Post-season Big Board updated … With the regular college football season, such as it was, in the books, the GBN scout staff has updated our Big Board ranking of the top 100 prospects for the 2021 draft, which, for the record, is now just 128 days away. And it should come as no surprise that the upcoming draft… Read More »
BYU QB featured in bonus coverage … Anybody who is being truly honest would have to admit that this past college football was pretty effed up. Some teams played pretty close to full schedules, while others played as few as 3-4 games. Every week games were cancelled or rescheduled such that was sometimes hard to figure who was… Read More »
Four more juniors declare for draft … Another quartet of juniors announced today that they will be foregoing their remaining eligibility and entering the 2021 draft including Missouri OLB Nick Bolton, Northwestern CB Greg Newsome, North Carolina WR Dyami Brown and Marshall RB Brenden Knox. Of the four, Bolton is the highest rated at #49 on the GBN… Read More »
Rising Cane DE Phillips enters draft … Miami junior DE Jaelan Phillips has announced that he will be foregoing his remaining college eligibility and entering the 2021 draft; he also indicated he won’t be playing in the ‘Canes bowl game. The 6-5, 265-pound Phillips, a transfer from UCLA, had a breakout campaign this past season in which he… Read More »
Hurney out as Panthers GM … And a very Merry Christmas to you too! Carolina announced this morning that G.M. Marty Hurney has been fired. Hurney was in his second stint as the Panthers’ general manager. He had the job from 2002 to 2012 and then returned in 2017 after Dave Gettleman was dismissed. No immediate word on… Read More »
JETS WIN!!! Jags move to #1 … In a real stunner out west, the NY Jets won their first game of the season late this afternoon defeating the LA Rams 23-20. And that will move Jacksonville into the #1 pick overall position in this week’s opening round selection order for the 2021 draft ahead of the Jets who… Read More »
Gators TE Pitts enters draft … Florida junior TE Kyle Pitts, a potential top ten pick, announced this morning that he will foregoing his remaining eligibility and entering the upcoming draft. Pitts will also pass on the Gators’ bowl game. The 6-6, 240-pound Pitts had 43 catches for 770 yards and 12 scores in something of an injury… Read More »
CFP semis set … College football hasn’t gotten much right this past season, but it does appear that just maybe the top four teams in the country have made the 4-team playoff for the national championship. Top-rated Alabama will play Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl, while Clemson and Ohio State will meet in the Sugar Bowl. Both… Read More »
Bonus coverage … There is in fact a 5th conference championship of interest today with Cincinnati hosting Tulsa in the AAC title game this evening with an 8 PM ET KO on ABC. Normally, noboby’d much care what happens in the AAC championship, but should there be an upset in any of the Power 5 title games, the… Read More »
Michigan OT Mayfield to draft … Michigan redshirt sophomore OT Jalen Mayfield has confirmed that he will be foregoing his remaining eligibility and entering the 2021 draft where he figures to be a late first or early second round candidate.
More Senior Bowl additions … The Senior Bowl has released the names of 9 more players who have accepted invitations to participate in this year’s game including OGs Trey Smith of Tennessee and Texas Tech’s Jack Anderson; TEs Hunter Long of Boston College and Quintin Morris of Bowling Green; DEs Patrick Jones of Pittsburgh and Kansas State’s Wyatt… Read More »
Who to watch in college football’s conference championship games … Should be an interesting day in college football on Saturday with the SEC, ACC, Big Ten and Big XII all holding their conference title games. Here’s a quick preview of who to watch in Saturday’s championship games with an toward the 2021 draft.
Half dozen more top prospects declare … Rising Virginia Tech junior LT Christian Darrisaw heads a group of six players that announced today that they are foregoing their remaining college eligibility and will be entering the 2021 draft. The others are Florida State DT Marvin Wilson, Wake Forest DE Carlos Basham, Boston College OLB Isaiah McDuffie, Syracuse CB… Read More »
Ducks, Trojans kick-off conference championship weekend … The conference championship weekend gets underway later tonight when Southern California hosts Oregon in the PAC-12 title game with KO set for just after 8 PM ET on FOX. The Trojans were actually supposed to play Washington, but the Huskies didn’t have enough players because of covid positive, so the 3-2… Read More »
OT win drops Bolts down draft order … The LA Chargers upset Las Vegas 30-27 in overtime in what turned out to be a pretty good Thursday night game last evening for those that went to bed early! The Chargers had come into the week in a coin flip situation with Dallas for the #4-5 picks in the… Read More »
Irish WR; Cane K off to Senior Bowl … The Senior Bowl has announced that two more players have confirmed accepting their invitations to this year’s game including Notre Dame WR Ben Skowronek and Miami PK Jose Borregales. Meanwhile, the Hula Bowl has confirmed three more players will be participating in that game including OTs Brenden Jaimes of… Read More »
Three more enter draft … A trio of potentially interesting receiving underclassmen have announced they will be foregoing their remaining college eligibility and entering the 2021 draft including WRs Elijah Moore of Mississippi and Isaiah McKoy of Kent State along with Boston College TE Hunter Long. Moore had a breakout year in 2020 when he caught 86 passes… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted the latest edition of his weekly college football prospects report featuring games from last weekend. Here is the full report.
College conference championship weekend … Speaking of Clemson and the ACC championship game (see below), it is in fact conference championship weekend in college football this coming weekend. Clemson will be participating in arguably the weekend’s marquess when the 3rd ranked Tigers play #2 Notre Dame in the ACC championship game in Charlotte on Saturday afternoon with KO… Read More »
Clemson WR Ross back in uniform; football future undecided … Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney indicated at a ACC championship game presser earlier this week that star junior WR Justyn Ross is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a non-football injury. Ross, who was considered to be a legit top-10 prospect for the 2021 draft, missed the… Read More »
Pitt QB to return … Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett reportedly has decided to take advantage of the NCAA’s special regulation this year that allows players to reclaim their year of eligibility and announced late Tuesday night he will return to school in 2021. Pickett had participated in Pitt’s senior day late last month suggesting that he was moving… Read More »
Could UGA QB Daniels be thinking draft … Just what the 2021 draft needs is another potential first-round QB, but there is an interesting story out of Georgia that suggests that redshirt sophomore QB J.T. Daniels might be seriously thinking about entering the upcoming draft. To which a lot of people might ask: Is he even still playing?… Read More »
K-State DE enters draft … The 2021 draft added another productive college edge rusher today when Kansas State junior DE Wyatt Hubert announced that he was foregoing his remaining eligibility and entering the 2021 draft. While not an elite athlete, the 6-2, 270 Hubert had a nice career at Kansas State where he had 20 career sacks, including… Read More »
Guide to online Prop Bet wagers … We normally stick pretty close to games on the field as we primarily care who wins and loses. However, some people clearly follow games for other reasons including fantasy sports betting. And we normally recommend engage in a little sports betting they stay within themselves. That said, here is a guide… Read More »
Spartans CB Brown enters draft … Michigan State junior CB Shakur Brown, who is currently tied for the most interceptions in college football so far this season, has declared for the 2021 draft.The 5-11, 190-pound Brown, who has 5 picks this fall, but is still generally considered to be a 3rd day prospect for the upcoming draft, is… Read More »
