#5 OREGON (11-1) vs #3 WASHINGTON (12-0); 8 PM ET; Friday; ABC … College football fans can only hope that the Pac-12 title game is anywhere near as good as their regular season game back on October 14th when the teams combined for almost 950 yards of total offence and was only decided when the Ducks missed a… Read More »
Three more QBs enter portal; one to draft … Three more QBs once considered potential prospects for 2024 have confirmed that they will be putting their name into the transfer portal next week including Duke’s Riley Leonard, KG Jefferson of Arkansas and Grayson McCall of Coastal Carolina. Speculation is that Leonard could transfer to Notre Dame or follow… Read More »
Top prospect Williams still ‘undecided’ on football future … Southern California QB Caleb Williams, the consensus top prospect for the 2024 draft, told the LA Times in a lengthy interview yesterday that it is still “a game-time decision” whether he actually declares for the upcoming draft. In fact, reading the article provides few clues on what he will… Read More »
Badger RB Allen to enter draft … Wisconsin RB Braelon Allen is the second third-year player today to confirm that they will be passing on their remaining eligibility and entering the 2024 draft. Allen is a big, bruising who pied up over 3,000 yards in his three years with the program, but may slip into the early part… Read More »
LB Trotter first 3rd year player to declare … Clemson LB Jeremiah Trotter has become the first 3rd year player to confirm entering the 2024 draft. Trotter, the son of the former NFL LB of the same name, is one of the top prospects at the position with late first or early second round potential.
Bearcat DT to stick with school … Cincinnati DT Dontay Corleone has announced that he will be returning to school for the 2024 rather than enter the upcoming draft. The 6-3, 320-pound Corleone had been considered to be a late second type prospect with some upside.
‘Canes QB latest to enter transfer portal … Miami QB Tyler Van Dyke has become the latest player to announce that they will be entering the transfer portal. Van Dyke is a 4th year junior with a year of eligibility remaining. Of course, that means that Van Dyke, who was being considered as a mid-to-late round prospect will… Read More »
Selection order updated … With Miami apparently on its way to a win over the NY Jets in the Black Friday game, we have updated the first-round selection order for next April’s draft.
Buffs’ QB Sanders with back injury; two other to transfer … Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, who did not play in the Buffs’ season finale against Utah, revealed over the weekend that he has been dealing with a fracture in his back for at least ‘awhile.’ While he had been considered a potential top 5-10 prospect for the upcoming… Read More »
Panthers fire head coach Reich … The Frank Reich era in Carolina is over after just 11 games as the Panthers have fired him in the wake of an 1-10 start. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve out the year as interim head coach.
Who’s leaving, who’s staying … Of course, underclassmen not automatically eligible for the 2024 draft have until January 15th to file paperwork with the NFL office in order to be in the draft, but with the regular college schedule now over save for next week’s conference championship games, one can expect to start hearing from various prospects, particularly… Read More »
Top picks unchanged as early selection order set … In the end, there will be very little change in this week’s early selection order for the 2024 draft; in fact, the first 4 picks will be the same as last week: Chicago, with Carolina’s pick, will hold the #1 pick overall for at least another week, while it… Read More »
Pats, Giants ‘battle’ for early pick … Okay, so its not quite Michigan-Ohio State or Philly-KC but Sunday’s game in New York between New England and the Giants could ultimately have a major impact on the how the early selection order for the 2024 ultimately plays out. Going into the week, the 2-8 Patriots would have the 3rd… Read More »
Top OG carted off in ‘The’ game … Michigan OG Zak Zinter, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2024 draft, is being carted off the field as we speak late in the 3rd quarter of the Ohio State-Michigan game with what appears to be a rather gruesome leg injury. More to come.
Ducks, ‘Horns book conference title game spots … For those that missed it last night, both Oregon and Texas, two teams sitting just on the outside of the 4 CFP playoff slots, booked their spots in their respective conference championship games next weekend with impressive wins. Oregon, for example, cruised to a 31-7 ‘Civil War’ win over cross-state… Read More »
Selection order updated … With Miami apparently on its way to a win over the NY Jets in the Black Friday game, we have updated the first-round selection order for next April’s draft.
Black Friday college football viewing guide … The big game of this weekend’s college football fare, if not the overall season period, doesn’t kick-off until Saturday afternoon when #3 Michigan hosts #2 Ohio State in their annual shoot-out. However, there are several games tomorrow of interest on Friday including the annual ‘Civil War’ between Oregon and Oregon State… Read More »
#16 OREGON STATE (8-3) at #6 OREGON (11-0); 8:30 PM; FOX … The ‘Civil War’ in Oregon, which has traditionally never actually been all that civil, is another of those rivalry games where you just throw the records out. No need to this year, though, as both the Ducks and Beavers have had excellent seasons. And while winning… Read More »
Who to watch when Ohio State plays Michigan … Hard to remember a time when Michigan-Ohio State didn’t really matter all that much; this year’s year’s edition (Saturday, Noon ET; FOX) though has all the makings of THE game of the year as the winner almost assuredly gets the Big Ten’s spot in this year’s CFP playoff literally… Read More »
Who’s #3; where’s #3 … For those that haven’t seen it yet, there is an interesting piece over at ESPN where three of their draft analysts do a kind of combined mock of the first ten picks of the upcoming draft. It is a little confusing in the sense that while the article was published this week, they… Read More »
Happy Thanksgiving; enjoy the games … Here’s to a happy and safe Thanksgiving to everyone. Of course, if its Thanksgiving it means lots of football with three NFL games tomorrow and now another on Black Friday. Its also rivalry weekend in college football with a whole slew of games including Saturday’s huge meeting between #2 Ohio State and… Read More »
#12 Mississippi (9-2) at Mississippi State (5-6); 7:30 PM ET; ESPN … The Egg Bowl is one of those games that you tend to throw the record book as they are long-time in-state rivals who just want to beat the other guy. And this year both teams have plenty to play for. Ole Miss, for example, has been… Read More »
Illini DTs to enter draft … It looks as if Illinois will have to rebuild the interior of its defensive front next fall as both current starters at the position – Jer’Zahn Newton and Keith Randolph – announced earlier today that they will forego their remaining college eligibility and enter the 2024 draft. Newton, in particular is a… Read More »
Weekly selection order updated … With another week on the NFL schedule in the books, the first-round selection order for the 2024 draft, were it to held this week has been updated.
Bears inch closer to top pick; top ten picks set for week … Carolina dropped to 1-9 Sunday afternoon with a loss to Dallas. And that moved Chicago, which owns the Panthers’ first round pick this year, closer to securing the #1 pick overall this coming April. In fact, the Panthers/Bears have what amounts to a two-game ‘lead’… Read More »
