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Utah adds grad transfer QB; USU loses one

Utah adds grad transfer QB; USU may lose one … Utah has confirmed that Jake Bentley is transferring to the program from South Carolina for his final year of eligibility next fall. As a grad transfer, Bentley will be eligible immediately; Bentley, who started 33 career games with the Gamecocks, but missed what would have been his senior… Read More »

BC RB, two others enter draft

BC RB Dillon; two other enter draft … Three more juniors have announced that they will be entering the 2020 draft including star Boston College RB A.J. Dillon, who also indicated he won’t play in the Eagles bowl game early next month. The 5-11, 250-pound Dillon had almost 4,400 career rushing yards including just under 1,700 in 2019.… Read More »

Weekly selection order

Weekly draft order update posted … The proverbial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for the opening round of the 2020 draft has been updated with the results from this week’s games in the books.

UK’s ‘Mr Versatility’ enters draft

UK’s ‘Mr Versatility’ enters draft … Kentucky junior WR Lynn Bowden announced that he will be foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the 2020 draft where he figures to be, if not one of the most, THE most versatile prospect on the board. The 6-1, 200-pound Bowden was the Wildcats leading receiver last fall (with 67)… Read More »

Bengals’ streak over; hang onto top pick

Bengals’ streak over; hang onto top pick … Cincinnati’s modest one-game winning streak came to an end this afternoon when the Bengals lost in Cleveland. That drops the Bengals record to 1-12 and means they will hang onto the #1 pick overall in the opening round selection order for the 2020 draft were it to be held this… Read More »

LSU earns #1 CFP seed; get Sooners; Ohio State and Clemson in the other

LSU earns #1 CFP seed; get Sooners; Ohio State and Clemson in the other … The 4-team CFP playoff match-ups have just been announced and it will be LSU against Oklahoma in one, while Ohio State and defending national champs Clemson in the other. LSU, leapfrogged Ohio State for the #1 seed after defeating Georgia in yesterday’s SEC… Read More »

UGA, OU, Baylor battle for ‘final’ CFP playoff spot

UGA, OU, Baylor battle for ‘final’ CFP playoff spot … Don’t want to ruin anybody’s day, but folks settling in for an afternoon/evening of college conference championship games should be aware that Ohio State, LSU and Clemson are almost certainly going to be in this year’s 4-team CFP playoff bracket even if they lose their respective title games… Read More »

Two corners; Top te enter draft

Two corners, top TE enter draft … Three more juniors indicated today that they will be entering the 2020 draft including CBs C.J. Henderson of Florida and Mississippi State’s Cameron Dantzler, along with Washington TE Hunter Bryant. All three are projected to be early second day prospects at the upcoming draft.

Pigskins weekly prospects review

Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … Every week, GBN Associate Editor/Scouting Director Pigskin Paul Guillemette posts his observations from the past weekend’s college football highlights focusing on players that stood out with an eye toward the 2020 draft. Here is this week’s post.

Conference championship previews

Who to watch in this weekend’s college conference title games … Its championship weekend in college football as all the conferences hold their title games starting with the PAC-12 championship between Utah and Oregon later this evening. And with – mostly – the best playing the best this weekend, there will be plenty of top prospects for the… Read More »

Beavers WR Hodgins to enter draft

Beavers WR Hodgins to enter draft … Another underclassman has spoken their intentions regarding the 2020 draft as Oregon State junior WR Isaiah Hodgins has indicated that he will be turning pro this winter. Hodgins is an intriguing prospect in that he has good size at 6-4, 210 and he was very productive for the Beavers as he… Read More »

Pigskin posts latest top 15 college teams

Pigskin posts latest top 15 college teams … With just the conference championship games to go this weekend, and less than a week until we find out who the 4 CFP playoff teams are, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted the latest edition of his college football rankings.

GBN first-round projection updated

GBN first-round projection updated … With the NFL now at the 3/4 pole, the GBN first-round projection for the 2020 draft has been updated here.

Another trio of juniors enter draft

Another three enter draft … As noted earlier, now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, players are starting to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have until January 15th to file… Read More »

PSU DE Gross-Matos enters draft

PSU DE Gross-Matos enters draft … You can add one more name to the list of underclassmen who have announced their intention to enter the 2020 draft as Penn State DE Yetur Gross-Matos has announced that he will be foregoing his final year of college eligibility and turning pro this winter.  The 6-5, 265-pound Gross-Matos is an early… Read More »

GBN Big Board tweaked

GBN Big Board tweaked … With the college football regular schedule now in the books, the GBN scout staff has tweaked the GBN Big Board ranking the top 100 prospects for the 2020 draft. A couple of noteworthy moves. First, LSU QB Joe Burrow is now the top-rated guy overall on the full GBN board ahead of a… Read More »

GBN posts AA team, award winner picks

Burrow, Young headline GBN AA team, other award picks … Its award season in college football with the regular season in the books. And as huge college football fans, the GBN head honchos couldn’t resist making their personal picks for this year’s major awards here and our choices for the All-America squad here.

Three more enter draft

Three more enter draft including top WR prospect … As noted earlier, now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, players are starting to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have until… Read More »

Two more enter draft

Two more enter draft … As noted earlier, now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, we can begin to expect players to start to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have… Read More »

Weekly selection order update posted

Weekly draft order update posted … The proverbial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for the opening round of the 2020 draft has been updated with the results from this week’s games in the books.

One prospect in draft; one out

One prospect in draft; one out … Now that pretty much all that’s left on the college schedule are the conference championship games and the bowls, we can begin to expect players to start to make their intentions regarding the 2020 draft known, although juniors and redshirt sophomores who intend to turn pro this winter actually have until… Read More »

Selection order post updated

Bengals win; top pick back in play … Cincinnati, the NFL’s only remaining winless team heading into the week, finally got off the schneid earlier today with a 22-6 win over the NY Jets. That puts the Bengals just a game behind the Giants, who fell to 2-10 with a loss to Green Bay today, for the NFL’s… Read More »

Rivalry weekend college notes

Rivalry weekend college notes … A couple or three observations from this weekend’s rivalry college games. Ohio State junior DE Chase Young, the consensus top non-QB prospect for the upcoming draft, if not the top prospect overall period, did not not have a particularly noticeable outing in the Buckeyes’ big win over Michigan. True, Young wasn’t really needed… Read More »

Bama out of CFP as conference championship games set

‘Bama out of CFP as conference championship games set … After a fascinating weekend of college football rivalry games, the lineup for the conference championship games has been set. The big story in college football, though, is the fact that for the first time since the CFP was introduced in 2014, Alabama will not be one of the… Read More »

More home cooking to impact draft order

More home cooking to impact draft order … The Thanksgiving weekend sometimes tends to be one of the tougher weeks to travel in the NFL. If that is true, it could be a small blessing in disguise for the teams sitting at the very top of the 2020 draft board as 4 of the 5 teams currently stting… Read More »