#4 Canes, QB Ward ‘wrecked at Tech … Miami has kind of lived on the edge much of the season and 4th ranked ‘Canes paid the price in an early game today losing 28-23 to a middling Georgia Tech that was able to hold on when star Miami QB Cam Ward fumbled the ball away to snuff out… Read More »
Who to watch in Saturday’s big SEC games … The focus in college football will shift back to the SEC this weekend with a pair of games with major playoff implications. In the first #3 Georgia will be at #15 Mississippi at 3:30 PM ET on ABC. Then at 7:30 #11 Alabama visits #16 LSU, also on ABC.… Read More »
Young back as Panthers’ QB; future may still be undecided … There is a potentially interesting situation developing in Carolina where Bryce Young appears to have been restored as the Panthers’ starter after being benched in favor of veteran Andy Dalton earlier this season. At the time, it was thought that Young who was 2-16 as the starter… Read More »
First-round mock updated … With the NFL regular season pretty much at the midway point – where does the time go? – we thought it might be a good time to update our first-round projection for the 2025 draft. As we have noted in the past, the goal here isn’t so much to try and predict which team… Read More »
Browns’ GM ‘non-committal’ on QB Watson’s future with the team … Cleveland GM Andrew Berry was somewhat non-committal at a presser earlier today with regards to the future of QB DeShaun Watson with the team. Said Berry of Watson: ‘it is always possible’ he could return and play for the Browns again down the road. Watson is currently… Read More »
Ducks top initial CFP playoff rankings … To no one’s great surprise, Oregon is the top-ranked team in the initial CFP playoff ranking announced yesterday. The undefeated Ducks are followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Miami and Texas in spots 2-5, while Penn State, Tennessee, Indiana, BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Boise State round out what would be the… Read More »
College football notes … A couple or three notes from college football. Oregon will be without WR Tez Johnson for what the team is describing as ‘awhile’ after he suffered a shoulder injury in the top-ranked Ducks win over Maryland this past weekend, although the team claims they do expect him back at some point this season. On… Read More »
Trade deadline passes; one more minor deal … So far today, almost all the trades have involved playoff contenders adding to their rosters, but there was an exception as the deadline passed as Houston sent little-used DT Khalil Davis to San Francisco f0r a 7th round pick in 2026.
Another vet CB on the move as Ravens get Rams’ White … In the latest trade today, Baltimore has acquired veteran CB Tre’Davious White from the LA Rams. To complete the deal, the teams will swap late-round future picks with the Rams get a 6th in 2026 while the Ravens get a 7th in 2027. For the record,… Read More »
WashComs get star CB in trade; Steelers add two vets … With the clock ticking down to this afternoon’s 4 PM ET trade deadline, there are three more deals to report. In the only trade so far involving a top 100 pick, Washington has acquired star CB Marshon Lattimore from New Orleans. In exchange the Saints get three… Read More »
Cowboys get vet WR for 4th … Dallas is the latest team to make a trade with the NFL trade deadline looming at 4 PM ET later today. The Cowboys acquired 2nd year WR Jonathan Mingo from Carolina in exchange for a 4th round pick this year. To complete the deal the Cowboys will also get a 7th… Read More »
Lions add ER Smith with trade deadline clock ticking … Apparently there is a big deal going on across the country today; something about an election or other. But hey, the really big deal today is the NFL trade deadline which comes up at 4 PM ET later this afternoon. And there were a couple of deals overnight… Read More »
Patriots back to #1 in weekly selection order … At least for this week, New England has retaken the top spot in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today.
Cards get vet LB for 6th as deadline looms … For those sitting on pins and needles ahead of tomorrow’s NFL trade deadline, we do have a deal as Arizona has acquired veteran LB/ER Baron Browning from Denver for a 6th round pick. Browning, a 3rd round pick in 2021, has 9.5 career sacks, but none so far… Read More »
Pats back to #1 after loss, Jags to #2 … It appears that when the smoke clears from this week’s action that New England will be back in the #1 spot in the proverbial if the draft were held today selection order for the opening round next April. At the same time, Carolina, which had been at #1… Read More »
QB highs and lows from wild day in college football … It was kind of strange day yesterday in the world of college football with 4 top 20 teams going down to somewhat surprising losses. That included #10 Texas A&M going down to South Carolina, #11 Clemson getting whomped at home by Louisville, Iowa State, the other #11… Read More »
Titans, Pats lowlite Sunday schedule … There clearly will be some shuffling of the current selection order for the 2025 draft this week as Tennessee, which would have the 2nd pick overall were the draft held this week will be hosting New England, which holds the #3 pick. In that game, veteran backup Mason Rudolph will start for… Read More »
PSU QB Allar set to play v Buckeyes … Penn State has confirmed that QB Drew Allar will start when the Nittany Lions host Ohio State at the top of the hour. Allar had been listed as a game-time decision after twisting a knee last week.
Saturday morning college football notes … While we wait for the kick-off for today’s big game between #3 Penn State and #4 Ohio State which gets underway in less than three hours as we speak, a couple of other notes from college football. Michigan CB Will Johnson, one of the top prospects overall for the 2025 draft, remains… Read More »
Who to watch when #3 plays #4 in college football this weekend … It will be kind of a quiet weekend on the college football schedule with only one game between top ranked teams. However, it should be a good one with #3 Penn State hosting #4 Ohio State. And folks won’t have to wait all that long… Read More »
Folks won’t have to wait all that long on Saturday for this week’s ‘big game’ on the college schedule as #4 Ohio State plays at #3 Penn State with kick-off just after Noon ET. And it is yet another chance for Penn State to finally discard the ‘poor cousins’ of the Big Ten label as they’ve been trying… Read More »
Big Board updated, expanded … The GBN Big Board as well as the positional rankings (see the drop-down menu above) for 2025 has been updated and expanded to include the top 80 prospects for the upcoming draft. To repeat, our ranking is not based necessarily on how we view the prospects themselves, but as closely as we can,… Read More »
Vikes, Ravens add vet help … Minnesota has acquired veteran LT Cam Robinson from Jacksonville in exchange for a 2026 conditional pick. The Jags will get a 5th round in return that could escalate to a 4th rounder depending on Robinson’s playing time. To complete the deal, the Vikings will also get a conditional 7th rounder in 2026… Read More »
Panthers new #1 in weekly selection order … At least for this week, Carolina has taken over the top spot in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today. Also note, that at least for this week,… Read More »
Chiefs get Pats’ ER for late future pick … Kansas City has reportedly acquired veteran ER Josh Uche from New England in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2026. Uche was a 2nd round pick in 2020 and has 20.5 career sacks including a couple so far this fall.
