Couple of biggish bowls on tap … The preliminaries are almost done in the lead-up to Monday’s national semi-finals. However, there are a couple more of note on Saturday with Georgia facing Florida State in the Orange Bowl and Penn State meeting Mississippi in the Peach. And while there are a number of opt outs in those two… Read More »
They could just as easily refer to Saturday’s Peach Bowl match-up between Penn State and Mississippi (Noon ET; ESPN) as the ‘Poor Cousins Bowl!’ Penn State, of course, has played third fiddle to Michigan and Ohio State in the BIG10 for what seems like forever, at least in Happy Valley, while Ole Miss has had some pretty good… Read More »
Orange Bowl notes … This year’s Orange Bowl (4 PM ET; December 30th; ESPN) could really be called the ‘Consolation’ Bowl, although its likely hardly any consolation at all to either Georgia or Florida State, both of which figured they were pretty close to locks to make the actual 4-team CFP playoff heading into their respective championship games.… Read More »
Liberty Bowl bonus coverage … There is actually a 4th bowl game today as Memphis will host Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl (3:30 PM ET; ESPN). We didn’t write a separate preview of this game as there really isn’t much to see for the 2024 draft; however, Memphis QB Seth Henigan might be worth a look as… Read More »
Buckeyes-Missou in Cotton classic … Friday’s Cotton Bowl (8 PM ET; ESPN) between Ohio State and Missouri could just as well be called the ‘will he or won’t he’ bowl with the HE played by Buckeyes’ star WR Marvin Harrison (#18, 6-4, 205), the consensus best non-QB prospect in the entire draft class who isn’t likely to make… Read More »
Irish versus Beavers in cereal bowl … There was a time when Notre Dame disdained playing in any bowl; later they at least disdained playing in anything but a big New Year’s game. Friday, they’ll play Oregon State in a bowl named after the mascot for a kid’s breakfast cereal. Time’s have changed! For the record its actually… Read More »
Better day of bowls on tap … So far, bowl season has felt a little bit like ‘do I have to!’ with so many top players opting out, but things actually pick up a bit on Friday with three games for which most of the players will actually show up. In fact, there is enough to talk about… Read More »
Another day; another set of bowls … There will be four more bowl games on Thursday including the Fenway Bowl with Boston College essentially hosting SMU (11 AM ET; ESPN); the Pinstripe Bowl with Rutgers essentially hosting Miami (2:15 PM ET; ESPN); the Pop-Tarts (really!!) Bowl between North Carolina State and Kansas State (5:45 PM ET; ESPN); and… Read More »
Broncos bench QB Wilson; Giants back with Taylor … In kind of a shocking move, Denver, which still has a chance to make the playoffs, will start Jarrett Stidham at QB the rest of the season in place of Russell Wilson. The move apparently has little to do with Wilson’s play, although the Broncos have lost 3 of… Read More »
WashComs bench QB Howell; to start Brissett Sunday … Washington has confirmed that Jacoby Brissett will start at QB this Sunday in place of Sam Howell who had started all season when the Commanders host San Francisco. What that suggests is that the 4-11 Commanders, who likely will have a top 3-4 selection at the 2024 draft –… Read More »
Bowl lead-up continues with 4 Wednesday games … Just 5 more sleeps until Monday’s two national semi-final games, but the lead-up continues Wednesday with 4 bowls. And what a day it could have been. Except it won’t because neither of QBs Caleb Williams of USC nor North Carolina’s Drake Maye, the top two prospects at the position for… Read More »
KU RB Neal to return … Kansas RB Devin Neal, one of college football’s more consistently backs, has announced that he will be returning to the Jayhawks in 2024 after rushing for just over 1.200 yards and 16 TDs this past season.
Selection order updated … With another week down and just two to go in the regular season, the first-round selection order for next April’s draft has been updated.
Seasons greetings … If it’s December 25th it means the draft is only 4 months away to the day. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Giants up to 5th spot; rest of top ten set … With their loss in Philadelphia in this afternoon’s late game, the Giants will move up to the 5th spot in this week’s selection order for the 2024 draft. They’ll be followed by the LA Chargers, Tennessee, Chicago, the NY Jets and Atlanta who round out the top ten.… Read More »
Pats upset Broncos; Cards back to #2 pick … A wild and wacky Sunday in the NFL just concluded with New England stunning Denver 26-23 on a last second 56-yard FG after blowing a 16-point lead in the 4th quarter. As a result, Arizona, which lost earlier today in Chicago will move up to the 2nd pick overall… Read More »
Bears inch closer to top pick as Panthers lose tough one … Carolina threw something of a scare into Chicago when the Panthers rallied from two TDs down to tie Green Bay late in the 4th quarter, but the Packers were able to secure the win with a last minute FG to drop Carolina to 2-13, still the… Read More »
Changes coming to top of selection order … Through the first two games of the Xmas weekend, there have no changes in the early selection order for the 2024 draft. However, that will change on Sunday as there are a pair of games between teams currently sitting on top 6 selections. Arizona, which would have the #3 pick… Read More »
Bowl build-up continues Saturday … Each day that passes gets us that much closer to the CFP semi-finals, the only bowls that really matter, on New Year’s Day. However, for those that just can’t wait the bowl build-up continues on Saturday with another half dozen games plus and while there won’t be a lot of top draft prospects… Read More »
Star Ute DE looks to be heading back to school … Still nothing official but it appears that All-America Utah DE Jonah Elliss will return to school for the 2024 season rather than enter the upcoming draft. Elliss was among the nation’s leading QB sackers this past season with 12 in just 10 games, but he missed the… Read More »
Would the real ‘Year of the QB’ please stand up! … Back at the beginning of the current season the word around the NFL was that any team looking for an upgrade at QB probably didn’t want to delay as the 2024 class at the position looked to be potentially one of the best ever while pickings in… Read More »
Selection order updated … With another week down and just three to go in the regular season, the first-round selection order for next April’s draft has been updated.
Players to watch in Tuesday bowl … The annual bowl fest leading up to the only bowls anyone really cares about continues on Tuesday with a Frisco Bowl (9 PM ET: ESPN) match-up between 8-4 UTSA and 6-6 Marshall. And as luck would have it there are several players worth watching; unfortunately, it could have even been more… Read More »
One UGA QB in, one out; Hog QB transferring … Its been a busy afternoon for college players, and especially college QBs, thinking abut entering the 2024 draft. The biggest news is that Georgia’s Carson Beck has opted to return to the Dawgs for another shot at a national title next fall. However, with Beck back in the… Read More »
Another Duck off to draft; Vols DE transfers … There are a couple of draft-related dispatches on the college football wire at this hour. Star Oregon WR Troy Franklin has announced that he will be entering this year’s draft; he’s the 3rd Duck 3rd year player to declare joing RB Bucky Irving and C Jackson Powers-Johnson. Franklin is… Read More »
