Bowl prelims wrap … With the national semifinals scheduled for Monday, the college bowl preliminaries wrap up with Saturday with four games including the two non-playoff BCS bowls. That means lots of prospects to watch. Here’s a quick preview of who to watch with an eye toward the 2018 draft in Saturday’s games.
Three more juniors enter draft … Three more juniors including Tennessee RB John Kelly, Southern Methodist WR Trey Quinn and Toledo edge rusher Olasunkanmi Adeniyi each announced earlier today that they will be entering the 2018 draft. Kelly is a 5-9, 212-pound slasher who ran for just under 800 yards while catching 37 passes. Quinn is the less… Read More »
Friday bowl watch … Just two more days of preliminary bowl games before the actual playoff games on Monday. And the Friday schedule is packed with 5 games including Big Ten champion Ohio State playing Pac-12 champion Southern California in the Cotton Bowl in what really should be a national quarterfinal. And while OSU-USC is just for show,… Read More »
Giants hire x-Giant, Panther exec Gettleman as new G.M. … The New York Giants have hired Dave Gettleman as the team’s new G.M. replacing Jerry Reese who was fired earlier this month. Gettleman was Carolina G.M. the past 4 years before he was surprisingly fired over the summer. Prior to that Gettleman spent 15 years with the Giants… Read More »
Huskers’ QB Lee enters draft … In something of a surprising move, Nebraska junior QB Tanner Lee has announced that he will be entering the 2018 draft. Lee was originally a Tulane recruit who transferred to Nebraska prior to the start of the 2017 season when he completed 58% of his pass attempts for just over 3,100 yards… Read More »
Husky LB out of bowl … Washington LB Azeem Victor will not be with his Husky teammates when they play Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday evening. Victor has reportedly been in San Diego training for the upcoming draft for the past several weeks and has already signed with an agent. Victor had been considered to… Read More »
Thursday bowl watch … The preliminaries to the big bowl preliminaries are in the books and the bowl schedule really starts to heat up on Thursday with 4 games, three of which are between ranked teams with at least 9 wins. And needless to say, the quality of the 2018 prospects on the field Thursday also starts to… Read More »
UCLA QB Rosen will not play in Cactus Bowl … UCLA junior QB Josh Rosen, a leading candidate to be the first player selected at the 2018 draft, participated in pre-game warm-ups, but was not in uniform when the Bruins came out of the tunnel for the start of tonight’s Cactus Bowl game against Kansas State. Rosen was… Read More »
Ole Miss junior DE enters draft … Mississippi junior DE Breeland Speaks announced earlier today that he will bypass his final year of eligibility and enter the 2018 draft. While the 6-3, 285-pound Speaks is not yet a household name, he’s a rising 5-tech DE prospect who had 6 sacks in the final 6 games of the year… Read More »
Wednesday bowl watch … The college football bowl season really picks up steam Wednesday with 4 games on the schedule. And while we are still a day or so away from the top teams taking over the bowl schedule, there will still be some intriguing prospects on the filed on Wednesday as reported by GBN Associate Editor Pigskin… Read More »
Updated weekly draft order posted … With just one week to go in the regular schedule, the weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the opening round of the 2018 draft has been posted.
Will he or won’t he key question on Boxing Day bole sched … There is a tripleheader on the boxing day bowl schedule, however, the only real question for NFL scouts on Tuesday is is whether UCLA junior QB Josh Rosen (#3, 6-4, 220) is activated when the Bruins play Kansas State in the Cactus Bowl. Rosen, who… Read More »
Browns wrap top pick … While we were away tending family holiday matters, Cleveland clinched the #1 pick overall at the 2018 draft with a loss to Chicago yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Giants can wrap up the second pic overall, their highest pick since they selected Lawrence Taylor with the second pick in 1981, with either a loss… Read More »
Leading Big XII WR enters draft … Texas Tech junior WR KeKe Coutee hs announced that he will be entering the upcoming draft. The 5-11, 180-pound Coutee had 93 receptions for over 1,400 yards and 10 scores this past season; in fact, he is currently second in the country in receiving yards. Coutee is also currently rated as… Read More »
Buckeyes head list of latest Shrine additions … Three former Ohio State players including star QB J.T. Barrett headline a group of 17 players that the East-West Shrine Classic announced have been added to their roster for the January 20th all-star game. Joining Barrett from Ohio State are LT Jamarco Jones and ILB Chris Worley. Meanwhile, the other… Read More »
As the UCLA QB turns … There were reports earlier this week that UCLA QB Josh Rosen, one of the leading candidates to be the #1 pick at the 2018 draft, would not not play in the Bruins’ bowl game with Kansas State next week. According to more recent reports, no decision has in fact been made whether… Read More »
Top junior WR enters draft … Southern Methodist junior WR Courtland Sutton, has announced that he will be entering the 2018 draft. Sutton is expected to be one of the first WRs off the board this coming April, although there appears to still be some debate as to whether he is a legit top 10 candidate or more… Read More »
Tripleheader on bowl sched … The bowl preliminaries continue with three games on Friday each of which will have at least one team with double-digit wins. Each game also includes several interesting prospects for the 2018 draft. Here’s GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s picks and previews for Friday’s games.
QB Allen enters draft after bowl win … To no one’s great surprise, Wyoming junior QB Josh Allen announced after today’s bowl win over Central Michigan that he will be entering the 2018 draft where he figures to be one of the top 4-5 prospects at the position despite the fact that he struggled at times this fall.… Read More »
Three more juniors declare … Three more juniors have announced they will be entering the 2018 draft including Louisville CB Jaire Alexander and OGs Taylor Hearn of Clemson and Southeastern Louisiana’s Maea Teuhema. Alexander, who has notified the team that he will not participate in the TaxSlayer Bowl against Mississippi State later this month, picked off 5 passes… Read More »
OU QB Mayfield going to Mobile … The Senior Bowl announced earlier today that Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield, this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, has accepted his invitation to participate in next month’s game in Mobile. It’s a great move by Mayfield who could use the exposure to solidify his ranking as a potential opening round pick next April;… Read More »
Top QB prospect hilites Friday bowl schedule … There are a couple of games on the bowl schedule today with Ohio and Alabama-Birmingham playing in the Bahamas Bowl, while Wyoming and Central Michigan square off in the Potato Bowl on the blue turf at Boise State. And normally none of those teams would draw any pro scouts that… Read More »
LSU OLB Key to miss bowl … LSU has confirmed that junior OLB Arden Key, a top 10 prospect for the 2018 draft, will not play when the Tigers face Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl on January 1st. Key did not play in the final two regular season games this year due to a knee injury sustained… Read More »
Three more juniors declare for draft … A trio of juniors announced today that they will be entering the upcoming draft. Heading the list is Indiana WR Simmie Cobbs, a first-team All Big Ten team honoree this year. Cobbs is a big (6-3, 220), physical underneath receiver who had 72 receptions this fall despite an unsetteld QB situation… Read More »
Gaparilla Bowl preview … The bowl schedule marches on Thursday with the Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg between Temple and Florida International. Here’s our Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s preview of who to watch in that one with an eye toward the 2018 draft.
