Star Vols OT Smith cleared to play … There just aren’t enough good news stories from the world of college football these days, however, there is a good one out of Tennessee where junior OT Trey Smith has been cleared to play and will be in the lineup when the Vols open the season saturday afternoon against Georgia… Read More »

Tide LB Moses out for year … Star Alabama junior ILB Dylan Moses reportedly tore an ACL at practice this week and will miss the entire upcoming season. Moses was widely considered to be one of, if not the, top inside LB for the 2020 draft with legit opening round potential. As such, Moses may have a tough… Read More »

NFL on edge awaiting Clowney trade … If the NFL buzz wire wasn’t alive enough with Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck’s shocking retirement announcement this weekend still reverberating, there are multiple reports this morning that Houston could be on the verge of trading star ER Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney, the #1 pick overall at the 2014 draft, was franchised by… Read More »

Cards IR 4th round pick … As expected, Arizona has placed WR Hakeem Butler on injured reserve on Sunday after he fractured his hand during the team’s second preseason game last weekend. The 6-5 Butler from Iowa State was the first player selected on the third this year’s draft.

Star Colts’ QB Luck set to retire … In a bit of a shocker, there are multiple reports this evening that Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck has told team officials that he intends to retire. Luck has been dealing with a leg injury throughout the pre-season and is being described as ‘mentally worn down’ by the whole process. If… Read More »

Training camp observations: Week III … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on some of the latest developments from training camps from the third week of training camp.

Gators, ‘Canes set to kick-off college sked … The college schedule doesn’t get underway in earnest until next weekend, but their is a pretty good teaser on Saturday when Florida and Miami hook up in an in-state dual in Orlando at 7 PM ET on ESPN. And while both programs have had their ups and downs this decade,… Read More »

Second week of pre-season to feature rook QB Murray … The second full weekend on the NFL pre-season schedule kicks off later this evening with 5 games on the slate for tonight. The feature game has Oakland playing at Arizona at 8 PM ET on ESPN with QB Kyler Murray, the first player selected at the 2019 draft,… Read More »

Training camp observations: Week Two … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on some of the latest developments from training camps around the NFL following the second week of pre-season games.

Tide loses vet ILB for year … Reports out of Alabama indicate that senior ILB Josh McMillon will likely miss the upcoming season with a knee injury, although there is what is being reported as a “small chance” that he could return late in the season. McMillon, who had been expected to start opposite star junior Dylan Moses… Read More »

Ravens get Vikes pick for PK … Baltimore has reportedly acquired a 5th round pick at the 2020 draft from Minnesota in exchange for PK Kaare Vedvik.

More college football camp injuries … Couple more training camp injuries to report this day. Pittsburgh junior DE Rashad Weaver reportedly tore an ACL during a practice session this week and will miss the upcoming season. The 6-5, 265-pound Weaver had a break out year last fall when he lead the Panthers with 6.5 sacks and 14 total… Read More »

Browns trade RB Johnson to Texans for conditional mid-round pick … Cleveland has traded veteran RB Duke Johnson to Houston in exchange for what is being reported as a conditional 4th-round pick in 2020 that could escalate to a third-round selection, presumably based on his playing-time and production.

OU CB, others out for year in college football … The good news at this time of year is that college football training camps are open with the season bearing down on us; the bad news is that with college football training camps open there are injuries. Not all injuries actually get reported as unlike the NFL there… Read More »

Ravens get late Jets pick for OG Lewis … Baltimore had been expected to release veteran OG Alex Lewis this week after he was cleared to play this fall, but instead ended up trading him to the New York Jets who put in a waiver claim for his services. In exchange, the Ravens will get a conditional 7th… Read More »

Duke CB Gilbert out indefinitely again … Duke has confirmed that redshirt junior CB Mark Gilbert, who was once considered to be a legit first-round prospect, is out indefinitely after undergoing another round of surgery on his hip. Gilbert dislocated his hip in the Blue Devils second game of the year last fall and underwent season-ending surgery in… Read More »

Tech LB gets extra year of eligibility … Georgia Tech announced late last week that OLB David Curry has been granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. In effect, Curry will be a junior this fall with two years of eligibility remaining as a result of not playing in two of his first four seasons with… Read More »

QB Francois; RB Feaster find new college homes … A couple of reasonably interesting transfers were announced this week in college football. Former Florida State QB Deondre Francois has finally found a new home at D1AA Hampton, where he will be eligible immediately. Francois had originally considered transferring to Florida Atlantic, but that move fell through late last… Read More »

If its August, can football be far behind??? … Fact is that we’ve never been able to get our heads fully around football in July, but with the changing of the calendar we are pretty much on our way. Indeed, training camps are now in full swing around the NFL; in fact, Denver and Atlanta are battling in… Read More »

And then there were none … The final three unsigned players select at the 2019 draft came to terms earlier today as San Francisco signed DE Nick Bosa and WR Deebo Samuel, while the New York Jets inked DT Quinnen Williams. Bosa was the second player selected at last April’s draft, while Samuel was a second round pick.… Read More »

Pigskin reviews Seahawks draft … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting reviews of some of the key individual team drafts from this past April. Today, he looks at the draft of the Seattle Seahawks.

Panthers sign ER Burns; just 3 picks left unsigned … Earlier today, Carolina came to terms with OLB Brian Burns, one of just four remaining unsigned 2019 draft picks. The Panthers selected Burns, the former Florida State edge rusher, with the 16th pick in this year’s opening round. With the signing of Burns, there are now only only… Read More »

Giants sign QB Jones; just 4 picks left unsigned … Overnight, the New York Giants signed former Duke QB Daniel Jones, their top pick at the 2019 draft. Jones was the somewhat surprising 6th player selected overall this past April. The signing sets up a potentially interesting competition at QB during training camp for the Giants with Jones… Read More »