Bonus coverage … For those not riveted by the NFL’s Thursday night matchup between Jacksonville and Tennessee, both of which are sub-.500 teams, there are a couple of intriguing college games on ESPN later this evening as Pittsburgh hosts #25 Virginia Tech in a critical ACC divisional game at 7 PM ET and then California plays at Southern… Read More »
If its prime time it must be draft time … Once again, this week’s Thursday night game appears to have more relevance for the early selection order for the 2017 draft than the playoff race as Jacksonville plays at Tennessee, both of which would have top 10 picks if the draft were held this week. For the record,… Read More »
Giants bye week thoughts … With the Giants on their bye week, GBN Editor Grumpy Lindsay has some thoughts on the state of the team heading into the second half of the season along with some thoughts on what new head coach Ben McAdoo might think about in order to juice the struggling offense in the latest edition… Read More »
Pats stay busy early with trade deadline nearing … Updating that trade announced earlier today in which New England acquired OLB Kyle Van Noy from Detroit, the Lions will get the Patriots’ 6th round pick in 2017, while New England will also get a 7th rounder to complete the deal. Meanwhile, New England has also reportedly dealt reserve… Read More »
Wolfpack QB done for year … Nevada senior QB Tyler Stewart will miss the rest of the year after injuring his throwing shoulder following a 16-yard run in last Saturday’s loss to Wyoming. Stewart will undergo surgery in the next couple of weeks. The 6-4, 220-pound Stewart is something of a sleeper prospect for the 2017 draft; he… Read More »
Deals in the wind as trade deadline nears … The NFL trade deadline comes up a week today – officially at 4 PM ET on November 1st – and while in the past there haven’t been many deals, San Francisco is reportedly considering moving several veterans as part of an ongoing rebuilding process. According to league sources the… Read More »
Pigskin ranks ’em … Its getting close to crunch time in college football with the conference races really starting to heat up and the first BCS playoff poll to be released next week. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette gets a bit of a jump on things with his unofficial ranking of the ‘real’ top 15 in college… Read More »
B10 corner retires … Northwestern senior CB Matt Harris has announced that he is retiring from football because of concussion concerns. Harris was not necessarily considered to be a prime draft prospect, but he was a smart, productive collegiate player – he was a team captain in 2016 and all-conference player in 2015 who had 161 tackles, six… Read More »
Injured Vols LB mulling return to school … According to a report on USA Today, Tennessee OLB Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who is out for the year after undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery, has not ruled out returning to the Vols next fall. Reeves-Maybin, who has not yet redshirted, played in only 4 games before the surgery this fall so would… Read More »
Welcome back cutter … For those who don’t follow college football all that closely, a couple of RBs made rather remarkable returns to action this past weekend. Start with star LSU RB Len Fournette, a potential top 5-10 pick at the 2017 draft who has been sidelined for almost a month with a nagging ankle injury that has… Read More »
Browns stay at #1; 49ers to #2 … There was a lot to cheer about in Cleveland this weekend where the Indians will try and win their first World Series since 1948. Unfortunately, the Browns weren’t part of the celebration as they lost 31-17 across the state in Cincinnati to drop to 0-7. That leaves the Browns as… Read More »
Tide wins; lose star SS … Alabama stayed unbeaten and on track to a second straight BCS championship with a hard-fought 33-14 win over Texas A&M earlier this afternoon, but it came with a cost as SS Eddie Jackson, a second-day prospect for the 2017 draft, fractured a leg and will miss the rest of the season.
Terps’ CB done for year … Maryland has confirmed that veteran CB Will Likely, one of the more underrated players at the position for the 2017 draft, will miss the rest of the year after tearing an ACL in the team’s game with Minnesota last week. At just 5-7, 175, Likely wasn’t the biggest guy out there, but… Read More »
#1 vs #1 hilites weekend college football sked … NFL scouts have had Saturday’s game between #1 Alabama and #6 Texas A&M circled since the schedule came out with the potential of having the consensus top prospect overall for the 2017 draft in Texas A&M junior DE Myles Garrett going up against the consensus #1 OT in this… Read More »
#1 vs #1 hilites weekend college football sked … NFL scouts have had Saturday’s Texas A&M-Alabama game circled since the schedule came out with the possibility of having the consensus top prospect overall for the 2017 draft – Aggies’ junior DE Myles Garrett – going up against the consensus #1 OT in this year’s draft class: Tide junior… Read More »
Heels’ LB done for year … North Carolina OG Caleb Peterson, a second-tier type prospect for the 2017 draft, will reportedly miss the rest of the year with a back injury. The 6-5, 300-pound Peterson, who started 42 games for the Tar Heels will will undergo surgery later today. Because he has already redshirted, it is unlikely that… Read More »
Updated mock posted … The GBN projection for this year’s opening round has been updated, based on the current draft order and the first GBN Big Board of the 2017 draft year. However, while the odds are we won’t get more than 1-2 dead-on this early in the draft process, we hope to give some kind of an… Read More »
Bonus coverage … There are a couple of potentially intriguing games on the college football schedule this evening for those who aren’t baseball fans and are not enamored with the NFL’s Thursday night match-up as Miami (4-2) plays at Virginia Tech (4-2) at 7 PM ET on ESPN in what amounts to a virtual elimination game for both… Read More »
Gator DE could miss rest of year … There are fears at Florida that senior DE Bryan Cox, who the GBN has rated as the #8 prospect at the position for the 2017 draft, will miss the rest of the year after suffering a freak injury to his thumb during warmups for last week’s game with Missouri.
GBN Big Board posted … A little later than we originally had hoped, but the GBN Big Board is up ranking the top 100 prospects or so for the 2017 draft which is, as we speak, just 190 days away! Hang in there guys!
Vols RB injured; likely out a month … Tennessee junior RB/KR Alvin Kamara will miss the next 2-4 weeks after suffering an LCL sprain as well as an undisclosed meniscus injury that may need arthroscopic surgery after he took a late hit out of bounds on a punt return in the Alabama game Saturday. Kamara, a nifty change-of-pace… Read More »
Packers get vet Chiefs’ RB Davis in trade … Updated: Green Bay has acquired RB Knile Davis from Kansas City in a trade. The Chiefs will reportedly receive a conditional late-round pick for Davis, who was KC’s third round selection in 2013.
College injury updates … Florida OLB Jarrad Davis, who we have rated as the #3 guy at the position for the 2017 draft, is out indefinitely after suffering what is being described as a badly sprained ankle in the Gators’ win over Missouri on the weekend. Meanwhile, Oklahoma junior RB Samaje Perine, one of the top prospects at… Read More »
#2 pick at stake in Monday nighter … NFL execs have been literally pulling their hair out so far this season trying to explain the continuing drop in TV ratings for prime time games. Interest in the election, major league baseball’s pennant races and the growth of alternate entertainment venues have all been identified as possible causes. What… Read More »
Vols LB done for year … There has still been no official confirmation from team sources, but it appears that Tennessee OLB Jalen Reeves-Maybin has undergone surgery to repair an ailing shoulder. In fact, it was the second surgery for Reeves-Maybin on the shoulder this year and the third overall. There also isn’t any word on the projected… Read More »
