And so another college football season winds up its regular season. One door closes, another opens. Now we move on to Conference Championship games, followed by Bowling For Dollars. THE GAME, as they call it in the Big Ten, was indeed the big game with MICHIGAN winning its 2nd straight showdown with Ohio State. Plenty of action, and… Read More »
As we head into the final full weekend of the 2022 College Football schedule I can’t help but wonder what upsets we might encounter between now and Sunday. The Final Four teams had a rough time prevailing last weekend. Both Michigan and TCU had to settle for final seconds field goals in their games. Georgia was never in… Read More »
We are headed down the home stretch of the 2022 College Football regular season. So here we go again, with my Top 25 prospects +1. WILL ANDERSON OB/E Alabama C.J. STROUD QB Ohio State BRYCE YOUNG QB Alabama… Read More »
One of the items that has truly caught my eye is an event that transitions from the Fall Football season to NFL Draft season. And the kick-start event that signifies the annual transition is the beginning of invitations and acceptances by college football players to the annual Jan/Feb All-Star games. The prime events around which this all centers… Read More »
I feel like I lost control of another piece of my life once again last week. Not to bother you with trivial life issues but since the end of Summer I have found myself battling weather, household mold issues, pet medical issues, personal health issues and god only knows what else. And the worst part of it all… Read More »
I believe that way back in Summer when NFL Training Camps opened I promised that I would do a monthly Mock Draft this season. Well here we are entering November and past the trade deadline. Might be about time I kicked in with my Mock. Let’s go! LIONS WILL ANDERSON ER/OB Alabama … Read More »
I was pretty sure that Ohio State would take care of a Win at Penn State, so I spent a lot of viewing time watching the Buckeyes’ giant OT tandem of PARIS JOHNSON (6’6/315) & DAWAND JONES (6’8/360). They are both being pegged as potential First Round Picks for the 2023 NFL Draft. This is the second season… Read More »
Some things remain the same, while others change. After another couple of weeks watching games are my revised Top 25 player list. To my knowledge, all the players on this list are Draft eligible for the 2023 Draft. However, it is important to note that this is not a college All-American list. And of course a budding star… Read More »
I always get a warm, fuzzy feeling when what I watch on a football weekend that has some sort of symmetry to it. That seemed to be the case when it dawned on Saturday evening while watching my 5th game of the week that I was watching a succession of college CB who just happen to be making… Read More »
The huge matchup weekend for Week 7 of the NCAA D-1 schedule did NOT disappoint! 3 games featured showdowns between unbeatens who all ranked in the top bakers’ dozen going into the weekend. Of the 3 games the highest ranked showdown was the big SEC game of Alabama @ Tennessee. BRYCE YOUNG as back from his shoulder injury… Read More »
Though most of this column is devoted to College Football and the NFL Draft process, I feel I must share a few thoughts now and again about the pro game. And this week I want to start there in light of the horrendous penalties called surrounding the protection of the NFL’s QB club. The Falcons “wuz robbed” as… Read More »
Some major changes in a slightly late 3.0 Top 25 list. Please remember that I do NOT give extra weight to the QB position, and conversely I do not diminish the value of a top RB. And in the first month of this year’s scouting some highly touted QB have stubbed their toe a few times. C.J. STROUD… Read More »
Hello my football friends. Hope you missed my content the past two weeks, but I also hope you weren’t worried too much. Two weeks ago I caught a flu bug at my doctor’s office that laid me out, but it was not Covid. Then, of course, last week I spent mucho time in preparation for, and in fear… Read More »
For years, no make that decades, the Patriots led by BELICHICK & BRADY were the perennial champions of this division. But no longer. In fact, even if the AFC West is the strongest division in the League, this division’s champion to be and the best all-around team in the League resides here. BUFFALO BILLS Looking at… Read More »
Lots of new names and head scratching moves in College Football this past weekend. And although it’s early, those upsets keep on coming. After speculation for at least the last 2 seasons NEBRASKA Head Coach SCOTT FROST had been rumored to be on the hot seat at his alma mater. FROST arrived in Lincoln to coach the team… Read More »
Better a bit late than never? I certainly hope so. Here are thumbnail projections for every NFL Division coming out of Week One. Please remember as Cowboys fans are well aware (again) that injuries can blow any/all projections out of the water. NFC East EGALES GM “Trader Howie” was a busy boy all off-season juggling and improving… Read More »
WILL ANDERSON OB/E Alabama C.J. STROUD QB Ohio State BRYCE YOUNG QB Alabama JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA WR Ohio State BRYAN BRESEE DT Clemson JALEN CARTER DT … Read More »
Hey, we got to and thru the first week of complete collegiate action for the 2022 season, which leads us up to the 2023 NFL Draft season. The first few weeks of games are tune-ups primarily for the Conference action which truly gives us some serious and meaningful football. Clearly the biggest “thing” that caught my eye this… Read More »
One of the most pleasurable aspects of Training Camps & Pre-Season Games has to be the emergence of a number of players around the League who shine in their efforts to make an NFL roster. With the final cuts coming up over the next weekend I want to give you my short list of players who just “have-to”… Read More »
As I promised last week, it will be my monthly task to present a Top 25 list of Draft Prospects for 2023 this Fall. So let’s start with my first one as a pre-season August edition. WILL ANDERSON LB/ER Alabama Has it all at a sexy position in NFL eyes. C.J. STROUD … Read More »
It almost snuck up on me… but no, I have not missed the fact that football is back. After a surprisingly entertaining season from the fledgling USFL, and the start of the the CFL season, we finally have at least a bit more than a guy named WATSON to talk about as NFL Training Camps have opened. And… Read More »
The Birmingham Stallions are the first champions of the new USFL. The Stallions topped the Philadelphia Stars 33-30 at the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. I watched the vast majority of the league’s games in its inaugural season. I did so because it relates to my role as a football writer/commentator, but… Read More »
Let’s highlight another 4 teams and see how their Draft Picks and other Rookies stack up as values compared to my final prospect rankings. BALTIMORE RAVENS 11 Picks, 4 RFA Pick 14 KYLE HAMILTON S PP#9 Pick 25 TYLER LINDERBAUM OC PP#23 Pick 45 … Read More »
Instead of an article featuring prospects from the USFL, I am headed back to the 2022 NFL Draft. I am going to rate, not grade, some team Drafts based on who they picked and signed relative to my pre-Draft player rankings. So below you will see columns for Picks, player/position, my rank. Since my last ranked player was… Read More »
Every year at this time I get inquiries from readers/football fans about who their favorite team might sign as a Free Agent based on what they failed to acquire through early VFA and/or the Draft process. And my answer is pretty much always that the pickings are slim and most players are only band-aids. This year may be… Read More »
