BC QB Jurkovec makes unexpected return … In one of those ‘man bites dog’ type scenarios, Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec, who had been thought lost for the year with a hand injury, returned to the lineup last night to help the Eagles win their conference game of the year, 17-3 over Virginia Tech. Jurkovec, a third-day type… Read More »
Jets back to 5th pick after loss … We had several people ask how the NY Jets’ loss to Indianapolis in last night’s Thursday night game changed the opening round selection order for the 2022 draft were it to be held this week has been updated. Normally, we don’t like to update mid-week; however, because we are talking… Read More »
Rising UGA LB accused of rape … Georgia OLB Adam Anderson, a potential mid-first round prospect for the 2022 draft, has suspended indefinitely by the team after he was accused of raping a woman last week. To date, Anderson has not been arrested and has denied the allegation. The 6-5, 230-pound Anderson is currently rated the 30th top… Read More »
College football prospects preview … There’s only one game on this weekend’s college football schedule involving ranked teams. That’s in the SEC where #13 Auburn and #14 Texas A&M will battle it out to stay within shouting distance of Alabama in the conference’s always tough West division. However, there’s actually a lot of other stuff to see including… Read More »
Thursday nighter with Top 10 draft teams … For the record, this evening’s Thursday night game on FOX and the NFL Network has the NY Jets playing at Indianapolis in a match-up of teams that would have top 10 picks were the 2022 draft held this week. The 2-5 Jets, for example, would be picking somewhere in the… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting a weekly review of prospects who caught his eye in the previous weekend’s college football action. Here’s Paul’s column covering last weekend’s slate of games.
Eagles get rook CB for Broncos’ 6th … In a late trade prior to today’s deadline, Philadelphia acquired CB Kary Vincent from Denver in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2022. Vincent was a seventh-round round pick this past April, but while he has spent the entire season on the 53-man roster, he has not played a… Read More »
Initial college playoff rankings released … The college football playoff committee released their initial set of rankings for this year’s 4-team national championship playoffs. And for the first time ever, a team from a non-Power 5 conference made the top 4 with Cincinnati, ranked 2nd in both the AP and Coaches polls, making the grade. Yeah sure! In… Read More »
Huddle Report posts first ’22 Top 100 … For those that have not seen it yet, the Huddle Report, which just about every year is among the most accurate draft predictors, has posted their initial Top 100 ranking for the 2022 draft. Not a whole lot of surprises with the usual suspects – Thibodeaux, Neal, Hamilton and Stingley… Read More »
Deadline passes; no big deals … The NFL trade deadline passed at this hour with no major deals, although it is possible that are late deals that haven’t yet been announced. In one that was, Kansas City sent Canadian OG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to the NY Jets in exchange for TE Dan Brown.
Texans trade DE to Niners … While Houston isn’t going to trade embattled QB DeShaun Watson, at least before today’s trade deadline, the Texans did make a minor deal today, sending veteran DE Charles Omenihu to San Francisco in exchange for what is being described as a 6th round pick in 2023.
Trading period into last hour; no deal for Texans’ Watson … There is less than an hour to go before the NFL trade deadline passes and so far there has only been that one minor deal in which Pittsburgh sent Kansas City LB Melvin Ingram for a 6th round pick. Meanwhile, sources in both Houston and Miami say… Read More »
Steelers send LB Ingram to KC for 6th … We have a trade! Pittsburgh has sent veteran LB Melvin Ingram to Kansas City in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2022. The NFL trade deadline comes at 4 PM ET later today.
Clock ticking on trade deadline … For those that have been out of the universe, the NFL’s trade deadline comes up at 4 PM ET later this afternoon. Right now there is a lot of talk as there are any number of teams out there that see themselves as possible contenders. However, we have heard a lot of… Read More »
Rams acquire star LB Miller from Broncos for picks … With the clock ticking down toward tomorrow’s trade deadline, the LA Rams and Denver are in the process of finalizing a splash deal that would see star Broncos’ OLB Von Miller going to the Rams for 2nd and 3rd round picks at the 2022 draft.Of course, the deal… Read More »
USC WR London confirmed out for year … Everybody at USC was hoping for some kind of miracle diagnosis on star WR Drake London who suffered what appeared to be a serious leg injury in Saturday’s win over Arizona. But it didn’t come as school officials have confirmed that London, one of the fastest rising prospects in the… Read More »
Lions leave nothing to chance; hang onto top pick; updated … If Detroit was ever going to win a game this year, this should have been the week; the Lions were playing at home against two-win Philadelphia. And for awhile, the Lions kept it close. But then the game kicked off! And when the dust had settled at… Read More »
Draft focus stays on Michigan … The eyes of college football were riveted on the state of Michigan on Saturday as Michigan and Michigan State had a titanic battle for the lead in the very competitive Big Ten East. When the smoke had cleared the underdog Spartans came away with a dramatic 37-33 win over their cross-state rivals… Read More »
Texans get 7th rounder from Saints for RB Ingram … This week’s trade between Houston and New Orleans in which the Texans sent RB Mark Ingram to the Saints was confirmed by the NFL earlier today. In exchange, the Texans will get a 7th round pick in 2024 from the Saints.
Weekly prospects preview … After a couple of quiet weeks on the college football schedule, things pick up again this week with teams heading into the homestretch final month of the season. And the focus this weekend will be on the Big Ten which has a couple of virtual elimination games on the schedule in the conference’s East… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting a weekly review of prospects who caught his eye in the previous weekend’s college football action. Here’s Paul’s column covering last weekend’s slate of games.
Houston, we have a trade!!! … Just not that one! While the rest of the league waits for the other shoe to finally drop on a deal involving embattled QB DeShaun Watson, Houston did make a trade late today, sending veteran RB Mark Ingram back to New Orleans for what is believed to be a swap of late… Read More »
Clock ticking on Watson deal with trade deadline looming … The clock continues to tick on any potential deal for disgruntled Houston QB DeShaun Watson with the NFL trade deadline coming up in less than 6 days at 4 PM ET on Tuesday next week. However, it appears that there may be several developments on the Watson front.… Read More »
Kiper posts updated top 25; new #1 QB … Right on cue, following up on our report about the rise of Pitt QB Kenny Pickett from earlier tonight, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper has posted an updated top 25 prospects ranking for the 2022 draft. And Kiper has Pickett as the #1 QB on his new board, although… Read More »
Pickett’s ‘charge’ up draft boards … I’m sorry, but just couldn’t resist! But whether you want to call it a ‘charge’ or not, there has been a growing buzz around the NFL in the past week to ten days that Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett is suddenly a guy to watch for the 2022 draft. And that buzz evolved… Read More »
