Category Archives: News

Selection order updated after Thursday niter … The first round selection order for the opening round of the 2017 draft were it to be held this week has been updated following Carolina’s win over New Orleans in the NFL’s Thursday night game.

Major upset brewing in college football … Louisville appears to be on the verge of being blown out of contention for the college football playoff as the 5th ranked Cardinals are down 31-0 late in the first half in their game at Houston. Louisville was just on the edge of the 4-team playoff this week and were almost… Read More »

Patience: 0-10 Browns watchword … As the losses mount and the season of futility continues in Cleveland, Jenny Vrentas on MMQB has an interesting report on the Browns rebuilding plan for those that haven’t seen it. And in a year in which the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in over 100 years and 5000-1 underdog Leicester… Read More »

Outland Trophy finalists named … There is an interesting group of finalists announced for this year’s Outland Trophy which is awarded annually to the top lineman in college football. This year’s group of 5 finalists includes Alabama junior OT Cam Robinson, Ohio State C/G Pat Elflein, LSU C Ethan Pocic, Washington State junior OT Cody O’Connell and Texas… Read More »

First-round mock updated … Just because we can, the GBN first-round projection for the 2017 draft has been updated.

Suspension stayed; WSU NT back in uniform … Washington State NT Robert Barber has been re-instated to the program after his suspension was stayed. Barber was suspended from school following a university investigation into his alleged role in a fight over the summer that left one student unconscious and another hospitalized with a fractured jaw. Barber is now… Read More »

GBN Big Board tweaked … The GBN Big Board ranking the top 100-plus prospects overall has been updated based on the latest intel.

Another Ducks’ WR in the news as Allen gives up football for track … Oregon junior WR Devon Allen has decided to give up football and pursue a professional track career after he finished fifth in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at this year’s Summer Olympics in Rio. Allen did return to the Ducks after the games, but suffered… Read More »

More off-field issues for Ducks WR … Oregon junior WR Darren Carrington, who is generally expected to forego his remaining year of collegiate eligibility and make himself available for the 2017 draft, will have another off-field issue to explain to NFL personnel people, after he was accused of pushing another student off a curb on Halloween weekend, resulting… Read More »

Rams to start top pick … Better late than never is the story in Los Angeles where the Rams reportedly will start rookie QB Jared Goff, the first player selected overall at the 2016 draft, this weekend when they Miami on Sunday. It will be the first game action this season for Goff, who has been the team’s… Read More »

Sooners’ DT leaves program; will prepare for draft … Oklahoma junior DT Charles Walker, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2017 draft, has decided to leave the program with two games still to play on the regular to begin to prepare for the draft. Part of Walker’s motivation is the fact that he hasn’t… Read More »

Husky LB done for year … Updating the story from the weekend on Washington junior LB Azeem Victor, a rising star at the position who was carted off the field with his leg in an inflatable splint in the 2nd quarter of the Huskies’ key Pac-12 game with Southern Cal on Saturday: it has now been confirmed that… Read More »

Senior Bowl announces first dozen … The Senior Bowl has released the names of the first twelve seniors from around the nation have accepted invitations to the 2017 game. Th initial list includes QBs Seth Russell of Baylor and California’s Davis Webb, along with WRs Cooper Kupp of Eastern Washington, the NCAA’s all-time leading receiver in yardage and touchdowns,… Read More »

WSU done for year … Washington State will be without veteran WR River Cracraft for the rest of the year after he tore an ACL in Saturday’s win over California. Cracraft was more a fringe draft prospect for 2017 because he isn’t overly fast, but the 6-0, 205-pounder is a crafty possession receiver with the receiving skills to… Read More »

Top picks set for week … There are still the late games, as well as this week’s prime time contests, to go this week, but the top 6 picks in the proverbial ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the opening round of the 2017 draft are already set. Of course, still winless Cleveland will hold… Read More »

Upset weekend shakes up college football playoff picture. Or not!! … Upsets reigned supreme in college football yesterday as each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ranked teams were all knocked from the ranks of unbeaten teams. However, despite the apparent chaos, the path to college football’s 4-team really didn’t change all that much as 3-4 teams still… Read More »

#1 pick secure; rest of top 5 in play today … Cleveland locked up the first overall pick in the proverbial ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the first round of the 2017 draft when the winless Browns lost in Baltimore on Thursday night. However, there could be some shuffling of the rest of the… Read More »

Gators lose SS for year … Florida SS Marcus Maye, a solid second-day prospect for the 2017 draft, will miss the final weeks of the schedule after he broke his arm early in the Gators’ win over South Carolina earlier today. The 6-0, 210-pound Maye, who is ranked 4th among safeties on the GBN positional board and the… Read More »

Baylor QB Russell carted off against OU with ankle injury … Updating the status of Baylor QB Seth Russell, who was carted off the field in today’s game against Oklahoma, Russell suffered a dislocated ankle. More tests are planned but it is expected that Russell will miss the rest of the season. Russell also suffered a season-ending injury… Read More »

Star game invites … If it’s mid-November a young man’s fancy turns toward all-star games? Well maybe not quite yet as the major post-season collegiate all-star games are still a couple of months away, however, the names of players who have been invited to the various games this coming January have started to leak out. Dynamic San Diego… Read More »

College football notes … With the start of Saturday’s college football slate of games still a few hours off, here are a couple of injury/draft notes that kind of slipped under our radar this week: Texas A&M QB Trevor Knight will miss the final three games of the year after injuring his throwing shoulder in the Aggies’ loss… Read More »

FIU TE burned – literally – by girlfriend … We live in an era of really weird stories, but this one is right up there as Florida International TE Jonnu Smith, easily the team’s best prospect for the upcoming draft, will miss the rest of the year after his girlfriend, who is 5-months pregnant with their child, poured… Read More »

QB Watson, 3 other juniors to be part of Clemson pro day … It doesn’t necessarily mean anything is written in stone, but Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has confirmed that four juniors, including star QB Deshaun Watson, will be honored at the team’s Senior Day game against Pittsburgh this coming Saturday. The others are WRs Mike Williams… Read More »