Pigskin’s almost New Year’s Eve thoughts
Pigskin’s almost New Year’s Eve thoughts … With the year rapidly coming to a close, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the passing football scene here.
Three added to Senior Bowl roster
Trio added to Senior Bowl roster … Over the past couple of days the Senior Bowl has announced that three more players have committed to this year’s game including Alabama safety Jordan Battle, the 9th Tide prospect to agree to play in Mobile this year. The other two are Mississippi DE Tavius Robinson of Mississippi and Bowling Green… Read More »
Bonus bowl coverage
Bonus bowl coverage … Folks can warm-up for tomorrow’s CFP semi-finals with 5 non-playoff bowls today. Unfortunately though, as we have been noting, most of the top players in today’s games won’t be playing. Tennessee, for example, will be without star QB Hendon Hooker (injury) and WRs Cedric Tillman and Jalin Hyatt (both opt-outs) when the #6 Vols… Read More »
CFP Semi-finals preview
CFP Semi-finals preview … Just two more sleeps until Michigan faces TCU in the Fiesta Bowl and #1 Georgia hosts Ohio State in the Peach Bowl in the FBS semi-final games on Saturday. And unlike, just about every game on this year’s bowl schedule, nobody’s opting out to get ready for the draft. Here’s a preview of the… Read More »
Who to watch in CFP semi-finals
#2 MICHIGAN (13-0) vs #3 TEXAS CHRISTIAN (12-1); FIESTA BOWL; 4 PM ET; ESPN … While its no big surprise that its Georgia and Ohio State in one of this year’s national semi-finals, not many people likely had Michigan versus TCU in the other, although it will in fact be the second year in a row for the… Read More »
LSU WR Boutte changes mind; will enter draft
LSU WR Boutte changes mind; will enter draft … You kind of had the idea something was up when LSU indicated that WR Kayshon, who had earlier announced that he would be returning to school next fall, would not be playing in the Tigers’ bowl game on Monday. no reason was given, but the school did indicate that… Read More »
Players to watch in Thursday bowl triple header
Players to watch in Thursday bowl triple header … Just three more sleeps until Saturday’s college football playoff semi-finals. In the interim, there are three more bowls tomorrow and for a change several top prospects for the 2023 draft will play, although several also won’t. Tomorrow’s Pinstripe Bowl (2:30 PM; ESPN) between Syracuse and Minnesota for example could… Read More »
Raiders bench QB Carr
Raiders bench QB Carr … It appears that in fact the Derek Carr era in Las Vegas is over as the Raiders announced today that the veteran willnot be the starter for the rest of the season. The Raiders did not indicate what their future plans are for Carr but it now appears likely that they will move… Read More »
What if they gave a bowl and nobody came
What if they gave a bowl and nobody came … That might be a little extreme, but with the better bowls starting to show up on the post-season schedule, we were hoping to be able to suggest players to watch in some of the lead-up games to Saturday’s CFP semi-finals. Unfortunately, though, most of the top prospects in… Read More »
Could Raiders move on at QB
Could Raiders move on at QB … They are starting to say the quiet part out loud in Las Vegas where there are growing questions whether the under-performing Raiders will move on from long-time starting QB Derek Carr at the end of the year and possibly look to select a replacement at the 2023 draft. In the short… Read More »
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Wake QB Hartman enters portal … Yet another veteran college QB who had been expected to enter the NFL draft has instead entered his name in the transfer portal. The latest is Sam Hartman of Wake Forest, one of the better dual-threat QBs in the country who had been considered to be a late-round prospect for the upcoming… Read More »
Selection order posted
Selection order posted … With now just two weeks to go in the regular schedule, the opening round selection order for the opening round of the 2023 draft were it to be held this week, has been updated.
Broncos fire coach Hackett
Broncos fire coach Hackett … Less than a year after he was hired, Denver has fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett with the team at 4-11 and coming off an embarrassing 51-14 loss to the LA Rams over the weekend.
Cards lose late; drop to 4th; 5th up for grabs tonight
Cards lose late; drop to 4th; 5th pick still up for grabs tonight … Despite starting a 3rd string QB making his first career start against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in last night’s late game, Arizona had the Bucs on the ropes much of the night, but ultimately lost 19-16 in OT. That loss dropped… Read More »
Pair of college QBs find new homes
Pair of college QBs find new homes … A couple more college QBs have found new homes. D.J. Uiagelei, who started the past two years at Clemson, has indicated that he will be transferring across the country to Oregon State. At the same time, Kedon Slovis, who has already played at Southern California and most recently Pittasburgh, is… Read More »
Seahawks keep 3rd pick after Broncos lost
Seahawks keep 3rd pick after Broncos loss … With Denver well on its way to a dismal loss against the Rams in LA in the NFL’s only late Sunday afternoon tilt today, we can confirm that Seattle will again be sitting on the 3rd selection overall with Denver’s pick when the weekly selection order for the opening round… Read More »
Top pick back in play as Texans win, Bears lose
Top pick back in play as Texans win, Bears lose … The #1 pick at the 2o23 draft is back in play after Houston upset Tennessee, while Chicago was losing to Buffalo in early games today. The Texans win bumped their record to 2-12-1 and moved them to within a half game of 3-12 Chicago with two weeks… Read More »
Texans could clinch top pick
Texans could clinch top pick … Houston could conceivably wrap up the #1 pick overall at the 2023 draft as early as tomorrow. Indeed, if the Texans lose at Tennessee and Chicago upsets Buffalo, Houston would clinch the top pick with two weeks still to go in the regular schedule. However, while the Texans would normally be figured… Read More »
More star game thoughts
More star game thoughts … This year’s post-season all-star games are still more than a month away, but our Pigskin Paul Guillemette is already studying the field in anticipation and he’s posted some thoughts about what he’s hearing and what he’s hoping to see.
Wake passing duo guys to watch in bowl double dip
Wake passing duo guys to watch in bowl double dip … There are a couple of bowl games set for Friday for those who need a little something to get warmed up for Saturday’s NFL schedule and/or just need to get warmed up if they are in the path of the bad weather including Houston (7-5) against Louisiana… Read More »
Pitt DT enters draft; LSU QB stays home
Pitt DT enters draft; LSU QB stays home in college football roundup … Pittsburgh junior DT Calijah Kancey, one of the most disruptive interior defensive linemen in college football this past season, has confirmed that he will be entering the 2023 draft. Kancey is a 4th year junior who was a consensus All-American this fall after leading all… Read More »
Larry
Larry Parker, GBN staffer … It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Larry Parker, our Chief scout the past few years. Larry joined the GBN 4-5 years ago and his encyclopedic knowledge of college football and remarkable attention to detail quickly became essential elements of our operation. Larry has been sick for a while… Read More »
Merry Xmas mock
Merry Xmas mock … As we do around this time every year, here is our annual pre-Christmas 3-round projection for the first two days of the 2023 draft. And, as we always like to point out when posting a mock, the real value of a projection is not that we are going to tell readers which particular player… Read More »
Staying in school
Staying in school … A quartet of players who many thought would be entering the upcoming draft have indicated that they will be returning to school instead next year. Heading the list is Nebraska QB Casey Thompson who is going to take advantage of the NCAA’s offer of a free year of eligibility and will return to the… Read More »
Special provision to restore Army DE draft status
Special provision to restore Army DE draft status … It appeared last week that a bill set to pass in the U.S. Senate would end the special provision that allowed for academy graduates to defer their military commitments if they were playing pro sports. And that would have drastically altered the chances that current star Army DE Andre… Read More »