Dawgs push Senior Bowl roster to 100 … The Senior Bowl announced today the addition of 7 players to this roster from Georgia, including RB James Cook, OT Jamaree Salyer, OG Juston Shaffer, DT Devonte Wyatt, LB Channing Tindall, CB Derion Kendrick and P Jake Camarda. With the addition of these UGA veterans the Senior Bowl roster is… Read More »
Boiler stars to enter draft … Purdue has confirmed that DE George Karlaftis and WR David Bell will both be entering the 2022 NFL draft. Karlaftis, in particular, is a first-round candidate with top 10-15 potential, while Bell, who probably should be considered among the most underrated prospects in this year’s draft class, is a second-day prospect. Bell,… Read More »
Colts pass Wentz mark; #1 to Eagles … The second round pick in 2022 that Philadelphia received from Indianapolis in exchange for QB Carson Wentz to Indianapolis in a trade last year was conditional upon Wentz’ playing time. In essence, the pick would escalate to a first rounder if the oft-injured Wentz participated in 75% of the Colts… Read More »
BC QB to return to school … Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec has reportedly told team officials that he will be passing on the 2022 NFL draft and returning to school next fall after an injury filled season. The 6-5, strong-armed Jurkovec is considered to be a second-tier type prosepct, but he has some tools.
Ti-Cats to host Bombers for CFL title … Earlier today, Hamilton upset Toronto 27-16 in the CFL’s Eastern final, while Winnipeg held off Saskatchewan 21-17 in the Western title game. The two will next Sunday, December 12th, in the 108th edition of the Grey Cup game in Hamilton. It will be the second year in a row for… Read More »
Lions win, but keep top pick; #s 2-3 too close to call … You can finally erase that ‘the NFL’s only remaining winless team’ from Detroit’s docket as the Lions got their first win of the season today be defeating Minnesota 29-27 in a thriller that went down to the game’s final play when QB Jared Goff hit… Read More »
SEC versus the world in CFP play downs … In the end, it pretty much came down to by the numbers for the CFP selection committee as it stuck with the top 4 ranked teams is setting the national semi-finals later this month. It will be Alabama against upstart Cincinnati, the first ever non-Power 5 team in the… Read More »
Tide WR Metchie feared out with torn ACL … Alabama’s win over Georgia in yesterday’s SEC conference game appears to have come at a cost as John Metchie, the team’s leading receiver,suffered what is believed to be a torn ACL when he went down awkwardly after a catch later in the second quarter. Metchie, the top Canadian prospect… Read More »
Argos, Bombers host CFL semis … There will be renewals of a couple of the CFL’s fiercest rivalries Sunday in the Canadian league’s semi-finals. Hamilton will play in Toronto in the Eastern final at 12:30 PM ET Sunday afternoon, while out west Saskatchewan will play in Winnipeg in the Western title game with KO set for 4:00 PM… Read More »
Ducks, #5 dismal again in Pac-12 blow-out loss … Oregon had vowed some revenge against Utah in last night’s PAC-12 conference championship after the Utes had knocked the Ducks out of the national championship playoff hunt two two weeks. However, when they got down to business last night it was just more of the same as Utah won… Read More »
Is top 2022 grade in play?? … Pretty much all season its been something of a given that Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux was the top-rated prospect for the 2022 draft on just about every team’s board around the NFL. However, there is a bit of a buzz around the league these days that just maybe Michigan DE Aidan… Read More »
Irish DC Freeman moves up to head job … Notre Dame didn’t waste a whole lot of time finding a replacement for former head coach Brian Kelly, who bolted for LSU and the SEC earlier this week as they have confirmed that defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has been promoted to head coach. And with so many big-time coaching… Read More »
Huskers’ QB to transfer portal … Nebraska QB Adrian Martinez has become the latest veteran college QB to announce that they will be entering the transfer portal and playing elsewhere next fall. Martinez was a 4-year starter and three-time team captain with the Huskers, but could never get Nebraska over the hump as they never won more than… Read More »
Prospects preview for college football’s conference championship weekend … It’s conference championship weekend across the country with several games on the docket holding the keys to this year’s 4-team CFP playoff line-up. It all starts Friday night with a couple of games including Oregon against Utah in the PAC-12 title contest and Western Kentucky versus Texas-San Antonio in… Read More »
Four more added to Senior Bowl roster … The Senior Bowl announced the addition of four more players to this roster including two DEs from Minnesota – Boye Mafe and Esezi Otomewo – along with Clemson CB Mario Goodrich and Tennessee WR Velus Jones. With these additions the Senior Bowl roster is now up to 93 players.
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has been 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 final slate of slate of games in college football.
Star A&M DT Leal to enter draft … Texas A&M junior DT DeMarvin Leal announced via Instagram earlier today that he will be foregoing his fi nal year of eligibility and entering the 2022 draft where he projects to be a top 10-15 pick. The 6-4, 290-pound Leal, who is currently ranked 7th overall on the GBN Big… Read More »
Selection order updated … With another week in the book, the current opening round selection order for the 2022 draft has been updated were it to be held this week.
Irish’s Kelly reportedly headed to LSU … Still reeling from the rather shocking news that Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley had accepted the vacant job at Southern California, college football is bracing for an even more seismic shock with reports that Brian Kelly has agreed to leave Notre Dame and will replace Ed Orgeron at LSU. What makes… Read More »
Sooners’ trio headline latest Senior Bowl roster adds … The Senior Bowl announced the addition of four more players to this roster including three from Oklahoma. The three are DT Perrion Winfrey, FB Jeremiah Hall and OG Marquis Hayes, who will be joined by massive Minnesota OT Daniel Faalele. For the record, the 6-9, 380 pound Faalele is… Read More »
OU QB Rattler transferring … No big surprise here, but Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler, who entered the season as the odds on favorite to be the #1 pick at the 2022 draft, has announced that he has entered the transfer portal. What that means, of course, is that Rattler won’t be entering the upcoming draft unless he has… Read More »
‘Cats, Riders take CFL semis … While the NFL was busy doing its thing this afternoon, the Canadian league got its 2021 playoffs underway. And there will be a renewal of a couple of the league’s fiercest rivalries next Sunday in the conference finals after Hamilton beat Montreal in the Eastern semi-final, while Saskatchewan edged Calgary in OT… Read More »
Two top QBs off to Mobile … The Senior Bowl announced today that two of the top QBs in the 2022 draft class have accepted invitations to participate in this year’s game including Malik Willis of Liberty and Desmond Ridder of Cincinnati. Willis, in particular, is an athletic freak who is a legit first-round candidate with some top… Read More »
Jets win; back out of 2nd pick … While Detroit appears to have pretty much locked up the #1 pick at the 2022 draft, the roller coaster among the NY Jets, Jacksonville and Houston for the 2-3-4 continued unabated today with the Jets defeating the Texans to drop from #2 to #4. That moves the Texans and Jags,… Read More »
More star game acceptances … The Senior Bowl released the names of three more players who have accepted invitations to participate in this year’s game including Ohio State TE Jeremy Ruckert, Washington State CB Jaylen Watson and North Carolina LB Jeremiah Gemmel. The latest additions also bring the number of players who have accepted Senior Bowl invitations to… Read More »
