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 »
College football notes … For those that don’t really follow college football, the major conference championship games are coming up this coming weekend. Here’s the schedule for the Power 5 conference championship games as well as several other notes from college football this past weekend in a special edition of the scouts notebook.
Rosen injured in Bruins’ finale … UCLA junior QB Josh Rosen’s college career apparently came to an end with him in civvies on the sidelines in the second half of the Bruins’ season-ending win over California last night. Rosen came out of the game late in the first half after taking a hard hit on his third sack… Read More »
Championship weekend up north … While Americans enjoy their annual Thanksgiving football fare, its championship week in Canada with the CFL title up for grabs when Calgary plays Toronto in the 105th renewal of the Grey Cup game in Ottawa at 6 PM ET on Sunday. Coverage is on TSN in Canada and on ESPN2 in the U.S.… Read More »
Alabama-Auburn set to battle in key local derby … The annual Iron Bowl game between Alabama and Auburn is always one of college football’s most hard-fought local rivalries. However, this year’s game (3:30 PM ET; Saturday; CBS) takes on added urgency with a spot in the SEC championship game against Georgia next weekend on the line. And the… Read More »
Who to watch in college football this week … Its another big weekend on the college football schedule with a number of key games with conference and national implications. That includes a potentially pretty good game this afternoon when Central Florida hosts South Florida in a game (3:30 PM ET; ABC) that could decide the non-Power 5 conference… Read More »
Senior Bowl announces first acceptances … The Senior Bowl formally has announced that 26 players have accepted invitations to this year’s game. Headlining the initial list of Senior Bowl acceptances are Oregon RB Royce Freeman and OT Tyrell Crosby, along with WRs Michael Gallup of Colorado State, Iowa State’s Allen Lazard and Anthony Miller of Memphis, TEs Adam… Read More »
Browns stay at #1; 49ers back to #2 in weekly draft order … Cleveland hit double digits in losses for the year earlier today when the Browns lost 19-7 to Jacksonville to drop to 0-10. And that means the Browns will hold onto the #1 pick in the proverbial ‘if the draft were this week’ selection order for… Read More »
Specialist rankings posted … Due to popular demand – well, not really – we have added the specialists – punters, PKs and long snappers – to the 2018 positional rankings a little earlier than we have in the past.
OU QB Mayfield won’t start this week after sideline outburst … Oklahoma has announced that star QB Baker Mayfield will not be a team captain and won’t be the starter when Oklahoma hosts West Virginia on Saturday. Mayfield, the clear frontrunner in the Heisman race and a potential first round pick at the 2018 draft, got into it… Read More »
