status of star WR Carnell Tate for this weekend’s game with Rutgers. Tate, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the 2026 draft, has missed… Read More »
Browns looking at QB early in 2026 … One of the big questions heading to the 2026 draft, especially in Cleveland, was whether would stick with their young QBs Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders next year or use one, if not both, of the their 2026 first round picks to address the position this coming April. According to… Read More »
ASU QB Leavitt not looking at portal … yet … Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt, or least his brother and agent, is denying that the star Sun Devil is already actively shopping his services for the 2026 season, at least not yet. Leavitt, a redshirt sophomore with two years of college eligibility remaining, has been sidelined the better… Read More »
Weekly selection order posted … With another week in the books, the selection order for the first-round of the 2026 draft were it to be held this week has been updated here.
As the QB turns, NFL edition: Jets bench Fields, Sanders plays … A couple of QB developments in the NFL with draft implications. On the one hand, the NY Jets confirmed this morning that Justin Fields has bee benched ad will be replaced by veteran Tyrod Taylor. That likely signals the end of the Fields-era in New York… Read More »
Sask Riders win CFL’s Grey Cup … The Saskatchewan Roughriders won their first Grey Cup in 12 years with a 25-17 win over Montreal in the 112th edition of the Canadian league championship tonight in Winnipeg. Riders’ QB Trevor Harris was named the game’s MVP after completing 23 of 27 passes for just over 300 yards, while his… Read More »
Titans hang onto top pick for another week … Tennessee threw something of a scare into divisional rival Houston in one of today’s early games before losing 16-13. As a result, the Titans drop to 1-9 and will hold onto the #1 pick at the 2026 draft were it held this week, at least for the week. Meanwhile,… Read More »
Als, Riders in CFL final … The 112th edition of the Grey Cup game for the CFL championship between the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders will be played Sunday evening in Winnipeg. Game time is 6:30 PM ET with coverage in Canada on TSN and RDS, while the game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network in… Read More »
Who to watch in college football this weekend … There are a couple of huge games in the SEC this weekend with #4 Texas hosting #11 Oklahoma, while #5 Georgia greets #10 Texas on Saturday. Needless to say, though, with those programs there’s be plenty of top prospects to check out. In many ways, though, the most interesting… Read More »
CLEMSON @ #20 LOUISVILLE; 7:30 PM ET (FRIDAY); ESPN: Clemson, of course, has almost dropped completely off the national college football radar in the wake of a sub-.500 season. However, the Tigers remain very much on the draft radar as they still have a number of top prospects for the 2026 draft. DT Peter Woods (#11, 6-3, 310),… Read More »
Big Board, positional rankings updated … The GBN Big Board has been updated and expanded to include the top 100 prospects overall for the upcoming draft. For the record, so have the positional rankings as per the drop down menu above.
Jags Hunter done for year … Jacksonville has confirmed that star WR/CB Travis Hunter, the 2nd player selected overall at the 2025 draft, will miss the remainder of the season after he underwent surgery to repair an LCL injury. Reportedly there was no additional damage to the knee and the Jaguars are hopeful that Hunter will be available… Read More »
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Titans, Saints, Giants 1-2-3 in weekly selection order … With another week in the books, the selection order for the first-round of the 2026 draft were it to be held this week has been updated here.
