Pigskin’s weekly college observations … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette got caught up in the middle of that storm that hit the east coast last weekend and that kind of threw his schedule for a loop; however, he was still able to catch a few of last week’s key college football games and posts his observations here.
Eclectic viewing week in college football … Whoever put together the college football schedule gets a failing grade this week with not one game on the docket between ranked teams. Indeed, you know its an off-week when one of the teams in what was supposed to be the feature game of the week is coming off a 40-point… Read More »
Top Boiler LB done for year … Purdue has confirmed that ILB Markus Bailey, the Boilermakers top prospect for the 2020 draft, will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury suffered at practice this week. It is believed Bailey tore an ACL and will require surgery. The 6-1, 240-pound Bailey, a fifth-year senior, recorded… Read More »
College football injury update … In addition to the season-ending knee injury suffered by rising Stanford LT Walker Little yesterday, there were several other injuries of note in college football last weekend. North Carolina has confirmed, for example, that senior CB/S Patrice Rene will miss the rest of the year after tearing an ACL in Saturday’s win over… Read More »
AFC rookie roster report … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette reviews every NFL roster for its rookie content heading into the season. Earlier this week he posted his report on the NFC rookies. Here’s his report on the AFC situation.
Pac-10 Cardinal get QB Costello back; lose star OT Little for year … Stanford has confirmed that junior QB K.J. Costello will be back in the starting lineup when the 1-1 Cardinal play at #17 Central Florida on Saturday. Costello, a potential mid-to-late first round pick if he opts to enter the 2020 draft, missed last weekend’s 45-20… Read More »
Pats get future Jets 6th for WR Thomas … In a little bit of a surprising move, New England has reportedly traded WR Demaryius Thomas to the New York Jets for a 6th round pick in 2021. The deal is surprising in that it is between teams in the same division. Thomas, the one-time star receiver with Denver… Read More »
Jags get QB Dobbs from Steelers for 5th … Pittsburgh has reportedly acquired a 5th round pick at the 2019 draft from Jacksonville in exchange for backup QB Josh Dobbs. The Jaguars need the depth at the position with news that incumbent starter Nick Foles is out for an extended period with a broken clavicle. For now, Dobbs,… Read More »
SEC loses pair of starting QBs … Not the best news from the SEC East as two teams in the division lost their starting QB’s over the weekend. South Carolina’s Jake Bentley, for example, will undergo season-ending surgery on his foot after getting a second opinion on the situation. Bentley, a later round or free agent pro prospect,… Read More »
LSU-Texas hilite weekend college football sched … After a pretty quiet opening week in which there were few games of national significance things heat up this weekend on the college football schedule with a number of really intriguing match-ups across the country. And the most intriguing match-up this weekend will be at Texas where the 9th ranked Longhorns… Read More »
Are you ready for some football – finally!!! … The real 2019 NFL season kicks off Thursday night in Chicago when the Bears host the Green Bay Packers at 8:20 on NBC in one more renewal of the league’s oldest rivalry. The rest of the league will follow suit on Sunday and Monday with a full slate of… Read More »
NFL confirms Pack trade for Giants LB Goodson … That post-deadline trade between the Giants and Green Bay in which the Packers acquired veteran ILB B. J. Goodson has finally shown up on the NFL’s official transaction wire. to Green Bay. Given that the Giants were about to release Goodson anyway they didn’t get much in compensation. The… Read More »
Cardinal LT out a month … It could have been worse. Stanford has confirmed that rising LT Walker Little will miss the next month recuperating from a dislocated knee suffered in the Cardinal’s win over Northwestern last weekend. Little is considered to be a top 10-15 prospect for the 2019 draft and is among several very good OTs… Read More »
Record low number of draftees released for 2nd straight year … It still might be a little bit early to declare a trend here, but there has been a major decline in recent years in the number players selected at the draft being released prior to their rookie seasons. In fact, as of this weekend’s roster deadline, by… Read More »
Pack place 3rd round TE on IR … NFL teams continue to tweak their rosters with the start of the season coming up in just day. Today, for example, Green Bay placed tight end jace Sternberger, the Packers 3rd round pick at the 2019 draft, on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Sternberger will be eligible to return… Read More »
Luck-less Colts lock down QB situation … When former Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck shocked the NFL community last week by announcing he’s retiring at just 29, it appeared that the Colts would likely be looking at the position early at the upcoming draft. However, the Colts appear to have other ideas. Indeed, in the aftermath of the Luck… Read More »
The ‘Other’ SC QB out for extended period … It definitely wasn’t a good week for SC QBs. It was reported earlier today that Southern California sophomore J.T. Daniels will miss the year after tearing an ACL in Saturday’s season-opening win over Fresno State. The news isn’t quite as bad for South Carolina QB Jake Bentley, but he… Read More »
Broncos QB Lock, Pats WR Harry, two other picks go on late IR … As expected, Denver placed rookie QB Drew Lock on injured reserve earlier today after he had made the Broncos’ original 53-man roster. Lock, the Broncos’ second round pick at the 2019 draft, sprained the thumb on his throwing hand in Denver’s third preseason game… Read More »
Giants trade vet LB Goodson to Pack … The NY Giants have reportedly traded veteran ILB B. J. Goodson to Green Bay. The compensation has yet to be announced, but it is only expected to be a late round pick either this year or next.
Very bad weekend for PAC-12 QBs just got a little worse … Some days ya just shoulda stayed in bed. That may be the case for the PAC-12 and its QB’s with news that Southern California sophomore QB J.T. Daniels is out for the year after suffering a torn ACL and MCL during the Trojans lackluster win over… Read More »
Bronco to IR QB Lock … While he formally made Denver’s initial 53-man roster, don’t expect to see rookie QB Drew Lock playing any time soon. Lock, the Broncos’ second round pick at the 2019 draft, has been told by the team that he will be placed on injured reserve later today. Lock sprained the thumb on his… Read More »
Cardinal QB, LT dinged in win over Wildcats … Stanford officials are holding their collective breaths this morning waiting for updates on the status of starting QB K.J. Costello and star LT Walker Little. Both were forced out of yesterday’s 17-7 season opening win over Northwestern. Both are juniors, but both are considered to be legit top 20… Read More »
Unofficially 23 picks released; 11 on injury list as teams get down to roster limit … It took awhile to track down every teams list of players released earlier today as all 32 NFL teams got down to the 53-man roster limit. And unofficially we have 23 2019 draft picks getting released today, while another 11 went on… Read More »
Texans get OT Tunsil, WR Stills in blockbuster deal … For the second time today, Houston was involved in a blockbuster trade. Earlier today, of course, they shipped holdout ER Jadeveon Clowney to Seattle for not much more than a 3rd round pick. Just before today’s 53-man roster deadline, the Texans completed a second major deal as they… Read More »
Jets cut 3rd rounder; trade CB for future pick … The NY Jets shocked some people around the league when they released former Florida OLB Jachai Polite earlier today as part of their moves to get down to the 53-man-opening day roster. Polite was an early 3rd round pick at the 2019 draft, the 68th player chosen, and… Read More »
