Mississippi to drop rebel flag; good news for in-state football programs … What is the old Chinese expression: May you live in interesting times. That appears to be us these days. It appears, for example, that after almost 160 years the American Civil War may be coming to an end. The latest clue: the state of Mississippi, the… Read More »
Canes OG to sit year … Miami OG Navaughn Donaldson, one of the better prospects at the position, announced on Twitter earlier this week that he intends to redshirt this season to focus on rehabbing a knee injury that occurred in the Canes final 2019 regular season game. The assumption is that Donaldson will come back for a… Read More »
Niners sign top pick … San Francisco has reportedly come to terms with former South Carolina DT Javon Kinlaw, whom the 49ers selected with the 14th overall selection at the 2020 draft. Kinlaw becomes only the 4th player from the 2020 opening round to sign joining QB Tua Tagovailoa and OT Austin Jackson, both of whom were taken… Read More »
Top SEC RB won’t play under rebel flag … Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill, the SEC’s leading rusher in 2019, has informed program officials via Twitter that he will not play for the school until the state flag of Mississippi is changed. The state flag of Mississippi includes the confederate logo. In fact, Mississippi is the only U.S.… Read More »
UDub adds FCS AA QB … Washington confirmed earlier this week that FCS All-American QB Kevin Thomson has transferred to the program from Sacramento State. The 6-2, 200-pound Thomson, who was also the Big Sky Player of the Year last fall, will be eligible immediately as a grad transfer. He is expected to have the inside track to… Read More »
Hoosier TE Hendershot pleads to domestic trespass charge … Indiana junior TE Peyton Hendershot, one of the top players at the position in college football, plead guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass as a result of an incident in February in which he was charged with residential entry, a felony, along with misdemeanor charges… Read More »
Dolphins sign 1st round OT Jackson … It seems like its been awhile since there was much action on the NFL transaction wire, especially involving 2020 draft picks, but Miami got the ball rolling again over the weekend coming to terms with former USC OT Austin Jackson. Jackson signed a standard 4-year deal with a club option worth… Read More »
RB Hubbard/Coach Gundy spat doused for now … Updating that story from Oklahoma State late yesterday in which star junior RB Chuba Hubbard, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the 2021 draft, said via twitter that he will no longer participate in the team’s activities after a photograph surfaced showing Cowboys’ head coach Mike… Read More »
Seahawks add former Pack exec to scout staff … Seattle has announced that the Seahawks have hired former Green Bay and Cleveland senior executive Alonzo Highsmith as part of their scouting department. Highsmith is officially listed as a personnel executive after consulting with the team through the past draft cycle. Highsmith spent 19 seasons in the Packers’ front… Read More »
Huskers top WR to transfer … Nebraska has confirmed that veteran WR J. D. Spielman, one of the school’s all-time leading receivers and a solid second-tier prospect for the 2021 draft, will in fact be transferring. Spielman left the program in early March to deal with what was described as a ‘personal health issue’ and never returned. The… Read More »
DT Wilson, FSU coach patch things up after protest spat … Just a quick update on the situation at Florida State where star DT Marvin Wilson, a potential top 10-15 prospects for the 2021 draft, suggested last week that the team would no longer engage in training activities because they were not happy with statements made by coach… Read More »
NCAA allows undrafted ASU P Turk to return … From the ‘there is always a first time’ file, the NCAA has granted Arizona State P Michael Turk a special waiver to return to school this fall despite the fact that he had entered the 2020 NFL draft and had signed with an agent, but was not selected, and… Read More »
Star Clemson WR Ross to miss season; career in doubt … Clemson has confirmed that rising junior WR Justyn Ross will miss the entire upcoming season and could be forced to retire from the game. Ross had been considered to be a potential top 10 prospect for the 2021 draft, but will have surgery this Friday for what… Read More »
UNT WR Bussey headed to Hawai’i … Former North Texas WR Rico Bussey announced this weekend that he is transferring to Hawai’i where he will be eligible immediately this season as a grad transfer. The 6-2, 195-pound Bussey had a breakout year in 2018 when he had 68 receptions for over 1,000 yards and 12 TDs and was… Read More »
UGA gets another QB … Despite losing QB Jake Fromm to the NFL at the 2020 draft, Georgia is in good shape at the position for the upcoming season with the arrival Jamie Newman, a grad transfer from Wake Forest earlier this year. And the Bulldogs should be able to cover off another couple of years with the… Read More »
Star Clemson WR Ross to have surgery … Clemson has confirmed that rising junior WR Justyn Ross, a potential top 10 prospect for the 2021 draft, will have surgery for an undisclosed problem next month. Ross was limited during the Tigers’ spring practice with what were described as “lingering stinger symptoms.” There is also no word on how… Read More »
Pats first to sign full 2020 draft class … New England became the first team to sign their full complement of players selected at the 2020 draft when the Patriots reached a contract agreement with FS Kyle Dugger, the 37th player selected overall this past April. Dugger, from DIII Lenoir-Rhyne, was the first player taken by the Patriots… Read More »
‘Skins rookie recovered from Covid … Washington rookie WR Antonio Gandy-Golden is reportedly the first player selected at last month’s draft to have tested positive for COVID-19. Gandy-Golden, who was selected in the 4th round this past April, reportedly self-quarantined and is now fully recovered. Interesting that Gandy-Golden played collegiately at Liberty which made some headlines earlier this… Read More »
Colts sign three picks … The pace of signing 2020 draft picks remains slow around the NFL, but Indianapolis apparently didn’t get the memo. The Colts were able to come to terms with three more picks signed on Friday bringing their total of signed picks to 7. The three players the Colts signed this weekend include former Wisconsin… Read More »
AFC West draft review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has been reviewing the 2020 drafts of each NFL division and today he looks at the the AFC West.
NFC West draft review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has been reviewing the 2020 drafts of each NFL division and today he looks at the the NFC West.
Dolphins sign Tua … Any concerns in Miami over the signability of former Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa, whom the Dolphins selected with the 5th pick overall at the 2020 draft, were erased yesterday when he agreed to a fully guaranteed 4-year contract worth over $30M, including a $19.6M signing bonus. Tagovailoa, in fact, is just the 2nd player… Read More »
AFC North draft review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has been reviewing the 2020 drafts of each NFL division and today he looks at the the AFC North.
Panthers Brown 1st #1 pick to sign … Carolina became the first team to sign a first-round pick from the 2020 draft when the Panthers came to terms with DT Derrick Brown on a fully guaranteed 4-year deal worth $23.6M. Brown, the former Auburn star, was the 7th overall selection in this year’s opening round. Elsewhere, Baltimore signed… Read More »
Schedule day in the NFL … With the rest of the country, slowing starting to reopen, the NFL will release a tentative schedule for the 2020 season this evening. The schedule release gets underway at 8 PM ET and will be covered live by the NFL Network and ESPN. The schedule is expected to September 10th, which would… Read More »
