BAHAMAS BOWL; NOON ET; ESPN MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (7-5) vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN (7-5) This is the story of two pretty good college teams that faced tough schedules and battled their way to this game out in the middle of the Caribbean for the Christmas Holidays. Certainly this presents one of the most interesting venues of all the Holiday… Read More »
TUESDAY DEC. 22 BOCA RATON BOWL 7PM/ET ESPN TEMPLE (10-3) vs. TOLEDO (9-2) Two solid teams, who felt just short of winning their respective conferences will match up in a game likely to be decided on the ground, more so than an aerial circus display. Neither PHILLIP ELY/QB/TOLEDO/#12 nor PJ WALKER/QB/TEMPLE/#11 is likely to light up the scoreboard… Read More »
While we were in that brief game lag between the end of the regular season and the Bowl schedule I have been doing some game tape watching and created thumbnails for another group of prospects for you. AARON EPPS/OT/LOUISVILLE 6’7/288 #78 I was watching tape of the State of Kentucky rivalry match-up and though several key players underwhelmed… Read More »
SATURDAY DECEMBER 19 LAS VEGAS BOWL, Las Vegas, Nevada 3:30 ET ABC UTAH 9-3 VS BRIGHAM YOUNG 9-3 How about we rename this the Mormon Bowl, although its not exactly clear how these two conservative schools that both prohibit alcohol consumption on campus ended up in Sin City for their bowl. Go figure! The battle between intra-state rivals… Read More »
Here are a group of prospect thumbnails from Week 14 and a few games a week earlier. I will continue to post weekly reviews based on accumulated game tapes that I have not watched yet. Then before we know it the Bowl season will be underway. ROBBY ANDERSON/WR/TEMPLE 6’3/190 #19 Since this is a thumbnail I don’t have… Read More »
We’ve hit the finish line for the College Football regular season, but now the frosting hits the cake with Conference Championships. SEC CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY DEC 5TH 4PM CBS ALABAMA (11-1) by 10 vs. FLORIDA (10-2) I’d like to tell you that this will be your typical SEC showdown with fireworks to spare. But I think the Gators have… Read More »
The last full weekend of College Football game action is over. And Bowls will nurture us for the next month plus. I watched 6 games starting last Friday and taped 10 more. I’ll use notes from those venues to generate prospect thumbnails over the next 2-3 weeks. Here are my observations from this past weekend. It’s a Baker’s… Read More »
Some great rivalry games this weekend to wrap up the regular season in most cases. Remember to look elsewhere on this site for Colin’s take on additional games, including Stanford/Notre Dame. SATURDAY NOON ET ABC OHIO STATE (10-1) by 4 @ MICHIGAN (9-2) This is a tough one to call. The Wolverines have actually been playing better overall… Read More »
I’m doing a slight variation on a theme for the rest of the College season. Since I have multiple game tapes recorded and the games are dwindling down I will be doing prospect thumbnail sketches based on games I have just watched, either live or recorded. I will be sure to indicate which games I am using for… Read More »
The season has trickled down to a precious few. Most teams have only 1 regular season game left (a few have 2) and then many big dogs have Conference Championship games to play. Here is how I currently rank the Top 20, with a look at who they still have to play. There could still be some ranking… Read More »
Week 12 and the season winds up with a bang. As always happens, injuries are becoming a major factor for way too many teams as the marathon season heads to the finish line. For instance TCU has now lost JOSH DOCTSON/WR for certain and TREVONE BOYKIN/QB is banged up. In one of my games below you will note… Read More »
JACOBY BRISSETT/QB/NC STATE 6’4/235 #15 BRISSETT has been a solid leader for the Wolfpack, but I question how his game translates to the NFL level. He has great size and above average arm strength. But I think he has issues processing information about what is going on around him at times and is late responding to receivers as… Read More »
Coming down the home stretch for FBS teams and important games dot the schedule. If this season is like most of those in recent memory, then get ready for some chaos caused by surprises as the Boys of Fall play on. SATURDAY 3:30 ET ESPNU MIAMI (6-3) @ NORTH CAROLINA (8-1) by 8 I’m still not sure what… Read More »
Here we go again in the topsy turvy world of College Football. We had 4 major unbeatens bite the bullet over weekend 10 of the season. We might lose another 1 or 2 this weekend, but let’s take a look at where Pigskin Paul sees teams ranked as of today. 1) CLEMSON 9-0 With a solid W over… Read More »
Taking into account BYE Weeks, we are pretty much at the midway point of the NFL season. I thought I’d look around the League and put together an All-Rookie team. Clearly, this team could look quite different at the end of the season, primarily because of injuries and late developing players. For instance, LB/JORDAN HICKS/EAGLES just went down… Read More »
The dreaded double digit number appears and we all know that the College Football season is dwindling down a precious few weeks. Keeping my focus in check, here are some guys who got my attention in games this past week. VADAL ALEXANDER/OT/LSU 6’6/320 #74 A very long, athletic player. Much more of a finesse OL than a bulldozer.… Read More »
OK now I am concerned! Seeing that double digit number in the title above tells me it won’t be all that long before we are lamenting the end of another football season. But for now let’s plow ahead with some important match-ups and some key players to watch. Saturday NOON ET ESPN2 DUKE @ NORTH CAROLINA by 4… Read More »
Let’s get right to it and post my Top 20 just before the NCAA publishes their first official rankings of the season Tuesday night. 1) LSU 8-0 The big showdown with ‘Bama is coming up and I’m still liking the talent and the karma that this LSU squad is riding. 2) CLEMSON 8-0 The Tigers had a lot… Read More »
TRA CARSON/RB/TEXAS A&M 6’0/235 #5 CARSON, an Oregon transfer, is the leading RB for the Aggies with 646 yards through 8 games, surpassing his 2014 season total already. He played a big part in the team’s tight win over South Carolina last Saturday, carrying 21 times for 122 yards and 1 TD. He is a power back who… Read More »
Not quite to the home stretch for College Football 2015, but way too close for my liking. So let’s look at some solid match-ups with some legit pro prospects involved. SATURDAY NOON ET ESPN OLE MISS @ AUBURN by 5 Either of these two teams could spend the rest of this season just chasing a Bowl Bid with… Read More »
It was another weekend of all-day driving as i returned to Florida, but with night games and taping I saw enough game action to pull together another 11 pro prospect thumbnails. CONNOR COOK/QB/MICHIGAN STATE 6’4/220 #18 I chose to go back and watch the tape of the Michigan game two weeks ago to thumbnail COOK. I like CONNOR… Read More »
Looking at this weekend’s college games I really don’t see a can’t miss game on the board. But there are some good conference match-ups and lots of prospects to scout. So here are my top 4. SATURDAY NOON/ET ABC CLEMSON by 8 @ MIAMI This gets interesting, perhaps, primarily because Clemson is on the road. But Miami no… Read More »
I spent most of last Saturday driving to Wisconsin so this weeks edition is based in great part on notes from the previous couple of week’s action. I have indicated games from which my observations were made. JOEY BOSA/DE/OHIO STATE 6’6/275 #97 BOA broke into the Big 10 as a stellar freshman performer in 2013. He’s now a… Read More »
We are now halfway through the regular season for FBS teams and it’s time for me to update my team rankings. I am still giving the nod to all major programs that have a zero in the loss column. Then I have four teams sharing the 15 spot. When I post 1.2 in another two weeks these 1-Loss… Read More »
The nitty gritty of the College Football season is truly upon us. Beat-up games are in the rear view mirror and conference schedules are well underway for all. Here are some top match-ups for this weekend, with top prospects listed for your scouting pleasure. Saturday Noon ET ESPN LOUISVILLE @ FLORIDA STATE by 3 I’ll be blunt, and… Read More »
