We have been searching for a word or phrase that bets characterizes the season and what comes to mind is ‘well, that was a waste of time!’ Bad enough that the Giants finished a dispiriting 4-13, but that they really didn’t accomplish any of the season’s ancillary goals for all the losing. Of course, the main goal for… Read More »
#1 ALABAMA (13-1) vs #3 GEORGIA (13-1); 8 PM ET; ESPN; Indianapolis … At least in the world of college football, one can probably think that the universe is indeed evolving as it should as after a full 12-game regular season, the conference championships, and two national semi-finals arguably the two best teams are all that’s left standing… Read More »
Upsets needed to change early selection order … Where does the time go? The 2021 NFL regular season winds up today and for 18 teams its on to next year’s draft. In fact, the early selection order for the upcoming draft is pretty much set, although an upset or two today could cause a minor shuffling. Jacksonville will… Read More »
Steelers’ ‘ GM Colbert to retire … It will be an off-season of change in Pittsburgh. Not only will QB ben Roethlisberger be retiring, but there are reports this morning that long-time G.M. Kevin Colbert, one of the most respected personnel guys in the league will be retiring after this year’s draft. Colbert joined the Steelers in 2000… Read More »
Three more juniors enter draft … With just over a week for underclassmen planning to enter the 2022 to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible, three more juniors have announced that they will be entering this year’s draft including Michigan CB Vince Gray, Iowa S Dane Belton and San Diego State OG William Dunkle.… Read More »
Rising B10 FS does join Irish … Just to update last night’s note that rising Northwestern redshirt sophomore FS Brandon Joseph, one of the best safeties in college football, will be back in college next fall, but would be transferring, has in fact, committed to Notre Dame.
Bisons battling Bobcats for FCS title … Fans can warm-up for today’s NFL doubleheader with a little championship football as the FCS title game between Montana State and perennial champion North Dakota State is just kicking off in Frisco, Texas on ESPN2. And while ND State are the heavy favorites, Montana State may have the best pro prospect… Read More »
One more enters draft; star safety returning to college, transferring … East Carolina junior WR’RS Tyler Snead is the latest underclassman to announce that he’ll be entering the 2022 draft. Snead is somewhat undersized at just 5-7, 175, but he’s quick and has decent receiving skills. However, he’s still pretty much a very late round candidate or free… Read More »
LSU CB Stingley heads list of half dozen draft entries … A half dozen more underclassmen have announced that they will be entering the 2022 draft including LSU CB Derek Stingley, a potential top 5 prospect for the upcoming draft. The other announcements came from Michigan FS Daxton Hill, Clemson WR Justyn Ross, Washington CB Kyler Gordon, Mississippi… Read More »
Four more juniors enter draft … Four more juniors have indicated that they will be foregoing their remaining college eligibility and entering the 2022 draft including Kentucky WR Wan’Dale Robinson, UCLA TE Greg Dulcich, Maryland safety Nick Cross and Michigan DT Christopher Hinton. Of the four, Robinson, who rates as one of the best kept secrets in college… Read More »
BREAKING!! … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, whom they describe as a ‘Draftnik Living Legend!’ will be guesting on a live chat over at Draft Countdown at 9 PM ET tonight where they’ll be previewing the upcoming Senior Bowl and more.
Hutch declares for draft; sort of! … There are several media outlets with the headline today that Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson had ‘declared’ for the 2022 draft where he is among the 2-3 players likely to the #1 pick overall. Fact is that Hutchinson is a senior who doesn’t need to declare. The proper context is that he… Read More »
NFL announces changes to draft process … The NFL has informed teams around the league of a couple of changes to the pre-draft testing process. On the one hand, teams have been told that the infamous Wonderlic Intelligence test will no longer be part of the combine regimen. The problem with the test, outside of all the normal… Read More »
Heels OG off to pros; QB to star game … There were a couple of bits of news out of North Carolina over the past 24 hours. OG Josh Ezeudu, for example, announced that he will be entering the 2022 draft. He’s a 6-4, 325-pound 4th year junior who figures to be a mid-to-late third-day pick. Meanwhile, QB… Read More »
Bruins’ WR latest to enter draft … UCLA junior WR Kyle Philips, who led the Bruins in receiving in each of the past three seasons, has announced that he will be entering the upcoming draft. The 5-11, 195, who is also a very good PR, had 59 receptions for over 700 yards and 10 scores this fall.
Broncos busting out all over … Western Michigan junior WR Skyy Moore became the second former Bronco to declare for the 2022 draft today. Earlier in the day, junior QB Kaleb Eleby had also indicated that he was entering this year’s draft. Moore isn’t all that big at a listed 5-10, 195, but had a breakout season in… Read More »
One more junior enters draft, one out … Western Michigan junior QB Kaleb Eleby has become the latest underclassman to declare for the 2022 draft. While Eleby isn’t exactly a household name, even at Western Michigan, he is a decent later round prospect who is currently the 11th rated player at the position on the GBN QB list.… Read More »
WTF hint at new name … Washington will reportedly announce their new team name on February 2nd. Team officials are saying the new name will not be one of the monikers that has been talked about the past couple of years. In fact, is it possible the date of the announcement is a hint and the team will… Read More »
Two more top underclassmen enter draft … Michigan redshirt sophomore DE David Ojabo just announced via twitter that he will be entering the 2022 draft after posting 11 sacks this past season. Ojabo is currently considered to be a mid-first round prospect for the upcoming draft. So is Cincinnati junior CB Ahmad Gardner who also announced this morning… Read More »
College QB carousel continues to spin … Interesting development in the college QB ranks as former Central Florida QB Dillon Gabriel, who had originally said he was transferring to UCLA, almost immediately switched his commitment to Oklahoma, literally just hours after Sooners’ freshman QB Caleb Williams announced that he was at least entering the portal. Williams has indicated… Read More »
Clock ticking for underclassmen … Juniors and redshirt sophomores thinking of entering the 2022 draft have until the end of business in New York on January 17th to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible for this year’s draft. So far, almost 60 underclassmen have in fact indicated in one way or another that they… Read More »
More juniors enter draft … Three more juniors announced their intention to forego their remaining college eligibility and enter the 2022 draft including Wisconsin ILB Leo Chenal, Cincinnati RB Jerome Ford and Michigan State WR Jalen Nailor. Of the three, Wisconsin’s Chenal is the most interesting. He is currently, rated 42nd best prospect overall for the upcoming draft… Read More »
Selection order updated … With Pittsburgh apparently well on the way to a win over Cleveland in the Monday night game, the opening round selection order for the 2022 draft if it were to be held this week has been updated.
Could Orange Bowl dud hurt UM DE’s draft stock?? … That’s the question several correspondents have asked since Georgia’s impressive win over Michigan in last week’s CFP semi-final in which star Wolverines’ DEs Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo were pretty much shut down. The simple answer at this point is Who knows! We did speak with a couple… Read More »
Three juniors enter draft; one staying … Three more juniors have announced that they will be foregoing their remaining college eligibility and entering the 2022 draft including Arizona State C Dohnovan West, Penn State OT Rasheed Walker and Ohio State RB Master Teague. West and Walker are both second day prospects for the upcoming draft with West ranked… Read More »
