Huge USC OT to return … Southern California junior OT Zach Banner has announced via twitter that he intends to remain in school for his senior campaign. There had been some speculation that the 6-8, 360-pound son of former NFL OT Lincoln Kennedy was leaning toward leaving school early.
Three more added to shrine rosters … GBN investigative college reporter Larry P reports three more players have been added to the East-West Shrine all-star game rosters including TE David Morgan of Texas-San Antonio, DT Cory Johnson of Kentucky and OLB Cory James of Colorado State
Browns’ win brings top pick back in play … Just when one thought that Cleveland was about to wrap up the #1 pick at the 2016 draft, the Browns played one of their best games of the year in the process of knocking off San Francisco 24-3. And with Tennessee getting crunched by the Jets in New York,… Read More »
Draft chase heads into homestretch … It could be a significant day in the race for the top pick at the 2016 draft as the NFL schedule heads into its final month. Cleveland, which sits alone at the bottom of the NFL standings at 2-10 and would have the #1 pick were the draft held this week, plays… Read More »
TCU QB gets star game invite … TCU QB Trevone Boykin, a dual-threat QB who was a leading Heisman candidate until late in the season this year, has reportedly accepted an invitation to play in the NFLPA all-star game next month. Meanwhile, GBN college football guru Pigskin Paul Guillemette reports that he has heard some rumblings that the… Read More »
Irish WR shifting gears on draft decision … Notre Dame junior WR Will Fuller will reportedly consider his draft options after all. Fuller had announced earlier this fall that he would return to school for his senior, but after talking it over with his family at the end of the Irish’s season decided to at least request an… Read More »
Hawkeye WR heads CFL draft top 20 … Iowa WR Tevaun Smith, a big-play receiver who only had 30 catches this fall, but averaged over 18 yards per, is the top prospect overall on the CFL’s preliminary list of prospects for the 2016 draft. Three other players from big-time U.S. teams also made the CFL’s top 5 list… Read More »
Buckeye DT suspended from bowl … After being charged with solicitation earlier this week, Ohio State DT Adolphus Washington, a second day prospect for the 2016 draft, has been suspended from the team’s Fiesta Bowl date with Notre Dame on January 1st. Turns out Washington was also carrying a gun, but did have a carry permit. Washington is… Read More »
Updating the GBN social calendar … The GBN is once again pleased to confirm that we’ll have boots on the ground at both this year’s East-West Shrine and Senior Bowl all-star games as at least Pigskin Paul will be in both St. Petersburg and Mobile next month. And yes that was GBN Editor Grumpy Lindsay out on the… Read More »
Irish OT reportedly headed to draft … There have been several unconfirmed reports this day that Notre Dame junior OT Ronnie Stanley is telling people that he will be leaving school and entering the 2016, although there has been no formal confirmation from either the school or player to date.
More star game roster additions … Interepid GBN college investigative reporter Larry P reports the following additions to this year’s East-West Shrine game rosters: Virginia Tech TE Ryan Malleck, Michigan State OG Donavon Clark, Florida Atlantic DT Trevon Coley and Duke P Will Monday. Monday replaces Syracuse P Riley Dixon who was forced to withdraw. Meanwhile, the NFLPA… Read More »
More star game additions … Intrepid college investigative reporter Larry P (and yes he does sleep sometimes) reports the following players have been added to the East-West Shrine game roster including Western Kentucky WR Jared Dangerfield, Utah C Siaosi Aiono, Oregon DT Alex Balducci, Notre Dame SS Elijah Shumate and Duke PK Ross Martin, who has also reportedly… Read More »
GBN projection updated … With the NFL season now at the three-quarter pole it seems like an appropriate time to update the GBN’s projection for the opening round of the 2016 draft. And as we usually note at this time of year, while we always enjoy hearing people’s comments on the various picks, it is still a little… Read More »
GBN picks the college All-americans … With just the bowls to go its awards time in college football. This year’s Heisman Trophy, for example, will be presented this weekend with RBs Derrick Henry of Alabama and Stanford’s Christian McCaffery, along with Clemson QB DeShaun Watson having been named the three finalists. And just for fun, GBN college football… Read More »
Top DE opts to enter draft … Clemson junior DE Shaq Lawson has announced that he will be entering the 2016 draft where he projects to be one of first 4-3 DEs off the board, possibly as early as the middle of the opening round.
Wolverines’ TE set to return to school … Michigan junior TE Jake Butt announced earlier today that he will pass on the opportunity to enter the 2016 draft and instead will return to school for his senior season. The 6-5, 250-pound Butt had been considered to be a rising star of the 2016 draft field who was likely… Read More »
Buckeyes headline latest list of Senior Bowl additions … The Senior Bowl released the names of another 22 players who have accepted invitations to play in this year’s all-star game in Mobile including 5 from Ohio State. The 5 Buckeyes’ include QB-turned-WR Braxton Miller, star OT Taylor Decker, OLB Josh Perry, DT Adolphus Washington, and TE Nick Vannett.… Read More »
Gators CB to enter draft; LB to stay … No surprise here as Florida junior CB Vernon Hargreaves after the Gators’ loss to Alabama in the the SEC title game that he will leave school this winter and enter the 2016 draft where he is projected to be a top 5-10 pick. On the other hand, UF junior… Read More »
He’s back – Johnny Football returns in Browns huddle … According to unconfirmed reports, Cleveland will name Johnny Manziel as the team’s starting QB for the final four games of the season tomorrow, although at this hour Browns’ head coach Mike Petting is denying that any decision has been made. Manziel had been named starter for the rest… Read More »
More star game rosters additions (updated) … Expect the Senior Bowl to announce another group of players who have accepted invitations to play in this year’s game in Mobile sometime tomorrow. In the meantime, thanks to GBN investigative college reporter Larry P, UMass QB Blake Frohnapfel; WRs Devon Cajuste of Stanford and Paul McRoberts of Southeast Missouri State;… Read More »
CFP playoff match-ups, all bowls set … In the wake of yesterday’s college conference championship games, the playoff seeding committee tweaked their rankings ever so slightly with the result that #1 Clemson will face #4 Oklahoma in one national semi-final, while #2 Alabama will play #3 Michigan State. Clemson and Oklahoma will face each other in the Orange… Read More »
Browns reclaim top pick … With Tennessee holding off Jacksonville in a 42-39 thriller earlier today, Cleveland left nothing to chance by losing 37-3 to Cincinnati -at home – to move back into the proverbial #1 pick were the 2016 draft to be held this week. Tennessee, which was in a statistical dead heat with the Browns for… Read More »
Injured Tigers’ WR to return … Clemson has confirmed that junior WR Mike Williams will not play again this fall, but will return next fall. Williams had been considered as a possible late first rounder this coming spring, but ended up missing most of the season after fracturing a bone in his next running into the goalpost in… Read More »
College playoffs look to be set as favorites hold serve … For those that hit the hay early last night, there were no upsets in the major college conference championship games meaning that unless the playoff selection committee throws a curve ball Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma and Michigan State will be the 4 teams in this year’s college semi-finals.… Read More »
Titans-Jags key draft match-up … The NFL schedule is now pretty close to entering the homestretch for determining both playoff positions, as well as the selection order for the 2016 draft. And there is a key game on the docket as Tennessee, which is locked in a virtual statistical tie with Cleveland for the rights to the 1st… Read More »
