Category Archives: News

Ole Miss DT Nkemdiche’s brother hospitalized … Updating the story out of Mississippi in which there are reports that one of the Nkemdiche brothers has been taken to hospital. It was Ole Miss OLB Denzel who was taken to the hospital after he found unresponsive in the home by police. Denzel is the older brother of Robert Nkemdiche,… Read More »

Michigan DE turns corner

Michigan DE turning corner; won’t seek extra year in school … Michigan DE Mario Ojemudia has apparently decided not seek a medical redshirt and will be entering the 2016 draft. Ojemudia, who tore his Achilles in the Wolverines’ 5th game of the year, one past the deadline that would have made him eligible to get a redshirt year,… Read More »

Gator WR denies draft entry

Gator DE denies draft entry … Florida junior WR Demarcus Robinson, who team officials indicated earlier today that he is one of three Gator juniors declaring for the draft, is claiming through his twitter account that “he never told anyone (he) was entering the draft! What is this?” To which we reply: Good question! Stay tuned …

Irish OT enters draft …

Irish OT enters draft … After several days or rumors and denials, Notre Dame junior OT Ronnie Stanley has confirmed that he will in fact be entering the 2016 draft where he projects to be a top 5-10 selection.

Titans Mariota to miss rest of season

Titans’ QB Mariota out for final two weeks … Tennessee rookie QB Marcus Mariota will miss the Titans’ two remaining games after spraining an MCL during their 33-16 loss to New England on Sunday. Mariota, the second overall pick at the 2015 draft, missed two games earlier this season with an MCL sprain in the other knee. In… Read More »

Trio gators to enter draft

Gator trio to enter draft … Florida has announced that 3 more Gator juniors will be entering the 2016 draft including RB Kelvin Taylor, WR Demarcus Robinson and DE/OLB Alex McAlister. The three join fellow junior CB Vernon Hargreaves as having announced they will be entering the upcoming draft. Robinson has late first-round talent, but has had his… Read More »

Ole Miss DT enters draft

Ole Miss DT Nkemdiche declares for draft … Its been an eventful week or so for Mississippi junior DT Robert Nkemdiche.  Nkemdiche, of course, made headlines last week when he was briefly hospitalized after falling out a window at a local hotel. And while in the end he wasn’t seriously injured he was charged with possession of marijuana… Read More »

Titans inch closer to top pick

Titans inch closer to top pick; Browns move to #2 … After losing 33-16 to New England earlier today, Tennessee edged closer to claiming the #1 pick overall at the 2016 draft. In fact, the Titans, who have a significantly weaker strength of schedule figure than any other team within range of the top pick, can clinch selecting… Read More »

Draft into homestretch

Race to #1 pick into homestretch … With just three weeks to go in the NFL regular schedule – where does the time go? – who gets the first pick overall at the 2016 draft is still very much up for grabs with three teams – Tennessee, San Diego and Cleveland – tied for last place with three… Read More »

Gator DE closer to draft

Gator DE gets boot; could be closer to draft … Florida has dismissed junior DE Alex McCalister for an unspecified violation of team rules. While not exactly a household name, the 6-5, 240-pound McAlister, who led the gators with 6.5 sacks this fall despite missing the last 4 games of the year with a foot injury, was considering… Read More »

USC OT erupts

USC OT being evaluated in pysch facility … Southern California junior LT Chad Wheeler, a leading prospect for the 2017 draft, is being held in protective custody in a local hospital where he is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. This comes after Wheeler reportedly got into an altercation with police earlier today after officers responded to a call about a… Read More »

Buckeyes’ OG commits to stay in school

Buckeyes’ OG confirms return to school … Ohio State junior OG Pat Elflein has confirmed that he will pass on the opportunity to enter the 2016 pro draft and instead will return to school for his senior season. Elflein had been considered to be one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position with the potential to be… Read More »

Scooby go enter draft

Wildcat LB Wright to enter draft … Moments after Arizona wrapped up the season with a 45-37 win over New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, Wildcats’ junior LB Scooby Wright announced that he will be foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the 2016 draft. Wright was the defensive player of the year in… Read More »

Hernia surgery for top WR prospect

Hernia surgery for top WR prospect … Baylor junior WR Corey Coleman will miss the Bears’ bowl game later this month as he is scheduled to undergo surgery for a sports hernia on Monday. Coleman, who has already indicated that he will be entering the 2016 draft where he is projected to be a mid-to-late first round prospect,… Read More »

BC gets new QB

BC gets SEC QB transfer … Former Kentucky QB Patrick Towles announced yesterday that he is transferring to Boston College where he will be eligible immediately as a graduate transfer. The 6-5, 325-pound Towles was considered to be a darkhorse candidate to enter the 2016 draft as an underclassmen, but was benched for the final two games of… Read More »

New E-W Shrine additions

Couple more Shrine game additions … Intrepid GBN college football investigative reporter Larry P reports that UCLA OLB Aaron Wallace and Arizona State SS Jordan Simone have been added to the East-West Shrine all-star game roster. Wallace had previously also accepted an invite to participate in the NFLPA all-star game the week earlier.

Bowl watch

Bowl fest set to kick off … The 2015 college post-season gets underway tomorrow with the first of this year’s 394 or so bowl games. Of course, with the exception of the two national semi-final playoffs on New Year’s Eve and national championship game in January, the college bowl schedule isn’t much more than a glorified exhibition slate.… Read More »

Terp defender to enter draft

Terp DT to enter draft … Maryland DT Quinton Jefferson has announced that he is entering the 2016 draft despite having another year of eligibility. The 6-3, 290-pound Jefferson, who figures to get some later round interest as a possible 5-tech DE for a 3-4 scheme, missed all of the 2014 season with a torn ACL, but bounced… Read More »

Ole Miss TE to return

Ole Miss TE to stay in school … Mississippi junior TE Evan Engram, who figured to have been one of the first 4-5 players at the position off the board had he opted to turn pro this winter, has announced that he will return to school for his senior season.

Star game coaches announced

Star game coaches announced … Both the East-West Shrine and NFLPA post-season all-star games have announced their head coaches. Charlie Weis and June Jones will coach the East and West in the Shrine game in St. Petersburg, while Mike Holmgren and Mike Martz will return as head coaches in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Cincy QB to miss bowl for personal reasons …

Cincy QB to miss bowl for personal reasons … Cincinnati junior QB Gunner Kiel will not be with the team when they play in the next week’s Hawai’i Bowl while he deals with an undisclosed personal issue. Kiel has been considered to be a potential second-day pick were he to opt the upcoming draft. This past season he… Read More »

Mixed messages from Baylor DT Billings

Mixed messages from Baylor DT Andrew Billings … There have been some mixed signals from the camp of Baylor junior DT Andrew Billings, a mid-to-late first round prospect for the 2016 draft, as to whether he will be entering the upcoming draft or heading back to school for his senior season. There were media reports yesterday, for example,… Read More »

Shrine game adds 3rd Canadian

Shrine game adds third Canadian … One of the neat traditions at the East-West Shrine all-star game is that each of the two teams has a player from a Canadian college. This year, though, the Shrine game will have three Canadians as Manitoba DT David Onyemata has been added to the roster.  Onyemata will be joined in St.… Read More »

USC LB to enter draft

USC LB to enter draft … Southern California junior LB USC LB Su’a Cravens has confirmed on twitter that he will leave the Trojans this winter and make himself available for the 2016 draft. While nominally listed as LB, the 225-pound Cravens has also played SS in his career at USC and will also likely get some looks… Read More »

Wrist surgery for top S

Top safety sidelined by wrist surgery … Duke FS Jeremy Cash, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the 2016 draft, will miss the team’s bowl after he underwent surgery on his right wrist earlier this week. The wrist has actually been an issue for most of this season and Cash apparently decided to undergo the procedure… Read More »