Irish RB to enter draft

Irish RB to enter draft … Notre Dame junior RB C.J. Prosise announced via Twitter that he will forego his fifth-year option with the school and enter the 2016 draft. Prosise came to Notre Dame as a safety and later switched to WR before moving to RB this fall, ran for just over 1,000 yards this fall as… Read More »

aggie OL enters draft

Aggie OL enters draft … Texas A&M junior OT Germain Ifedi is the latest underclassmen to have announced that he will be entering the 2016 draft. The 6-4, 325-pound Ifedi has played both tackle position for the Aggies and could also get some looks from NFL teams at OG; he is currently considered to be a potential late… Read More »

PSU duo enters draft

PSU duo enters draft … Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg and DT Austin Johnson both indicated in post-game interviews after today’s bowl loss to Georgia that they would be entering the 2016 draft. Hackenberg, who injured his shoulder against the Dawgs and spent the second half in civvies on the sidelines, was once considered to be the #1… Read More »

PSU QB inged

Shoulder knocks PSU QB Hackenberg out of bowl … Penn State junior QB Christian hackenberg is in street clothes on the sidelines after being forced out of today’s bowl game with Georgia with an undisclosed shoulder injury. Stay tuned for updates.

OU LB

Sooners’ LB enters draft … Oklahoma junior MLB Dominique Alexander has announced that he will be leaving school and entering the 2016 draft. Alexander isn’t all that big at barely 6-feet even abd 230 pounds, but is very quick and instinctive. Indeed, Alexander led the Sooners in tackles the last two seasons and finished his career with 290… Read More »

And the bowl beat continues

Bowl beat continues … One would have thought that with both the national semi-finals and the big January 1st bowls in the book that would be it for college football until the national title game on January 11th. One would be wrong as there are 4 more bowls on the docket Saturday. In fact, there is a bit… Read More »

Latest on LB Smith

Irish confirm injury to star LB ‘significant’ … Updating the story on Notre Dame junior LB Jaylon Smith, a top 10 prospect who some teams actually have rated as the best player overall in the 2016 draft class, who had to be helped off the field with a potentially nasty knee injury during the Irish’s loss to Ohio… Read More »

latest declarations

Buckeyes’ Bosa; top WRs enter draft … Ohio State junior DE Joey Bosa has confirmed that he will be entering the 2016 draft. OSU head coach Urban Meyer actually indicated prior to today’s Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame that Bosa, the consensus #1 prospect for the upcoming draft, would be turning pro this year. As reported earlier, Bosa’s… Read More »

Sooner CB enters draft

Sooner CB enters draft … Oklahoma junior CB Zack Sanchez has twittered that he will skip his final season of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2016 draft where he is projected to be a second-day pick. The 5-10, 175-pound Sanchez  started 37 games over the last three seasons at Oklahoma where he intercepted 15 career passes, including one… Read More »

Lawsonn injury

Sprained MCL for Clemson DE … If there was a downside to Clemson’s convincing 38-17 win over Oklahoma in yesterday’s Orange Bowl that earned the Tigers a date with Alabama in the national championship final on January 11th, it was that star junior DE Shaq Lawson, a potential top 15-20 prospect for the 2016 draft, was forced to… Read More »

Houston WR enters draft

Cougar WR enters draft … Houston junior WR Demarcus Ayers became the latest underclassmen to announce their intention to enter the 2016 draft. While not exactly a household name even in Houston, the 5-9, 180-pound Ayers had a breakout season this fall, his first as a full-time starter, as he caught 98 passes for over 1,200 yards and… Read More »

Jan 1 bowl watch

What coulda been bowl watch … For those who were otherwise engaged last evening, Alabama overwhelmed Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl to earn a spot in the national championship game on January 11th against #1 ranked Clemson which had dispatched Oklahoma with a convincing 38-17 win in the Orange Bowl. So its a little strange that… Read More »

UCLA OT enters draft

Another Bruin bolts for NFL …The word at UCLA is the last Bruin to head for the NFL should turn out the lights after junior OT Caleb Benenoch became the 5th underclassmen from the team to declare for the 2016 draft. The to the growing list of Bruin underclassmen who have declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. The… Read More »

Cal QB to enter draft

Top QBs enter draft … While Clemson was defeating Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl to advance to the college football national championship, junior QBs Jared Goff of California and Paxton Lynch of Memphis, the top two prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, both announced that, as expected, they will be entering the 2016 draft where they… Read More »

Star TCU QB arrested

Star Frog QB arrested after scuffle with police … Texas Christian QB Trevone Boykin has been suspended from this weekend’s Alamo Bowl against Oregon after he was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and public intoxication early this morning in San Antonio after reportedly hitting a police officer following a fight in a bar.

CFP semis on tap

CFP semis on tap …  The prelims, or at least most of them, are now in the books and its time to get down to the games that actually count on the college football post-season schedule with Clemson facing Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl and Alabama playing Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl in the national semi-finals on… Read More »

Top QBs thinking draft?

Top QBs thinking draft … If one is to believe his tweets, Ohio State junior QB Cardale Jones appears to be headed for the 2016 draft. Jones indicated several weeks ago that he was leaving the Buckeyes’ program, but didn’t say whether he was going to enter the draft or transfer. However, in the past day or so… Read More »

WMU WR enters draft

WMU WR enters draft … Western Michigan junior WR Daniel Braverman has become the 39th underclasman to have announced in one way or another that they have entered the 2016 draft. Braverman who isn’t all that big at barely 5-9, 180, but is quick and ran a 10.6 100M in high school; he’s a possession type slot receiver… Read More »

Hoosier DT enters draft

Hoosier DT enters draft … Indiana junior DT Darius Latham has announced through the school that he will be entering the 2016 draft. Latham, who originally committed to Wisconsin before settling on the Hoosiers, is 6-4, 305 and has some upfield quickness as he had 7.5 career sacks including 4 this past season when he was named a… Read More »

UCLA RB enters draft

UCLA RB enters draft … UCLA junior RB Paul Perkins has tweeted that he will be foregoing his final yeear of eligibility and entering the 2016 draft. The 5-10, 200-pound Perkins ran for over 2,900 yards the past couple of seasons and scored 23 times. He is considered to be a mid-round prospect. Perkins is the second UCLA… Read More »

Eagles fire coach; top personnel guy

Eagles fire coach; top personnel exec … The NFL is still buzzing with the stunning news that Philadephia has fired head coach Chip Kelley with one game left on the schedule. Along with Kelly, the Eagles have cut ties with V.P. of player personnel Ed Marynowitz, who had been Kelly’s hand-picked lieutenant after winning a power struggle with… Read More »

More all-star names

More all-star game additions … The East-West Shrine college all-star game had confirmed that Southern California ILB Anthony Sarao and Florida OLB Anthony Harrell have been added to this year’s roster. The addition of Harrell is a bit surprising because he was primarily a backup with the Gators who was also suspended from the team’s bowl game because… Read More »

Herd CB in draft; Tide DE out

Herd CB in draft; Tide DE/LB out … In the latest announcements by underclassmen thinking of entering the draft, Marshall junior CB Corey Tindal has tweeted that he is leaving school and entering the 2016 draft, while Alabama junior DE/OLB Tim Williams, one of the most explosive edge rushers in college football, has confirmed he’ll be back in… Read More »

UCLA DT enters draft

UCLA DT enters draft … UCLA junior DT Kenny Clark has tweeted that he will be foregoing his senior year in college and entering the 2016 draft where he could go as high as the first 15-20 picks. The 6-3, 310-pound Clark had 75 tackles this season, including 6 sacks and 5 other tackles for loss. He is… Read More »

Two more juniors

Two more juniors enter … A couple of more underclassmen announced earlier today that they would be entering the 2016 draft. No surprise, for example, that Indiana junior RB Jordan Howard decided to head to the pros after just one season with the Hoosiers. Howard, who transferred from Alabama-Birmingham last year when the UAB football program was shut… Read More »