College football notes … Auburn has announced that star sophomore DE Carl Lawson will be out for “an extended period of time because of that hip injury. Lawson, who missed the entire 2014 season with a torn ACL, hurt his hip late in the first half of the Tigers’ season opener against Louisville. Lawson has been listed as… Read More »
NFLPA star game returns … For those that missed it, the NFLPA announced late last week that the 5th annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl all-star game will be held Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the StubHub Center on the campus of California State-Dominguez Hills. NFL coaching legends Mike Holmgren and Mike Martz will also both return for a second year as… Read More »
Cowboys get vet backup QB Cassell from Bills … With Tony Romo out up to 8 weeks, Dallas has acquired veteran journeyman QB Matt Cassel from Buffalo in exchange for a 5th roubnd pick in 2017; as part of the deal, Dallas will also get the Bills’ 7th rounder in 2017.
UCF RB gets the boot … The misery index at UCF continues to grow as the 0-3 (including home losses to Florifa International and FCS Furman), two-time defending AAC title holders have dismissed junior RB Will Stanback, a decent second-tier draft prospect, for what are being described as ‘continuous’ violations of team policy. The 6-1, 225-pound Stanback ran… Read More »
TCU DE arrested … Texas Christian DE Mike Tuaua, a decent second-tier prospect for the 2016 draft who had 5 sacks last fall, was arrested earlier this afternoon on felony robbery charges following a fight this past weekend after which he and at least one other player allegedly absconded with a case of beer.
Big Board posted … A little later than we had originally planned, but the initial GBN Big Board ranking of the top 100 prospects for the 2016 draft has been posted.
Ole Miss safety to miss month … Mississippi junior DB Tony Conner, an underrated second-day prospect for the 2016 draft, will miss at least the next four games after suffering a torn meniscus in the Rebels’ huge win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Conner is scheduled to undergo surgery tomorrow.
Defensive rankings posted … A little later than we actually planned, but our initial ranking of the DEs, DTs, MLBs, OLBs, CBs and safeties for the 2016 draft have been posted. And while there is still over 200 days to go until the picks start to come off the board next April, on first blush, it looks like… Read More »
Notes from a wacky week in college football … For those that don’t follow college football as religiously as the pros, or simply went to bed early last evening, the big story line from the third week of the college football season was the fact that Mississippi upset #2 ranked Alabama 43-37 right in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide… Read More »
NFL Week I rewind and related thoughts … With the NFL season now nicely underway, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette does a little ‘thinking out loud‘ on some of the more interesting twists and turns in last week’s season openers.
Who to watch in college football this weekend … The college football schedule really starts to heat up this weekend with 4 games involving Top 25 teams going head-to-head, as well as 2-3 games that for all intents and purposes might as well be between ranked teams. And no surprises here that the best game this week, both… Read More »
College football notes … UTEP junior RB Aaron Jones, one of the best runners in the country, will miss the rest of the year after undergoing surgery to repair torn ligaments in his ankle; Jones was injured in last weekend’s game with Texas Tech. The 5-9, 205-pound Jones, who also plays with the Miners basketball team, ran for… Read More »
Cowboys trade for Raiders WR … With star WR Dez Bryant sidelined for as much as the next two months, Dallas has acquired veteran WR Brice Butler from Oakland for a conditional 2016 draft pick. If Butler is on the 53-man roster for six games, the Raiders will get a 5th round pick from Cowboys, while Dallas will… Read More »
Auburn loses CB for year; still waiting on star DE … For the second year in a row, Auburn CB/S Josh Holsey, who had been considered to be a late round or free agent prospect for the 2016, will miss the better part of the season because of a torn ACL. Holsey, a senior who started 7 games… Read More »
Hogs lose top WR to foot injury … Arkansas senior WR Keon Hatcher, a late-round prospect for the 2016 draft, will reportedly miss multiple games with a broken foot. Hatcher was injured in the Razorbacks’ shocking 16-12 loss to Toledo of the MAC and underwent surgery earlier today. Hatcher, who is expected to miss at least six weeks… Read More »
Vols’ DE/OLB out indefinitely with hip … Tennessee DE/OLB Curt Maggitt, a potential mid-round prospect for the 2016 draft, is out indefinitely with a hip injury suffered early in the Vols’ overtime loss to Oklahoma on Saturday. The 6-3, 255-pound Maggitt had 11 sacks last fall.
Suspended Rutgers WR charged … Rutgers WR Leonte Carroo, a potential second-day prospect for the 2015 draft, remains suspended indefinitely after he was charged with simple assault in a domestic violence case that reportedly occurred following Saturday’s disappointing loss to Washington State.
#1 vs #2 as football is back … The first full Sunday of the NFL regular schedule kicks off in just a couple of hours. And we aren’t sure if this has ever happened before but the first week of the schedule features a match-up of the first two players selected at the 2015 draft when Jameis Winston… Read More »
Top CB to sit … Florida junior CB Vernon Hargreaves III, arguably the top-rated corner prospect for the upcoming draft, will not play in tonight’s game against East Carolina because of a leg injury suffered Thursday in practice. The injury is not believed to be serious as Hargreaves did take part in pregame warmups, but it is a… Read More »
Irish beat Cavs; lose QB for year … Notre Dame’s promising start to the season got turned on its head earlier this afternoon when sophomore QB Malik Zaire was lost for the year with a fractured ankle in the Irish’s last-minute 34-27 win over Virginia. Zaire was replaced by fellow sophomore DeShone Kizer, who completed 8 of 12… Read More »
Ute QB dodges injury bullet; other college injury notes … Utah got some good news on the injury status on QB Travis Wilson after last night’s in-state derby 24-14 win over Utah State. Wilson spent the second half on the sidelines with his left arm/shoulder in a sling after taking a hard hit on a 38-yard run that… Read More »
WKU RB out for year … Western Kentucky officials have confirmed that star RB Leon Allen, one of the better second-tier backs in the country who was forced to leave last evening’s 41-38 win against Louisiana Tech with a gruesome leg injury, will indeed be season-ending. Because Allen has not yet redshirted and its just the second week… Read More »
Are you really ready for some football!! With the 2015 NFL season set to kick-off later this evening when the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots host arch-conference rivals Pittsburgh at 8:30 PM ET on NBC, the GBN has weighed in with out annual ‘Fearless Forecast‘ of the big winners and losers this coming season, along with… Read More »
Rook roster report: one in; one out … Buffalo has released former Florida State TE Nick O’Leary, a 6th round pick at the 2015 draft, in order to make room on the roster for veteran QB Matt Cassel. Meanwhile, Baltimore has signed former LSU RB Terrance Magee to the 53-man roster. Magee was an undrafted rookie free agent… Read More »
By the numbers: how the ‘8th round of the 2015 draft’ fared … NFL teams continue to tinker with the rosters they will have when the regular season gets underway this weekend, but the early returns suggest that 2015 draft was a pretty good one for players who went undrafted this past spring. Indeed, as of midnight last… Read More »
