Gator QB Franks done for year … Florida junior QB Feleipe Franks suffered a season-ending dislocated ankle in the Gators’ win over Kentucky on Saturday. Franks had been considered to be a solid second-tier type prospect for the 2020 draft, but now is pretty much expected to return to school for his senior campaign next fall.
Sooner DT; Irish WR head early CFL draft list … Oklahoma DT Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool are 1-2 on the CFL Scouting Bureau’s first listing of the Top-20 prospects for the Canadian league’s 2020 draft. Meanwhile, Ohio QB Nathan Rourke is 3rd on the CFL list, while offensive lineman Ketel Asse and LB Adam… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly college observations … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette got caught up in the middle of that storm that hit the east coast last weekend and that kind of threw his schedule for a loop; however, he was still able to catch a few of last week’s key college football games and posts his observations here.
Eclectic viewing week in college football … Whoever put together the college football schedule gets a failing grade this week with not one game on the docket between ranked teams. Indeed, you know its an off-week when one of the teams in what was supposed to be the feature game of the week is coming off a 40-point… Read More »
Pitt (1-1) at #13 Penn State (2-0); Noon ET, ABC … Former Eastern football rivals Pitt and Penn State play for the 100th time early Saturday afternoon in a renewal of their storied instate rivalry. Despite losing as many as 5 underclassmen to the 2019 draft, Penn State looks to have the edge over the Panthers, especially playing… Read More »
Top Boiler LB done for year … Purdue has confirmed that ILB Markus Bailey, the Boilermakers top prospect for the 2020 draft, will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury suffered at practice this week. It is believed Bailey tore an ACL and will require surgery. The 6-1, 240-pound Bailey, a fifth-year senior, recorded… Read More »
College football injury update … In addition to the season-ending knee injury suffered by rising Stanford LT Walker Little yesterday, there were several other injuries of note in college football last weekend. North Carolina has confirmed, for example, that senior CB/S Patrice Rene will miss the rest of the year after tearing an ACL in Saturday’s win over… Read More »
AFC rookie roster report … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette reviews every NFL roster for its rookie content heading into the season. Earlier this week he posted his report on the NFC rookies. Here’s his report on the AFC situation.
Pac-10 Cardinal get QB Costello back; lose star OT Little for year … Stanford has confirmed that junior QB K.J. Costello will be back in the starting lineup when the 1-1 Cardinal play at #17 Central Florida on Saturday. Costello, a potential mid-to-late first round pick if he opts to enter the 2020 draft, missed last weekend’s 45-20… Read More »
Pats get future Jets 6th for WR Thomas … In a little bit of a surprising move, New England has reportedly traded WR Demaryius Thomas to the New York Jets for a 6th round pick in 2021. The deal is surprising in that it is between teams in the same division. Thomas, the one-time star receiver with Denver… Read More »
Jags get QB Dobbs from Steelers for 5th … Pittsburgh has reportedly acquired a 5th round pick at the 2019 draft from Jacksonville in exchange for backup QB Josh Dobbs. The Jaguars need the depth at the position with news that incumbent starter Nick Foles is out for an extended period with a broken clavicle. For now, Dobbs,… Read More »
SEC loses pair of starting QBs … Not the best news from the SEC East as two teams in the division lost their starting QB’s over the weekend. South Carolina’s Jake Bentley, for example, will undergo season-ending surgery on his foot after getting a second opinion on the situation. Bentley, a later round or free agent pro prospect,… Read More »
LSU-Texas hilite weekend college football sched … After a pretty quiet opening week in which there were few games of national significance things heat up this weekend on the college football schedule with a number of really intriguing match-ups across the country. And the most intriguing match-up this weekend will be at Texas where the 9th ranked Longhorns… Read More »
After a pretty quiet opening week in which there were few games of national significance things heat up this weekend on the college football schedule with a number of really intriguing match-ups across the country. And the most intriguing match-up this weekend will be at Texas where the 9th ranked Longhorns host #6 LSU from the formidable SEC… Read More »
Are you ready for some football – finally!!! … The real 2019 NFL season kicks off Thursday night in Chicago when the Bears host the Green Bay Packers at 8:20 on NBC in one more renewal of the league’s oldest rivalry. The rest of the league will follow suit on Sunday and Monday with a full slate of… Read More »
NFL confirms Pack trade for Giants LB Goodson … That post-deadline trade between the Giants and Green Bay in which the Packers acquired veteran ILB B. J. Goodson has finally shown up on the NFL’s official transaction wire. to Green Bay. Given that the Giants were about to release Goodson anyway they didn’t get much in compensation. The… Read More »
8th round wrap: How undrafted free agents fared on cut-down day … NFL teams continue to tinker with their rosters in anticipation of this week’s regular season openers, but the early returns suggest that 2017 draft was also a pretty good one for players who went undrafted this past spring. Indeed, as of Saturday’s 53-man roster deadline, 61… Read More »
By the numbers: how the ‘8th round of the 2017 draft’ fared … NFL teams continue to tinker with their rosters in anticipation of this week’s regular season openers, but the early returns suggest that 2017 draft was also a pretty good one for players who went undrafted this past spring. Indeed, as of Saturday’s 53-man roster deadline,… Read More »
Cardinal LT out a month … It could have been worse. Stanford has confirmed that rising LT Walker Little will miss the next month recuperating from a dislocated knee suffered in the Cardinal’s win over Northwestern last weekend. Little is considered to be a top 10-15 prospect for the 2019 draft and is among several very good OTs… Read More »
Record low number of draftees released for 2nd straight year … It still might be a little bit early to declare a trend here, but there has been a major decline in recent years in the number players selected at the draft being released prior to their rookie seasons. In fact, as of this weekend’s roster deadline, by… Read More »
Might be a little bit early to discern a trend here, but there has been a major decline in recent years in the number players selected at the draft being released prior to their rookie seasons. In fact, as of this weekend’s roster deadline, by our unofficial count, the number of players selected at the 2019 draft who… Read More »
Pack place 3rd round TE on IR … NFL teams continue to tweak their rosters with the start of the season coming up in just day. Today, for example, Green Bay placed tight end jace Sternberger, the Packers 3rd round pick at the 2019 draft, on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Sternberger will be eligible to return… Read More »
Luck-less Colts lock down QB situation … When former Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck shocked the NFL community last week by announcing he’s retiring at just 29, it appeared that the Colts would likely be looking at the position early at the upcoming draft. However, the Colts appear to have other ideas. Indeed, in the aftermath of the Luck… Read More »
The ‘Other’ SC QB out for extended period … It definitely wasn’t a good week for SC QBs. It was reported earlier today that Southern California sophomore J.T. Daniels will miss the year after tearing an ACL in Saturday’s season-opening win over Fresno State. The news isn’t quite as bad for South Carolina QB Jake Bentley, but he… Read More »
Broncos QB Lock, Pats WR Harry, two other picks go on late IR … As expected, Denver placed rookie QB Drew Lock on injured reserve earlier today after he had made the Broncos’ original 53-man roster. Lock, the Broncos’ second round pick at the 2019 draft, sprained the thumb on his throwing hand in Denver’s third preseason game… Read More »
