49ers, Raiders to coach Senior Bowl sides … San Francisco and Oakland, the highest two teams in the draft order with intact coaching staffs, have reportedly agreed to coach the two teams at the Senior Bowl. The 49ers will pick second overall in the upcoming draft, while the Raiders will pick 4th. Arizona, which will pick first overall… Read More »
Coach firings begin; draft guru in as Raiders GM … Updated: The ink is barely dry on the 2018 NFL regular season, but already five head coaches have been fired after their teams final games. Already formally fired are Todd Bowles by the NY Jets, Vance Joseph by Denver, Adam Gase by Miami and Marvin Lewis after 16… Read More »
That’s a wrap … With the final regular season game in the books, the selection order for the opening round of the 2019 draft has been updated. Please note, that this is still unofficial; we’ll confirm when the NFL releases its official order. The big question is picks 9-10 with Buffalo and Denver; we had to go all… Read More »
Canes lose coach to retirement; top RB to draft … The Miami program is reeling this evening with the sudden announcement by head coach Mark Richt that he was retiring from football. Less than an hour later, junior RB Travis Homer announced that he will also be leaving school, but to enter the 2019 NFL draft where he… Read More »
Bowl fest continues … For those with no real lives, there are a half dozen bowl games on Monday to help wile away New Year’s Eve, several of which feature top QB prospects for the 2019 draft. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette previews the players to watch in tomorrow’s Military Bowl match-up between Cincinnati and Virginia Tech,… Read More »
Cards wrap up top pick … Who gets the #1 pick overall at the 2019 draft went right down to the wire, but despite a game try, Arizona gets the honors after the Cardinals lost to Seattle on a last-play FG in one of today’s late afternoon games.Meanwhile, San Francisco wrapped up the second pick with a loss… Read More »
SEC OT in draft; ACC CB out … In the wake of Florida’s win over Michigan in the Peach Bowl yesterday, the Gators’ rising junior OT Jawaan Taylor announced that he will be entering the 2019 draft where he projects to be early second-day prospect. In fact, the 6-5, 330-pound Taylor could even get some late first round… Read More »
College football world evolves as it should! … When the college football season started back in September Alabama and Clemson were everybody’s top two ranked teams. And after a full season of action and what passes for college football playoffs, it will be #1 Alabama versus #2 Clemson in this year’s CFP national championship game. Alabama raced to… Read More »
Two more CBs; one ILB enter draft … Three more juniors have announced they will be foregoing their final year of college eligibility and entering the 2019 draft including CBs Joejuan Williams of Vanderbilt and Jamel Dean of Auburn along with Texas-San Antonio MLB Josiah Tauaefa. Williams, at 6-2, 210, and Dean, at 6-1, 210, are both long… Read More »
Underclass total hits 60 with draft entry Fresno defensive due; Boise RB … Three juniors from the Mountain West conference have become the latest underclassmen to enter the 2019 draft. The three turning pro this winter included Boise State RB Alex Mattison along with Fresno State MLB Jeff Allison and SS Mike Bell. Mattison is a 5-11, 220… Read More »
It’s playoff time in college football … The college football bowl schedule rocks on Saturday with three pretty good warm-up games setting the stage for the two national CFP semi-finals. GBN Associate Editor profiles the players to watch in Saturday’s three non-playoff games including what should be a very interesting match-up between Michigan and Florida in the Peach… Read More »
‘B’ sample confirms Clemson DT Lawrence out of playoffs … Clemson got the bad word yesterday that star junior DT Dexter Lawrence, along with two others, will not play in Saturday’s national semi-final against Notre Dame after failing drug tests. Minute traces of ostarine, a banned substance, were found in the systems of all three players last week… Read More »
Unheralded SDSU TE enters draft … San Diego State junior TE Kahale Warring made the surprise announcement via twitter that he will be foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the 2019 draft. Its a surprising decision as Warring isn’t all that highly regarded a prospect and probably could have benefited from another year in school. Indeed,… Read More »
Utah State RB latest to enter draft … Utah State junior RB Darwin Thompson has announced that he is giving up his senior year of eligibility with the Aggies and will enter the 2019 draft. Thompson played only one year at USU after transferring from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College where he was a junior college All-American, but he… Read More »
MAC WR/KR Johnson enters draft; two others stay home … Toledo junior WR/KR Diontae Johnson announced earlier today that he will forego his final year of eligibility and enter the 2019 draft. The 5-10, 180-pound Johnson was a first-team All-MAC receiver for the second straight season; he was also named the conference’s special teams player of the year… Read More »
Bowl prelims continue Friday … Just two more sleeps until the two national semi-final playoff games on Saturday and folks can warm up Friday with a triple header of preliminary games in two of which both opponents are ranked. Friday’s games also include some pretty good prospects for the 2019 draft. Here is a preview of the players… Read More »
Bowl fest continues … The bowl preliminaries continue later today with three more games on the docket. And as we get closer to Saturday’s national semi-finals, the only games that really count, the talent level of the preliminaries is ticking up sharply. Here’s GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s quick preview of who to watch in Thursday’s bowl… Read More »
Buffalo QB Jackson looking to transfer … Along with the news (see below) that Oregon junior QB Justin Herbert, one of the top 1-2 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, will be returning to school for his senior campaign next fall, comes news that Buffalo junior QB Tyree Jackson, who had also been expected to declare… Read More »
Breaking news: Duck QB Herbert to stay in school … The 2019 QB class just took a hit with the announcement by Oregon junior QB Justin Herbert that he will be returning to school for his senior season next fall. Herbert was considered to be one of the top 1-2 QB prospects for the upcoming draft with top… Read More »
Hawaii WR enters draft … Expect a rush of underclassmen announcing their 2019 NFL plans at this time next week. For now, though, the latest underclassman to indicate they will be turning pro this winter is Hawaii junior WR John Urua, one of the most productive receivers in the country over the past couple of years. This year… Read More »
Boxing Day bowls prospects preview … The preliminary bowls get back underway on Boxing Day with a triple header of games that includes at least one solid first round prospect for the 2019 draft. Here is a preview of who to watch in the Boxing Day bowls with an eye toward the upcoming draft.
Selection order updated … With Oakland upsetting Denver this evening in what is expected to be the final game at the storied Oakland Coliseum, the top of this week’s selection order for the opening round of the 2019 draft has been shuffled. With the win, the Raiders will drop down to the 4th pick, with San Francisco moving… Read More »
Miami (OH) WR enters draft; FSU CB stays put … Miami (Ohio) WR James Gardner is the latest player to confirm that they will be entering the 2019 draft with college eligibility still on the table. Gardner was a senior this fall, but missed all but three games with an undisclosed injury; because he had never redshirted Gardner… Read More »
NT Lawrence one of 3 Tigers’ under PED cloud … Star DT Dexter Lawrence, a potential first-round prospect for the 2019 draft, is one of three Clemson players who tested positive for a banned substance earlier this month and likely won’t play in this weekend’s national semi-final in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington. The three will have b-samples… Read More »
OSU QB Haskins gets 1st round grade … There are several reports out of Ohio State that star redshirt sophomore QB Dwayne Haskins got a first-round grade from the NFL’s select draft advisory committee. Not clear what it means, but it is unlikely that Haskins would consider entering the upcoming draft if he had received a grade lower… Read More »
