Top pick comes down to final weekend … Which team gets the #1 pick overall at the 2023 draft will come to the final weekend of the schedule. Houston will get the top pick with either a loss at Indianapolis or a win by Chicago which is hosting Minnesota. Both games are earky Sunday afternoon games. And while… Read More »
Couple of transfers of note … A couple of college transfers of note that have been announced in the past few days. Former Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong, for example, has confirmed that he is staying in the ACC next year, but at North Carolina State where he will replace Devin Leary who moved onto Kentucky to replace Will… Read More »
Bronco get OK to talk with ex-Saints coach Payton … Interesting situation developing in Denver where the Broncos have received permission from New Orleans to interview former Saints head coach Sean Payton for the their vacant head coaching job. Payton had stepped down as Saints coach last January after a 15-year run in New Orleans. Because New Orleans… Read More »
FSU DE Verse to return to school … In something of a surprise, rising Florida State DE Jared Verse announced this morning that he will be returning to school for the 2023 season. Verse had been projected as a potential late-first round pick had he opted to enter this year’s draft after posting 8 sacks with the Seminoles… Read More »
Three more to Mobile … The Senior Bowl announced that three more players have accepted invites to next month’s game in Mobile including Purdue TE Payne Durham, Troy OG Jake Andrews and Georgia PK Jack Podlesney.
Bills-Bengals officially cancelled; AFC playoff implications to be decided Friday … The NFL has officially cancelled Monday night’s game between Buffalo and Cincinnati that had been suspended when Bills DB Damar Hamlin had to be taken off the field in an ambulance after suffering cardiac arrest. That means the Bills and Bengals will only play 16 games this… Read More »
Giants report: ‘It was the best of time, it was the worst of times …’ On Sunday, the Giants routed Indianapolis 38-10 to clinch their first playoff berth in 6 years and just the 2nd in the past 11 seasons. Then we all sat down to enjoy what should have been an epic AFC match-up between the Bills… Read More »
Irish confirm QB Hartman transfer; OU QB staying … Notre Dame has confirmed that former Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman has transferred to the Irish program. At the same time, Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel has announced that he will returning to school next fall.
With apologies to Charles Dickens, it really was ‘the best of time, the worst of times …’ On Sunday, the Giants routed Indianapolis 38-10 to clinch their first playoff berth in 6 years and just the 2nd in the past 11 seasons. Then we all sat down to enjoy what should have been an epic AFC match-up between… Read More »
Really good news on Hamlin health … It is the kin of news that everyone has been hoping to hear regarding the health status of Buffalo S Damar Hamlin who was taken off the field during Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game after suffering cardiac arrest. This morning the Bills released a statement which indicated that Hamlin had made ‘remarkable… Read More »
Pigskin random thoughts on college and pro football questions … With word that Buffalo S Damar Hamlin is ‘progressing’ after that truly scary health scare on Monday night, thoughts around the football world are starting to return to the actual games. And GBN Associate Editor has some thoughts on the passing college and pro scenes in response to… Read More »
NFL weekend schedule to go forward; updated … There is still no formal announcement from the league, but it now appears that this weekend’s schedule will proceed as scheduled including Buffalo’s game with New England on Sunday. The Bills are practicing again and there is no sense that they do not to proceed, especially with word that Damar… Read More »
Pair of top RBs added to Senior Bowl roster … The Senior Bowl has announced that two intriguing RB prospects for the 2023 draft have committed to this year’s game including Kenny McIntosh of Georgia and Tulane’s Tyjae Spears. McIntosh, of course, has a little unfinsihed buisiness to take care before he heads to Mobile as he’ll be… Read More »
Bill-Bengals will not play this week … The NFL has just announced that last night’s Buffalo-Cincinnati game that was suspended because of the health situation of Bills’ S Damar Hamlin will not be resumed this week. In fact, the league said that no decision has be made whether the game will actually ever be resumed. For now, the… Read More »
Updated selection order … With the Buffalo-Cincinnati game still up in the air in the wake of the serious health situation that evolved with Bills’ S Damar Hamlin, we weren’t quite sure what to do with selection order for the 2023 which usually gets updated after the completion of the Monday night game. For now, we are simply… Read More »
No new Hamlin updates … As of 9 AM this morning, there are no new updates on the condition of Buffalo S Damar Hamlin, whose heart went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle during last night’s Bills-Bengals game. Hamlin is reportedly sedated and resting comfortably in a Cincinnati hospital, but is still listed in critical condition. There… Read More »
Bills-Bengals suspended for tonight … The NFL has finally announced that tonight’s game between Buffalo and Cincinnati has been suspended at least for tonight after Bills’ S Damar Hamlin was taken off the field in an ambulance after having been administered CPR after collapsing on the field after making a tackle. As of around 10:15 PM ET this… Read More »
STOP!! … For Christ’s sake whoever is in charge there, stop running the bloody commercials!!!
Sunday NFL sched times finally announced … The NFL has just released the kick-off times for this weekend’s games. The league had already announced that Kansas City would play at Las Vegas and Tennessee would visit Jacksonville on Saturday at 4:3o and 8:15 PM ET respectively. The rest of the games are Sunday with Detroit at Green bay… Read More »
Tide trio enter draft; updated … To almost no one’s surprise Alabama 3rd year juniors Bryce Young, DE Will Anderson and RB Jahmyr Gibbs confirmed earlier this morning that they will be entering the 2023 draft. In fact, Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner and Anderson, have a chance to be the first two players selected this year,… Read More »
Pigskin posts tweaked top 25 … Just in time for New Year’s GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has updated his list of top 25 prospects overall for the 2023 draft.
More bowls; more opt outs … You know that the non-playoff bowls are in trouble when players start opting out of the Rose Bowl, one of four bowls to be played on Monday. Utah QB Cam Rising, will play when the Utes meet Penn State at 5 PM ET on ABC. Actually so will Sean Clifford the veteran… Read More »
Top 5 picks unchanged; #1 choice will go down to final week (updated) … Neither Houston nor Chicago, which came into the week sitting on the 1st ad 2nd picks respectively, at the 2023 draft, left much to chance this week as both got drubbed in early Sunday action this afternoon. The Texans, for example, lost 31-3 to… Read More »
Chase for the top pick coming down to the wire … While the rest of the league is battling for playoff positioning, or just playing out the string, but the chase for the top pick at the 2023 draft will be back on this afternoon with just a half game separating Houston and Chicago for the worst record… Read More »
It will be David v Goliath in CFP final … Thankfully, college football fans get an extra couple of days rest after yesterday’s two dramatic CFP semi-finals in which underdog TCU held off Michigan 51-45 in wild affiar, while Georgia will get a chance to defend its title after rallying from 14 down in the second half to… Read More »
