Gator WR Callaway headed to draft … Neil Stratton of Inside The League is reporting that embattled Florida junior WR Antonio Callaway has signed with an agent and will be entering the 2018 draft. Callaway was one of Florida players involved in a credit card fraud scheme this past year that ultimately resulted in felony charges against each… Read More »
That didn’t take long: Browns nab Dorsey as new G.M. … Just hours after firing former G.M. Sashi Brown, Cleveland has hired former Kansas City GM John Dorsey as their new GM. Dorsey is a 26-year veteran of the NFL personnel wars with two Super Bowls on his record. Dorsey was dismissed by Kansas City earlier this year… Read More »
First-round projection updated … With the NFL at the 3/4 pole and college football headed toward the bowls, the GBN projection for the opening round of the 2018 draft has been updated. And as we note with every update, truth is we don’t have a clue what is going to happen on april 26th. What he hope to… Read More »
Browns fire G.M.; other personnel department changes to follow … Cleveland has fired executive VP of football operations Sashi Brown, who headed their personnel department for the past two years. Under Sashi’s leadership the Browns led the league in acquiring draft picks, but had just a 1-27 record. Other changes to the personnel department are also expected to… Read More »
Titans fire top western scout … In a somewhat surprising move, Tennessee has reportedly parted ways with scout Phil Neri, their western area scout. Neri was in his 13th season with the Titans and his 40th overall as an NFL scout. Prior to coming to the Titans, Neri was director of college scouting with Cleveland. The move is… Read More »
Sooner RB accused of sexual assault … Emerging Oklahoma junior RB Rodney Anderson is denying the allegation that he sexually assaulted a female student last month. So far, no charges have been laid as local police are reportedly still investigating. In his defense, Anderson claims the alleged victim only made the accusation after he refused to engage in… Read More »
‘Noles safety James enters draft … Pretty much as expected, Florida State redshirt sophomore safety Derwin James has announced that he is passing on his final year of eligibilty and will enter the 2018 draft. James also indicated that he will not participate in the Seminoles’ bowl game. James was one of the top defensive players in the… Read More »
Selection order updated … The opening round selection order for the 2018 draft were it to be held this week has been updated.
Pigskin posts final pre-bowl college rankings … With the college conference championships in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his final top 25 pre-bowl ranking.
BC edge rusher hilites list of 26 new players added to Senior Bowl … The Senior Bowl announced the names of 26 more players who have accepted invitations to this year’s game. Heading the list is Boston College DE/OLB, a potential top ten pick this year who led the country with 16.5 sacks in 2016, although injuries held… Read More »
Quartet of juniors added to 2018 list … Over the course of the past few days, four more juniors have announced in one way or another that they will be skipping their final years of eligibility and entering the 2018 draft including Texas junior DBs DeShon Elliott and Holton Hill. Elliott is a FS with second-day potential, while… Read More »
Giants fire GM, coach … In the wake of last week’s botched benching of QB Eli Manning, the 2-10 Giants, who would have the 2nd pick overall if the 2018 draft were held today, have fired long-time G.M. Jerry Reese and head coach Ben McAdoo. Defensive co-ordinator Steve Spagnuola will take over as interim head coach, while assistant… Read More »
49ers win; push Giants into 2nd pick … San Francisco kicked a last-second FG to defeat Chicago 15-14 in Jimmy Garopoolo’s 1st start for the 49ers. That was win #2 for San Francisco and will push them back into the 3rd pick when the full updated ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the 2018 draft… Read More »
College football playoff teams set … After yesterday’s conference championship games winnowed down the field, the CFP national semifinalists have been announced. Top-ranked Clemson will play Alabama Sugar Bowl in a replay of last year’s national championship game, while Oklahoma will face Georgia in the Rose Bowl. Both games are scheduled for January 1st with the two winners… Read More »
WTF … Needless to say, as long-time Giants’ analysts, we have received a ton of email this week asking what the heck is going on with the team and QB Eli Manning who was unceremoniously benched earlier this week. Truth be told, we really aren’t quite sure exactly what’s going on there but have some thoughts that may… Read More »
Who to watch in big college championship games … Of course, the college football playoff actually consists of just two semifinal games along with the national championship game. However, Saturday’s 4 power conference title games feel a little bit like an additional set of quarterfinal games. Needless to say, there are also plenty of the top prospects for… Read More »
PAC-12 Championship preview … The weekend of big college football conference championships game get underway on Friday evening when Stanford plays Southern California in the PAC-12 title game in Santa Clara. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like there is any realistic avenue for the PAC-12 champion to get an invite to the 4-team college football playoffs. Heck, the Cardinal… Read More »
Who caught Pigskin’s eye in college football last week … With the final full week of the college football schedule in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with his observations on players from players that caught his eye in last weekend’s action with an eye toward the 2018 draft.
QB changes could impact early draft order … Two of the three teams in the chase for the top pick at the 2018 draft made rather dramatic moves at QB yesterday which could shake up the way the top three picks ultimately shake out. For those who spent the day in another universe, the Giants announced that Eli… Read More »
Canes RB Walton reportedly to enter draft … Miami junior RB Mark Walton has reportedly told team officials that he intends to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2018 draft. In addition, Neil Stratton of Inside the League is reporting that Walton has already signed with an agent. The 5-10, 205-pound Walton has exciting speed… Read More »
More players accept Senior Bowl invites … The Senior Bowl has announced the names of 11 more players that have accepted invitations to this year’s game. The new additions include Iowa RB Akrum Wadley, Oklahoma FB Dimitri Flowers, TEs Christopher Herndon of Miami and Central Michigan’s Tyler Conklin, OGs Sean Welsh of Iowa and Georgia’s Isaiah Wynn, DTs… Read More »
Another pair of Horns in draft or not … There are several media reports at this hour that Texas junior DB DeShon Elliott and junior MLB Malik Jefferson have decided to enter the 2018 draft where both would be considered to be second-day type prospects. However, almost immediately strongly denied the reports saying that he has not yet… Read More »
Top picks remain unchanged in weekly selection order … For at least another week Cleveland will hold the #1 pick overall in the proverbial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for the 2018 draft after the Browns dropped to 0-11 with a loss in Cincinnati on Sunday. In fact, there were no changes at the… Read More »
Horns OT Williams to skip bowl, enter draft … Texas junior LT Connor Williams has become the first big-name underclassman to formally announce that he will be skipping his final year of eligibility and entering the 2018 draft. Williams, who missed most of the current season with a knee injury also indicated that he will not play in… Read More »
Argos stun Stamps late to win Grey Cup … For the second year in a row, runaway regular-season leader Calgary was upset by a .500 Eastern Division team in the CFL championship game. This year Calgary fell 27-24 to Toronto after losing last year’s Grey Cup game in overtime to Ottawa. And this one really hurts for Calgary.… Read More »
