Who to watch in this weekend’s college conference title games … Its championship weekend in college football as all the conferences hold their title games starting with the PAC-12 championship between Utah and Oregon later this evening. And with – mostly – the best playing the best this weekend, there will be plenty of top prospects for the… Read More »
Beavers WR Hodgins to enter draft … Another underclassman has spoken their intentions regarding the 2020 draft as Oregon State junior WR Isaiah Hodgins has indicated that he will be turning pro this winter. Hodgins is an intriguing prospect in that he has good size at 6-4, 210 and he was very productive for the Beavers as he… Read More »
Pigskin posts latest top 15 college teams … With just the conference championship games to go this weekend, and less than a week until we find out who the 4 CFP playoff teams are, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted the latest edition of his college football rankings.
GBN first-round projection updated … With the NFL now at the 3/4 pole, the GBN first-round projection for the 2020 draft has been updated here.
Another three enter draft … As noted earlier, now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, players are starting to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have until January 15th to file… Read More »
#6 OKLAHOMA (11-1) at #7 BAYLOR (11-1); NOON ET; Arlington; ABC … Before they take the field early Saturday afternoon for the BIG XII conference final, both teams are likely to be glued to their TVs on Friday evening watching the PAC-12 title game. Bottom line is that if Oregon knocks off Utah, the winner of the BIG… Read More »
PSU DE Gross-Matos enters draft … You can add one more name to the list of underclassmen who have announced their intention to enter the 2020 draft as Penn State DE Yetur Gross-Matos has announced that he will be foregoing his final year of college eligibility and turning pro this winter. The 6-5, 265-pound Gross-Matos is an early… Read More »
GBN Big Board tweaked … With the college football regular schedule now in the books, the GBN scout staff has tweaked the GBN Big Board ranking the top 100 prospects for the 2020 draft. A couple of noteworthy moves. First, LSU QB Joe Burrow is now the top-rated guy overall on the full GBN board ahead of a… Read More »
Burrow, Young headline GBN AA team, other award picks … Its award season in college football with the regular season in the books. And as huge college football fans, the GBN head honchos couldn’t resist making their personal picks for this year’s major awards here and our choices for the All-America squad here.
Three more enter draft including top WR prospect … As noted earlier, now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, players are starting to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have until… Read More »
Two more enter draft … As noted earlier, now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, we can begin to expect players to start to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have… Read More »
Weekly draft order update posted … The proverbial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for the opening round of the 2020 draft has been updated with the results from this week’s games in the books.
One prospect in draft; one out … Now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, we can begin to expect players to start to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have until… Read More »
Bengals win; top pick back in play … Cincinnati, the NFL’s only remaining winless team heading into the week, finally got off the schneid earlier today with a 22-6 win over the NY Jets. That puts the Bengals just a game behind the Giants, who fell to 2-10 with a loss to Green Bay today, for the NFL’s… Read More »
Rivalry weekend college notes … A couple or three observations from this weekend’s rivalry college games. Ohio State junior DE Chase Young, the consensus top non-QB prospect for the upcoming draft, if not the top prospect overall period, did not not have a particularly noticeable outing in the Buckeyes’ big win over Michigan. True, Young wasn’t really needed… Read More »
‘Bama out of CFP as conference championship games set … After a fascinating weekend of college football rivalry games, the lineup for the conference championship games has been set. The big story in college football, though, is the fact that for the first time since the CFP was introduced in 2014, Alabama will not be one of the… Read More »
More home cooking to impact draft order … The Thanksgiving weekend sometimes tends to be one of the tougher weeks to travel in the NFL. If that is true, it could be a small blessing in disguise for the teams sitting at the very top of the 2020 draft board as 4 of the 5 teams currently stting… Read More »
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! … A very happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving with lots of turkey and football to everyone from the staff of Great Blue North!!!
Vols may get one OL back; lose one … There is a report out of Tennessee that 5th year C Brandon Kennedy plans to appeal to the NCAA for a 6th season of eligibility next fall. Kennedy was originally a 5-star recruit at Alabama before transferring to Tennessee two years ago. He would be eligible for the 6th… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … Every week, GBN Associate Editor/Scouting Director Pigskin Paul Guillemette posts his observations from the past weekend’s college football highlights focusing on players that stood out with an eye toward the 2020 draft. Here is this week’s post.
Bengals give ball back to Dalton; QB on draft horizon … Cincinnati’s experiment with rookie QB Ryan Finley is over after three games as the Bengals have announced that veteran Andy Dalton will start this weekend against the NY Jets on Sunday; in fact, barring injury, the Bengals expect Dalton to start the remainder of the year. Cincinnati… Read More »
Bengals inch closer to top pick; Giants slide into #2 pick … Cincinnati gave division rival Pittsburgh a fight earlier today, but in the end it was deja vu all over again for the Bengals who fell to 0-11 as a result of a 16-10 loss to the Steelers. In fact, as a result of Washington’s last-minute win… Read More »
Home cooking on tap for draft order … Interesting day on the NFL schedule today with the four teams currently holding the top picks in 2020 draft selection order playing against .500 or less opponents. And the teams with the top two picks – Cincinnati and Washington – are both at home. Cincinnati, the league’s only still winless… Read More »
‘Cats, Bombers to face off in CFL title game … Somebody is going to put to bed a long winless streak later today when Hamilton plays Winnipeg in the 107th edition of the Grey Cup game in Calgary. Hamilton hasn’t one a CFL championship in 20 years, while its been 29 for the Blue Bombers. KO for today’s… Read More »
Banner day in Columbus; Bucks clinch division as Young stars, get vet DE back … Pretty good day for the home side today in Columbus where Ohio State clinched the BIG TEN East title with a tough 28-17 win over Penn State. Of course, the Buckeyes still have to win at Michigan next week and knock off either… Read More »
