Playoff bowls finally arrive … The preliminaries are finally out of the way – well almost – and the only bowls that really matter kick-off later today with the CFL national semi-final playoffs on the schedule. Top-ranked and defending national champion Alabama takes on #4 Washington in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta in the first national semi-final at… Read More »
Okie State DT declares for draft … Oklahoma State junior DT Vince Taylor is the latest underclassman to declare that he will forego his final year of eligibility and enter the 2017 draft. The 6-2, 310-pound Taylor is generally regarded as a second-day prospect for the upcoming draft, but he has the upside to go higher with a… Read More »
Spartan SS enters draft … Michigan State junior SS Montae Nicholson announced via twitter late last night that he will bypass his senior season and turn pro this winter. The 6-2, 220-pound Nicholson was an honorable mention All-Big Ten this fall when he was the Spartans’ second-leading tackler with 86, while he also had an interception, two pass… Read More »
Texas Southern BB player enters draft … Texas Southern redshirt sophomore basketball star Derrick Griffin has announced he is leaving the basketball team with the intention of entering the 2017 draft. Griffin was also a 6-7, 240-pound wide receiver for TSU but was kicked off the team after two games this fall for breaking team rules after he… Read More »
Friday bowl previews … Just one more day of bowls before Saturday’s two national CFP semi-finals. In fact, there are 5 games on the Friday docket including Michigan playing Florida State in the Orange Bowl. In fact, the 6th ranked Wolverines against the #11 Seminoles sounds like it actually would make a very interesting first round playoff game,… Read More »
A&M WR enters draft … Texas A&M junior WR Ricky Seals-Jones has announced via social media that he will be foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the 2017 draft where he is likely to be something of a polarizing prospect. At 6-5, 230, Seals-Jones has first-round size and athleticsim, but he was never overly productive at… Read More »
Hogs TE suspended from bowl … Arkansas has suspended TE Jeremy Sprinkle, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2017 draft, from today’s Belk for what is being described as “conduct detrimental to the team.” According to reports Sprinkle’s suspension may be linked to an alleged shoplifting incident in Charlotte earlier this week. Reportedly, all… Read More »
Quintet returns to school … Don’t have any hard facts, but one gets the feeling that a relatively large percentage of underclassmen thinking of entering the 2017 draft are opting to return to school. Today, for example, as many as 5 very good juniors indicated they will be returning for their senior campaigns next fall including Oregon OT… Read More »
Thursday bowl preview … Just two more sleeps until Saturday’s national playoff semifinals, the only bowls that really matter. However, the prelims continue with three more bowls including one – hallelujah – that actually has two ranked teams playing each other as #10 Colorado plays #12 Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl at 9 PM ET on ESPN.… Read More »
Canes TE Njoku enters draft … This year’s strong TE draft class got even stronger last night as Miami redshirt sophomore David Njoku announced after the Hurricanes’ impressive 31-14 bowl win over West Virginia that he will be entering the 2017 draft. At 6-4, 245, Njoku is really a big WR in a TEs body, but he has… Read More »
Two more underclassmen join draft … A day after putting up the best single game numbers of his career, Baylor junior WR K.D. Cannon anounced on twitter that he will be entering the 2017 draft. Cannon junior hauled in a career-best 14 catches for a career-high 228 yards and 2 TDs in the Bears’ 31-12 win over Boise… Read More »
Okie State duo to return … There are plenty of smiles around the Oklahoma State program this morning as they prepare to play former Big XIII rival Colorado in tomorrow’s Alamo Bowl after the Cowboys’ junior pass-and-catch combination of QB Mason Rudolph and WR James Washington both announced they will be returning to Stillwater next year for their… Read More »
Wednesday bowl preview … There are another four bowls on the college schedule in what seems like an almost endless build-up to Saturday’s national semi-finals. Indeed, one knows one is getting closer to the end as all 4 games today involve teams from power 5 conferences. The best reason to watch today, though, is to get one last… Read More »
Senior Bowl adds another half dozen … The Senior Bowl has announced the names of 6 more players that have accepted invitations to the 2017 game including Wisconsin RB Corey Clement, Southern Cal OT Zach Banner, LSU C Ethan Pocic, Alabama DT Dalvin Tomlinson, West Virginia CB Rasul Douglas and Alabama LS Cole Mazza. The additions bring the… Read More »
Underclassmen goings and comings … After a day of rumors that he would be entering the upcoming draft, Louisiana Tech junior WR and KR Carlos Henderson confirmed via his Instagram account that he was indeed going to forego his senior season and enter the 2017 draft where he will add some depth to an otherwise somewhat mediocre receiving… Read More »
Current first-round selection order posted … With just one week to go in the 2017 regular schedule, the selection order for the opening round of the 2017 draft, if the draft were to be held this week, has been updated.
Tuesday bowl preview … With the NFL done for the week, the college bowl schedule gets very busy with four games on Tuesday. And some of them actually have teams with like, you know, winning records! There will also be plenty of prospects for the 2017 draft playing their final game with their college game. Here’s a quick… Read More »
UVA S Blanding to return to school … Virginia junior FS Quin Blanding has announced that he is returning to school for his senior season rather than enter the 2017 draft.
Boise RB McNichols headed to draft; WSU Coug QB Falk likely not … Boise State junior RB Jeremy McNichols gave himself a birthday present earlire today when he announced that he will be entering the 2017 draft. The 5-9, 210-pound McNichols who has already run for almost 1,700 yards and 27 TDs this season, could start to get… Read More »
Boxing Day bowl preview … Trust us, there won’t be anybody skipping out of the Boxing Day sale line-ups to queue up for one of today’s college bowls. Indeed, Monday’s line-up of three games give the bowl a bad game. How bad? The combined record of the 6 teams in today’s game is actually under .500 at 17-19.… Read More »
Browns win; still #1 … Cleveland avoided the ignominy of an 0-16 season by defeating San Diego 20-17 earlier this afternoon for their first victory of the season. And the Browns couldn’t lose for winning as they will hang onto the #1 pick in the 2017 draft selection order heading into the final week of the schedule as… Read More »
Who caught Pigskin’s eye in the early bowls … We are now nicely into what has been a reasonably interesting bowl season including some impressive individual performances. And with the first week of bowl action in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in on several players who caught his eye this past week.
Wyoming RB enters draft … Wyoming junior RB Brian Hill has confirmed that he is forgoing his final year of college eligibility to enter the 2017 draft according to a report from the Sporting News. The 6-0, 220-pound Hill fourth in the nation in rushing this fall with almost 1,900 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns and is considered… Read More »
Husker S to miss bowl … Nebraska S Nate Gerry, a 3rd team All-American this season and the #17 rated player at the position in the GBN positional rankings, will miss the Huskers’ date with Tennessee in the Music City Bowl because of academic issues. While he’ll miss the team’s bowl, Gerry has accepted an invite to play… Read More »
Bonus bowl coverage … The bowl fest continues Saturday with Hawai’i (6-7) essentially hosting Middle Tennessee State (8-4) in the Hawai’i Bowl which kicks off at 8 PM ET on ESPN. On first blush this game looks like one of those throwaway bowl games whose only purpose, other than perhaps to give the sub-.500 hosts a bowl to… Read More »
