Selection order updated
Selection order updated … With another week in the book, the current opening round selection order for the 2022 draft has been updated were it to be held this week.
Pigskin Paul ranks ’em
Pigskin Paul’s pre-bowl college top 25 … With the college season on to the bowls, GBN associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has weighed in with his pre-bowl ranking of the top 25 teams in the country.
Dawgs push Senior Bowl rosters over 100
Dawgs push Senior Bowl roster to 100 … The Senior Bowl announced today the addition of 7 players to this roster from Georgia, including RB James Cook, OT Jamaree Salyer, OG Juston Shaffer, DT Devonte Wyatt, LB Channing Tindall, CB Derion Kendrick and P Jake Camarda. With the addition of these UGA veterans the Senior Bowl roster is… Read More »
Boiler stars to eter draft
Boiler stars to enter draft … Purdue has confirmed that DE George Karlaftis and WR David Bell will both be entering the 2022 NFL draft. Karlaftis, in particular, is a first-round candidate with top 10-15 potential, while Bell, who probably should be considered among the most underrated prospects in this year’s draft class, is a second-day prospect. Bell,… Read More »
Colts pass Wentz mark; #1 to Eagles
Colts pass Wentz mark; #1 to Eagles … The second round pick in 2022 that Philadelphia received from Indianapolis in exchange for QB Carson Wentz to Indianapolis in a trade last year was conditional upon Wentz’ playing time. In essence, the pick would escalate to a first rounder if the oft-injured Wentz participated in 75% of the Colts… Read More »
BC QB to return to school
BC QB to return to school … Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec has reportedly told team officials that he will be passing on the 2022 NFL draft and returning to school next fall after an injury filled season. The 6-5, strong-armed Jurkovec is considered to be a second-tier type prosepct, but he has some tools.
2022 Grey Cup
Ti-Cats to host Bombers for CFL title … Earlier today, Hamilton upset Toronto 27-16 in the CFL’s Eastern final, while Winnipeg held off Saskatchewan 21-17 in the Western title game. The two will next Sunday, December 12th, in the 108th edition of the Grey Cup game in Hamilton. It will be the second year in a row for… Read More »
Lions win, but keep top pick; #s 2-3 too close to call
Lions win, but keep top pick; #s 2-3 too close to call … You can finally erase that ‘the NFL’s only remaining winless team’ from Detroit’s docket as the Lions got their first win of the season today be defeating Minnesota 29-27 in a thriller that went down to the game’s final play when QB Jared Goff hit… Read More »
SEC versus the world in CFP play downs
SEC versus the world in CFP play downs … In the end, it pretty much came down to by the numbers for the CFP selection committee as it stuck with the top 4 ranked teams is setting the national semi-finals later this month. It will be Alabama against upstart Cincinnati, the first ever non-Power 5 team in the… Read More »
2022 Draft Team Priorities
1. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: For Year II of the Trevor Lawrence era, the Jaguars set out to find him some more explosive weapons if they were to have any hope of scoring more than 15 PPG, the second lowest total in the NFL this fall and signing Christian Kirk away from Arizona was a great start as starting WRs… Read More »
Tide WR Metchie feared out with torn ACL
Tide WR Metchie feared out with torn ACL … Alabama’s win over Georgia in yesterday’s SEC conference game appears to have come at a cost as John Metchie, the team’s leading receiver,suffered what is believed to be a torn ACL when he went down awkwardly after a catch later in the second quarter. Metchie, the top Canadian prospect… Read More »
CFL semis
Argos, Bombers host CFL semis … There will be renewals of a couple of the CFL’s fiercest rivalries Sunday in the Canadian league’s semi-finals. Hamilton will play in Toronto in the Eastern final at 12:30 PM ET Sunday afternoon, while out west Saskatchewan will play in Winnipeg in the Western title game with KO set for 4:00 PM… Read More »
Ducks, #5 downed again by UTes
Ducks, #5 dismal again in Pac-12 blow-out loss … Oregon had vowed some revenge against Utah in last night’s PAC-12 conference championship after the Utes had knocked the Ducks out of the national championship playoff hunt two two weeks. However, when they got down to business last night it was just more of the same as Utah won… Read More »
Is #1 grade in play??
Is top 2022 grade in play?? … Pretty much all season its been something of a given that Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux was the top-rated prospect for the 2022 draft on just about every team’s board around the NFL. However, there is a bit of a buzz around the league these days that just maybe Michigan DE Aidan… Read More »
Irish DC Freeman moves up to head job
Irish DC Freeman moves up to head job … Notre Dame didn’t waste a whole lot of time finding a replacement for former head coach Brian Kelly, who bolted for LSU and the SEC earlier this week as they have confirmed that defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has been promoted to head coach. And with so many big-time coaching… Read More »
Huskers’ QB to transfer portal
Huskers’ QB to transfer portal … Nebraska QB Adrian Martinez has become the latest veteran college QB to announce that they will be entering the transfer portal and playing elsewhere next fall. Martinez was a 4-year starter and three-time team captain with the Huskers, but could never get Nebraska over the hump as they never won more than… Read More »
Conference championship previews
Prospects preview for college football’s conference championship weekend … It’s conference championship weekend across the country with several games on the docket holding the keys to this year’s 4-team CFP playoff line-up. It all starts Friday night with a couple of games including Oregon against Utah in the PAC-12 title contest and Western Kentucky versus Texas-San Antonio in… Read More »
Big XII Conference preview
#5 OKLAHOMA STATE (11-1) vs #9 BAYLOR (10-2); Noon ET; ABC; Arlington … Nobody will blame Oklahoma State if they spend as much time on Saturday watching the scoreboard as focusing on Baylor, especially if they can defeat the Bears in the Big XII championship. That would appear to put the 5th-ranked Cowboys possibly into a position to… Read More »
Mountain West Championship preview
UTAH STATE (9-3) at #19 SAN DIEGO STATE (11-1); 3 PM ET; FOX … This another second-tier championship that one often wouldn’t merit a preview, but this game has some very good prospects. Indeed, San Diego State, in particular, has a couple of legit second-day prospects in DE Cameron Thomas (#99, 6-5, 270) and P Matt Araiza (#2,… Read More »
SEC Championship Peview
#1 GEORGIA (12-0) vs #3 ALABAMA (11-1); 4 PM ET; CBS; Atlanta … Batten down the hatches and get ready for battle when arguably the two most talented teams in the country face each other for the SEC title in Atlanta. Interesting, though, that its this year that unbeaten and top-ranked comes into the game as the favorite.… Read More »
AAC Championship preview
#16 HOUSTON (11-1) at #4 CINCINNATI (12-0); 4 PM ET; ABC … If any of this year’s conference championship games qualify as potentially truly historic its the All American Conference between #4 Cincinnati and Houston. Win, and the unbeaten Bearcats have a chance to become the first non-Power 5 conference team to make the CFP playoff. And Cincinnati,… Read More »
BIG TEN Championship preview
#2 MICHIGAN (11-1) vs #13 IOWA (10-2); 8 PM ET; FOX; Indianapolis … Hey wasn’t this supposed to be between Ohio State and Wisconsin. It was, but Michigan upset the Buckeyes last week in their annual rivalry game, while the Hawkeyes backed in when the Badgers were upset by Minnesota. So with these two teams expect a traditional… Read More »
ACC Championship preview
#15 PITTSBURGH (10-2) vs #16 WAKE FOREST (10-2); 8 PM ET; ABC; Charlotte … Hands up everyone who had Wake Forest and Pitt in the ACC championship game in their pre-season pool. Unfortunately, both teams have a couple of losses, so the winner won’t be playing in the CFP. However, this is still a potentially fascinating game as… Read More »
Four more added to Senior Bowl
Four more added to Senior Bowl roster … The Senior Bowl announced the addition of four more players to this roster including two DEs from Minnesota – Boye Mafe and Esezi Otomewo – along with Clemson CB Mario Goodrich and Tennessee WR Velus Jones. With these additions the Senior Bowl roster is now up to 93 players.
Pigskin prospects review
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has been posting a weekly review of prospects who caught his eye in the previous weekend’s college football action. Here’s Paul’s column covering last weekend’s final slate of slate of games in college football.