Bowl season continues, continued … Previews for the final two games on today’s 5-games college football bowl have now been posted. And draft watchers could in fact be treated to a two-fer as the late game – the Holiday Bowl between Nebraska and Southern California – features a chance to check a couple of legitimate top 5 prospects… Read More »
PINSTRIPE BOWL BRONX, NY 4:30PM/ET/ESPN BOSTON COLLEGE (7-5) vs PENN STATE (6-6) If you are planning a late dinner, this may be the game during which you take a nap. Coach ADDAZIO is retooling the BC football program with hard work and fundamentally solid play on the field. But he’s still trying to restock the talent base. The… Read More »
Gopher TE to enter draft … Minnesota redshirt sophomore TE Maxx Williams has reportedly decided to enter the 2015 draft where he is expected to be the first player off the board at the position. The 6-4, 250-pound Williams, whose father Brian was a first round pick pick by the Giants in 1989, emerged as a big-play threat… Read More »
One RB in draft; one out … South Carolina junior RB Mike Davis, a second-day prospect for the upcoming draft, has confirmed that he will be turning pro this winter after the Gamecocks’ bowl game. On the other hand, Arkansas junior RB Jonathan Williams has announced that he will be coming back for his senior season next fall.… Read More »
Weekly selection order updated … With just a week to go in the regular season, the first-round selection order for the 2015 draft, were it held this week, has been updated. Early star game thoughts … According to GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette its never too early to start thinking about next month’s all-star… Read More »
One DB out for LSU; one in … While nothing has been officially announced to date, sources close to the LSU program are reporting that junior CB Jalen Collins has decided to leave school early and enter the 2015 draft. The 6-1, 200-pound Collins is a second-day prospect for the upcoming draft. At the same time, though, it… Read More »
Bucs inch closer to #1 pick … After losing to Green Bay to drop to 2-13 on the year in one of today’s early games, Tampa Bay could wrap up the top pick overall at the 2015 draft with a loss next week when they host New Orleans in their season finale. However, Tennessee, which lost on Thursday… Read More »
When winter comes can the draft be far behind! Hang in there guys! Homecooking to spice up draft chase … With just weeks left to go in the NFL regular schedule, the early picks at the 2015 draft are still very much up for grabs. Tampa Bay, which held the #1 pick coming into the week, could drop… Read More »
College football’s second season kicks off … If it seems like the college football regular season ended just a couple of weeks, well it did end just a couple of weeks ago. But the bowls are already upon us with 5 games scheduled for Saturday. Of course, most of the remaining interest in college football is in the… Read More »
GBN Projection tweaked: With the college football regular season now in the books, the GBN first-round projection for the 2015 draft has been updated.
(7:00 PM): MSU QB to return; DE ‘iffy’ … Citing the fact that he still has ‘unfinished’ business at school, Michigan State junior QB Connor has reportedly decided to stay with the program for his senior season next fall. Cook had considered entering the 2015 draft if he were rated as a potential top ten pick, but right… Read More »
We are not far at all from the Bowl Season, but lack of college game action this past Saturday made me hungry for more. So I dug into my game recording archives and unused game notes to conjure up a few more 2015 Draft prospect thumbnails for your perusal. DAVID ANDREWS/OC/GEORGIA #61 6’2/295 … It takes more than… Read More »
(5:00 PM): Auburn WR to enter draft … Auburn junior WR Sammie Coates announced at a press conference earlier this afternoon that he will be leaving school and entering the 2015 draft where he projects to be a second day selection. The 6-2, 205-pound Coates, who is one of the fastest receivers in the country, averaged 24 yards… Read More »
(9:00 AM): Duck QB wins Heisman … Pretty much as expected Oregon junior QB Marcus Mariota was awarded this year’s Heisman Trophy at last night’s annual event at New York’s Downtown Club. Mariota beat out Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon and Alabama WR Amari Cooper for the award. Mariota is expected be one of the first 2-3 players off… Read More »
Last week we took a look at the NFC head coaches and where they stand relative to job security. This time around it’s the AFC. BALTIMORE It is hard to imagine that anyone is more secure right now than JOHN HARBAUGH. He possesses his brother’s passion, but is less explosive and combatant. He is also a good soldier… Read More »
SAM ARNESON/TE/WISCONSIN #49 6’4/250 … This just in… the Badgers have an NFL TE prospect for the next NFL Draft. Well, that shouldn’t be a bulletin in light of names like DANIELS, GRAHAM, KENDRICKS, etc. But it is news of a sort because ARNESON is a true inline, blocking TE, who can catch the ball in his spare… Read More »
KAELIN CLAY/RS/WR/UTAH #8 5’10/190 … CLAY first caught my eye earlier in the season after Utah had beaten Michigan & UCLA to get my attention as a team. The JC recruit was busting things open with some swerving/curling return work against Oregon State and USC. Most recently, with the season ending injury to DRES ANDERSON, the team’s No.… Read More »
