CFP Semi-finals on tap … Truth is that the only bowls that anybody really cares about this year are the two CFP semi-final games scheduled for tomorrow and the national championship game on January 10th. And tomorrow’s semi-final games couldn’t be any different. In the first, defending national champion Alabama will play Cincinnati, the first ever playoff qualifier… Read More »
Three more underclassmen enter draft … With most of the college football world focused on tomorrow’s CFP semi-final games, three more underclassmen announced today that they would be entering the upcoming draft including RBs Kevin Harris of South Carolina and Zonovan ‘Bam’ Knight of North Carolina State, along with Oklahoma PK Gabe Brkic. Harris is a 5-10, 225-pound… Read More »
Happy New Year projection update … I wasn’t originally planning to update my 2022 mock draft until the end of the regular season; however, with the changes to the top of the selection order it was getting old way too fast so I decided to take a shot at a New Year update here.
Thursday bowl previews … After tonight, there’ll be just one more sleep before Friday’s national championship semi-finals. Before, we get there, though, there will be four more bowl games on Thursday, assuming none are cancelled at the last minute. And in keeping with out policy of not previewing any bowl game involving 6-6 teams we shan’t comment on… Read More »
UCLA OT enters draft … No big surprise that a junior UCLA OT has entered the 2022 draft. Just not the one that NFL teams have been waiting on. The Bruins’ RT Alec Anderson has announced that he is turning pro this winter. He’s a 4th year junior with decent size (6-5, 305), but as of now, he… Read More »
Buckeyes’ OT enters draft … Ohio State junior OT Nicholas Petit-Frere has confirmed that he will be entering the 2022 NFL draft where he currently projects to be an early-to-mid second round selection. Petit-Frere had already indicated that he would not be playing in this weekend’s Rose Bowl against Utah.
NFL great John Madden passes … Sad news this evening as it has been announced that former NFL coach and broadcaster John Madden has passed away at age 85. Madden coached Oakland for ten years which included a Super Bowl win. However, his greater contribution to the game was as a television color analyst who did as much… Read More »
Bowl parade continues Wednesday; will anyone notice??… The bowl build-up towards Friday’s CFP semi-finals continues with 3 more games on Wednesday. There were actually supposed to be a fourth, but the Fenway Bowl between Virginia and Southern Methodist was cancelled because of Covid-related issues. And we simply on principle refuse to review any bowl involving two 6-6 teams,… Read More »
Top RB, P enter draft … Two more prominent underclassmen have indicated that they will be entering the 2022 draft including BYU RB Tyler Allgeier and San Diego State P Matt Araiza. The 5-10, 220-pound Allgeier, a former walk-on at BYU, had a breakout year for the Cougars as he rushed for 1,600 yards and an FBS high… Read More »
Holiday Bowl cancelled at last minute … Anyone thinking of watching tonight’s Holiday Bowl match-up between UCLA and NC State will need new plans as the game was cancelled just hours before KO because of Covid issues in the UCLA program.
No more gimmies at top of draft order … While almost nothing has been settled in the early selection order for the 2022 draft with just two weeks to go in the schedule, if there are, in fact, going to be any major shifts between now and the end of the season, it will almost certainly require a… Read More »
Selection order updated … With Miami apparently well on the way to a win over the short-handed Saints in New Orleans in the Monday night game, the opening round selection order for the 2022 draft if it were to be held this week has been updated.
CMU off to Sun; Arizona game off in latest bowl scrambling … Just a quick update on that report earlier tonight about Covid continuing to play havoc with the bowl schedule. It has now been confirmed that Central Michigan will play Washington State in Friday’s Sun Bowl. CMU had been scheduled to play Boise State in the Arizona… Read More »
Bowl parade continues Tuesday; will anyone care??… The bowl build-up towards Friday’s CFP semi-finals continues with 5 games on Tuesday. Sounds good, but its also ‘buyer beware’ as 4 of the 5 games involve a 6-6 team. In fact, of the 15 bowl games scheduled for Monday through Thursday this week, 10 of the 30 teams involved were… Read More »
OSU WR Wilson enters draft; will skip Rose Bowl … Ohio State junior WR Garrett Wilson, one of the top 3-4 prospects at the position for the 2022 draft, has confirmed that he will be entering the upcoming draft. he also also confirmed that he will skip this weekend’s Rose Bowl to begin draft preparations. Wilson, in fact,… Read More »
Test for Tua in Monday nighter … Should be an entertaining Monday night game later this evening when Miami plays at New Orleans in what is for all intents and purposes an elimination game for both teams. Both are 7-7 and on the cusp of playoff qualification, but need a win tonight to stay there. It would certainly… Read More »
One CB into draft; one out … The NFL heard from a couple of the top corner prospects for the upcoming draft in the past day or so. On the one hand, Washington junior Trent McDuffie has indicated that he will in fact be turning pro this winter and entering the upcoming draft. The 5-11, 195-pound McDuffie is… Read More »
UAB DE enters draft … Alabama-Birmingham junior DE Alex Wright has become the latest underclassman to announce they will be forfeiting their remaining college eligibility and entering the upcoming draft. Wright, a third-day prospect who is currently the #75 rated candidate for 2022 on the GBN Big Board, is an intriguing emerging player. He’s 6-7, 270, and while… Read More »
Bears win shuffles later top 10 order … As noted earlier, there won’t be any changes to the top 5 picks in the weekly selection order for the 2022 draft. However, as a result of Chicago’s comeback win over Seattle, there will be some movement in the second 5. Carolina will actually move up into the 6th position,… Read More »
Bowl sked continues … The Bowl season continues on Monday with the Quick Lane Bowl (11 AM ET; ESPN) between Western Michigan and Nevada. There was actually supposed to be second bowl Monday, but the scheduled Military Bowl between Boston College and East Carolina had to be cancelled because of Covid-related issues. And they could just as easily… Read More »
Two more bowls cancelled by covid … Covid continues to play havoc with the college bowl schedule with both tomorrow’s Military Bowl and Wednesday’s Fenway Bowl canceled as a result of Covid-19 issues. Boston College was supposed to play East Carolina in Monday’s Military Bowl, but BC has over 40 players unavailable to play. Meanwhile, Southern Methodits was… Read More »
Top 5 picks unchanged despite all kinds of stuff!! … A most interesting slate of early games today, but in the end the top 5 picks in current selection order for the 2022 draft remain unchanged. Both Jacksonville and Detroit, which came into the week sitting on the first and second picks overall respectively, had chances at late… Read More »
A very Merry Christmas and a ‘it’s just gotta be better’ New Year … from everyone here at the GBN. Hope everyone gets a chance to spend some quality time with family and friends but please be safe.
QB roulette could impact race to #1 … With three weeks (we hope) still to play in the NFL’s regular schedule, at least four teams still have some probability of ending up with the #1 pick overall at the 2022 draft. Issues at the QB position, though, could end up have a major impact on which teams actually… Read More »
Pigskin posts Xmas mock … With the ‘sudden’ change in the opening round selection order as a result of Detroit’s upset win over Arizona last Sunday, not to mention that it’s Christmas, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul has tweaked his first-round projection for the upcoming draft.
