Cav WR to enter draft

Cav WR to enter draft … Virginia junior WR Dontayvion Wicks has announced that he will be entering the 2023 draft where he figures to be one of the more interesting second-tier receivers. Wicks has good size at 6-2, 210 and had a phenomenal year in 2021 when he set a school record single season receiving yardage record… Read More »

Two more juniors to return to school

Two more juniors to return to school … Along with LSU junior WR Kayshon Boutte, who announced late yesterday that he will be returning to school next fall rather than entering the 2023 draft, two other 3rd year players including Oregon LB Justin Flowe and South Carolina TE Jaheim Bell have also made that decision. Both had been… Read More »

Four top OL added to senior Bowl roster

Four top OL added to Senior Bowl roster … Teams looking to add some quality to their interior offensive lines at the 2023 draft could be just a little excited this morning with the announcement by the Senior Bowl that 4 of the top C/G prospects for this year’s have draft have committed to this year’s game. That… Read More »

Selection order

Updated selection order posted … With another week in the book, the first-round selection order for the 2023 draft were it to be held this week has been updated.

Star CFL QB making NFL rounds

Star CFL QB making NFL rounds … ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that star CFL QB Nathan Rourke is meeting with at least three NFL teams this week. Rourke actually visited with Las Vegas last Friday, was in Jacksonville today, and will meet with Denver tomorrow. Rourke was a very productive passer at Ohio, but was not drafted;… Read More »

LSU WR Boutte to stay in school

LSU WR Boutte to stay in school … In a bit of a surprising move that actually makes a lot of sense, LSU junior WR Kayshon Boutte has announced that he is passing on the chance to enter the 2023 draft and instead will return to school. While he is still considered to be a late first-round prospect,… Read More »

Another 7 added to Senior Bowl roster

Another Baker’s half-dozen plus added to Senior Bowl roster … The Senior Bowl has announced that 7 more players have accepted invitations to this year’s game including Fresno State QB Jake Haener, Houston WR Nathaniel Dell, Alabama OG Emil Ekiyor, Oklahoma State DT Tyler Lacy, Boise State safety J.L. Skinner along with a pair from Clemson in DE… Read More »

Tide OG Cohen to stick with school; transfer

Tide OG Cohen to stick with school; transfer … In something of a surprise Alabama OG Javion Cohen, a 3rd year junior with 25 starts under his belt who was projected to be one of the prospects at the position at the upcoming draft, has announced that he will be staying in school, but transferring.

Trio of juniors enter draft

Trio of juniors enter draft … Three more juniors announced today that they will be foregoing their remaining college eligibility and will be entering the upcoming draft including Florida DT Gervon Dexter and CBs Jaylon Jones of Texas A&M and Maryland’s Deonte Banks. Jones and Dexter are third year juniors while Banks was a 4th year player this… Read More »

AR, JSN enter draft; others staying

AR, JSN enter draft; others staying … Florida 3rd-Year Sophomore QB Anthony Richardson, maybe the most polarizing prospect in the 2023 draft field, has confirmed that he will be entering the upcoming draft. Same for Ohio State junior WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba. As well, neither will play in their team’s upcoming bowl. That’s especially disappointing for Smith-Njigba, who came… Read More »

One top QB prospect returning; another leaning

One top QB prospect returning; another leaning … The once very deep QB class for the 2023 draft keeps thinning out. And it just got a little thinner with word that Washington’s Michael Penix, one of the top passers in the country this past season and a rising prospect for the upcoming draft, will take advantage of the… Read More »

Duck corner enters draft

Rising Duck corner enters draft … Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez, a 3rd year junior, has confirmed that he will be foregoing his remaining eligibility to enter the 2023 draft where he figures to be one of the first 4-5 corners off the board this coming April. Gonzalez will also reportedly skip the Ducks bowl appearance later this month.

Top three picks remain unchanged for week

Update: Top four picks remain unchanged for week … With the completion of this afternoon’s late games, we can now add that in addition to the fact that it will again be Houston, Chicago and Seattle with Denver’s pick with the first three picks respectively in the proverbial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for… Read More »

Frogs, Bucks make CFP; Tide, Vols out

Frogs, Bucks make CFP; Tide, Vols out … The 4-team CFP playoff teams have been announced and it will be TCU and Ohio State joining top-ranked Georgia and #2 Michigan in the national semi-finals. Ohio State will face Georgia in the Peach Bowl, while TCU will meet Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl. both games will be played New… Read More »

Watson homecoming; Bears-Pack reunion hilite draft sched

Watson homecoming; Bears-Pack reunion hilite draft sched … NFL teams normally don’t like distraction, but maybe a little distraction is what Houston needs as the 1-9-1 Texans, who will have the #1 pick overall at the 2023 draft if nothing much changes between now and the end of the season, are essentially two games clear of everyone else… Read More »

Top CB enters draft; another QB to stick with school

Top CB enters draft; another QB to stick with school … No big surprise here, but South Carolina junior CB Cam Smith, a potential top 15-20 pick, has announced that he foregoing his remaining eligibility and will enter the upcoming draft. The 6-1, 190-pound Smith is currently listed as the #2 CB on the GBN positional ranking and… Read More »

Senior Bowl adds two more

Two more added to Senior Bowl roster … The Senior Bowl has announced that 2 more players have accepted invitations to this year’s game including Nebraska WR Trey Palmer and Oregon DE/LB D.J. Johnson, both of whom are intriguing second-tier types coming off breakout years. The 6-1, 190-pound Palmer, for example, had 71 receptions fo over 1,000 yards… Read More »

Let the debate begin after TCU drops Big XII title game in OT

Let the debate begin after TCU drops Big XII title game in OT … Heading into the day the CFP picture seemed to be pretty clear. Win the Big XII championship and TCU was in; lose and the 4th and final spot in the national playoff goes to Alabama. Texas Christian did lose today’s conference final 31-28 to… Read More »

Utes knock USC out of CFP; Buckeyes next up

Utes knock USC out of CFP; Buckeyes next up … Folks that went to bed a little early last night might be wondering why everyone in Ohio is so happy this morning. However, it appears that after apparently being knocked out of the college football playoff after last weekend’s loss to Michigan in THE game, the Buckeyes look… Read More »

College comings and goings

College comings and goings … A number of college players showed up on the transaction wire today with the most notable perhaps that Old Dominion WR Ali Jennings, who had been expected to enter the draft, instead will enter the transfer portal. This past season, Jennings averaged 17.8 yards per catch on 54 total receptions. Same story for… Read More »

Is Canes’ QB next to stay?

Is Canes’ QB next to stay/transfer? … All indications are that Miami redshirt sophomore QB Tyler Van Dyke, who was once thought to be a likely first round pick this coming spring, is on the verge of joining the growing ranks of prominent QBs opting to return to school for the 2023 season. The big question in Miami,… Read More »

Pigskin star game thoughts

Pigskin star game thoughts … We are still almost two months away from this year’s Senior Bowl, but the roster is already more than half confirmed. And our Pigskin Paul Guillemette, who has been a  fixture on the ground in Mobile for longer than he probably cares to remember, is also already making his plans for the event… Read More »

BC QB enters transfer portal

BC QB enters transfer portal … Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec has reportedly opted to enter the transfer portal, a pretty clear indication that he’ll be back in college somewhere next fall rather than enter this year’s draft. Jurkovec, who has decent size, arm talent and mobility, has been considered to be one of several possible mid-round picks… Read More »

Who to watch post

Who to watch on college conference championship weekend … As noted in an earlier report, college football’s championship weekend has something of an odd feel to it this year. No question that two of the Power 5 title games – Southern Cal and Utah in the Pac-12 game Friday evening and the TCU-Kansas State in the Big XII… Read More »

Who to watch on Conference Championship Weekend

PAC-12 Championship: #4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (11-1) vs #12 UTAH (9-3); 8 PM ET FRIDAY; Las Vegas; ABC … Southern Cal continues its somewhat improbable run to a berth in the 4-team CFP when the Trojans play Utah in the Pac-12 title in Las Vegas on Friday night. Win and it appears that USC, which has risen to #4… Read More »