Missou DE enters draft … Missouri junior DE Charles Harris announced this afternoon that he will be entering the 2017 draft where he is projected to be an early second-day selection. Harris is in fact the fifth Missouri defensive lineman to leave school early to enter in the past seven years. The 6-3, 255-pound edge rusher led the… Read More »
GBN All-America team announced … With the completion of college football’s regular schedule, the GBN has released its annual All-America team.
‘Horns’ RB declares for draft … No great surprise here, but Texas junior RB D’Onta Foreman has formally announced that he will be leaving school and entering the 2017 draft, after becoming just the second Longhorns’ back to ever rush for over 2,000 yards in a singles season. The 250-pound Foreman, a battering ram with some quickness and… Read More »
UCLA DT in; Iowa LB out of draft … UCLA junior DT Eddie Vanderdoes has announced that he will be entering the 2017 draft despite the fact that he still has a year of college eligib ty left. Vanderdoes was an emerging draft star heading into the 2015 season, but he ended up sitting out almost all of… Read More »
Dismissed Canes LB to enter draft … Former Miami OLB Jermaine Grace, who was dismissed from the Hurricanes football team one week before the start of the season, has decided to enter the 2017 draft, rather than transfer for his final year of eligibility. Grace was dismissed from the Hurricanes along with DE Al-Quadin Muhammad for violating NCAA… Read More »
Buck S Hooker says he’s coming back … maybe … There is a bit of a buzz around the NFL scouting community after star Ohio State redshirt sophomore FS Malik Hooker, a potential late first round pick should he enter the upcoming draft, said that he is ‘100% sure’ of returning to school. The kicker though is that… Read More »
Senior Bowl roster additions announced … The Senior Bowl announced earlier today the names of 18 more players who have been added to the star game’s roster including North Carolina State RB Matt Dayes; WRs Josh Reynolds of Texas A&M and Louisville’s Jamari Staples; TEs Jeremy Sprinkle of Arkansas and Louisville’s Cole Hikutini; OTs Forrest Lamop of Western… Read More »
Shrine; NFLPA star games add players … The East-West Shrine all-star game has announced that 20 more players have accepted invitations to this year’s game including QBs Gunner Kiel of Cincinnati, Illinois’ Wes Lunt and Zach Terrell of Western Michigan; Air Force WR Jalen Robinette; Oklahoma State TE Blake Jarwin; OTs Dan Skipper of Arkansas, Tony Garcia of… Read More »
LB Peppers, RB Foreman talking with agents; likely headed to draft … According to reports published by GBN friend Neil Stratton of Inside the League, the mother of Michigan redshirt sophomore OLB Jabrill Peppers, a top 5 prospect for the 2017 draft, is in the process of interviewing potential NFL agents in order to find one that will… Read More »
Cane RB to enter draft … There is nothing official; yet from the school or the player but it appears that Miami junior RB Joe Yearby will be entering this year’s draft after he posted a note on his social media page following the Hurricanes’ win over Duke on Saturday that this was ‘his last home game as… Read More »
Ottawa stuns Stamps in OT to win Grey Cup … Ottawa pulled off one of the biggest upsets in CFL history when the sub-.500 Redblacks to defeat Calgary 36-30 in overtime to win the 104th edition of the Grey Cup. Calgary had come within a win posting the best regular season record in league history and were as… Read More »
Is Irish QB Kizer leaning toward draft? … With their team’s season’s still underway, most underclassmen thinking of entering the 2017 draft took the political correct route and generally said when asked that hadn’t really thought about it and/or would be talking with their families and coaches once the season was done. Of course, the majority of top… Read More »
Top 7 picks unchanged … It does not appear that there will be any changes at the top of the weekly 2017 first round selection order once all the games are done this week. Cleveland remained winless this afternoon, losing at home to the Giants to drop to 0-12, and will hang onto the #1 pick for at… Read More »
Canadian league championship to be decided … Its championship Sunday in Canada where the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks are set to battle in the 104th edition of the Grey Cup game in Toronto later today. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:30 PM ET with coverage on TSN in Canada and ESPN2 in the U.S. Calgary is heavily favored… Read More »
More players to NFLPA star game … Several more names have been added to the list of players invited to this year’s NFLPA college all-star game scheduled for January 21st in Carson, California. NFLPA officials have confirmed that Western Michigan DE Keion Adams, Arkansas ILB Brooks Ellis and LSU OLB Tashawn Bower have accepted invitations to the game.… Read More »
Texas, LSU answer coach questions … Two of college footballs most prominent programs have made heading coaching moves as Texas has reportedly hired Tom Herman away from Houston, while LSU has taken the interim label off Ed Orgeron and given him the job full-time. Herman replaces Charlie Strong who was fired earlier this week after a three-year tenure… Read More »
Buckeyes-Wolverines hilite Saturday college sched … It will be just like old times in Columbus on Saturday afternoon (Noon ET; ABC) when Ohio State and Michigan play in Columbus with just about everything that matters on the line, although the perms and combs aren’t quite straight line, especially for the Buckeyes. And needless to say, there will be… Read More »
Apple Cup hilites Friday college sched … It has been a long time since the Apple Cup between Washington and Washington State had any meaning outside the state. However, one could make a pretty good case that the 2016 version of the Apple Cup, set to kick off at 3:30 PM ET on Friday afternoon on FOX, is… Read More »
LSU, A&M square off in ‘Disappointment Bowl’ on turkey day college sched … It wasn’t all that long ago that people were thinking that Thursdya night’s college game between LSU and Texas A&M could actually have an impact on this year’s CFP playoff field. Instead it has turned into what could be called the ‘Disappointment Bowl’ as the… Read More »
LSU RB Fournette to miss season finale … LSU junior Len Fournette will not play in the team’s season finale against Texas A&M tomorrow evening because of that lingering ankle injury. In fact, Fournette did not even make the trip to College Station. This will be the 4th game Fournette will have missed this season because of the… Read More »
Browns, Bears have new QBs for stretch run … Both Cleveland and Chicago, which would have the 1st and 3rd picks respectively were the 2017 held this week, will have changes at QB this coming weekend. The Browns, for example, will go back to veteran Josh McCown when they host the Giants on Sunday because rookie Cody Kessler… Read More »
NFLPA adds another 6 players … The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl has announced that 6 more players have accepted invitations to play in thier game including QBs Joshua Dobbs of Tennessee and Montana’s Brady Gustafson; Ohio State WR Dontre Wilson; Georgia OT Tyler Catalina; Lindenwood ILB Connor Harris; and SMU DB Darrion Millines. The 2017 NFLPA game is scheduled… Read More »
Senior Bowl announces another set of players … The Senior Bowl has announced another group of 17 players who have accepted invitations to this year’s game including RB Jamaal Williams of BYU; Florida State FB Freddie Stevenson; WRs Zay Jones of East Carolina, Trent Taylor of Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma’s Dede Westbrook; Mississippi TE Evan Engram; Temple OT… Read More »
LSU LB; Butkus finalist out for year with knee … LSU LB Kendell Beckwith, one of five finalists for this year’s Butkus Award to annually to the best linebacker in the nation, will not play Thursday when LSU hosts Texas A&M and could miss the Tigers’ eventful bowl game, because of an undisclsoed knee injury suffered in the… Read More »
Duke QB gets 6th year … Duke QB Thomas Sirk has been granted a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA after he sat out the 2016 season with a torn Achilles tendon. Sirk underwent a season-ending surgery back in September. Sirk had also missed the entire 2013 season with an earlier Achilles injury.
