Initial skill position rankings posted … A little later than usual, our initial positional rankings have been posted for the offensive skill positions including for QB, RB, WR and TE. Obviously, there is still much sorting out to be done, but our staff’s initial impression is that it looks like it could be very good years at RB… Read More »
And then there was just one!! … After a bright start in San Diego, New Orleans appeared to be on the way to a fourth straight loss to start the season when they punted the ball away down 13 points with just over 6 minutes to play. But the Chargers fumbled the ball back on subsequent play that… Read More »
Winless teams done to two as Bears win; Browns lose … Jut hours after Jacksonville puts its first ‘W’ of the year on the board, Chicago followed suit with a 17-14 win over Detroit. That leaves two remaining winless teams: Cleveland and New Orleans. The Browns played well for three quarters in Washington, but turned the ball over… Read More »
Then there were three … Jacksonville got off the schneid when the Jaguars held off a late rally to post a 30-27 win over Indianapolis in London early today. That was the Jaguars first win of the year leaving three still winless teams all of whom play this afternoon against 1-2 teams. Chicago, for example, hosts Detroit in… Read More »
Ya just can’t make this stuff up … Folks who don’t watch a lot of college football – or just weren’t paying attention – missed two of the best finishes that one might ever want to see within minutes of each other in two of college football’s key games this afternoon. After Florida State took a 1-point lead… Read More »
New big dog on west coast … For those that went to bed early last night, the Pac-12 has a new leader after Washington steamrolled #7 Stanford 44-6 to become the conference’s only remaining unbeaten team. And it wasn’t so much an upset as Washington was ranked 10th itself, but the ease they did it against a talented,… Read More »
Badger OLB sidelined several weeks … Wisconsin senior OLB Vince Biegel, a solid mid-to-late round prospect for the 2017 draft, is expected to be sidelined the next 2-4 weeks after suffering a broken bone in his foot. The injury comes at the worst time for the 8th ranked Badgers as they play at Michigan tomorrow and then host… Read More »
Good news, less good news for Tech Raider QB … Updating an earlier report on Texas Tech junior QB Patrick Mahomes, the nation’s second leading passer entering this week’s play with an average of 442 yards per game thru the air, who was forced to leave Thursday’s win over Kansas with an undisclosed injury to this throwing shoulder,… Read More »
Another big week on college football schedule … There is another pretty good line-up of games on this week’s college football schedule featuring three games between teams ranked in the top ten. And there are also plenty of prospects to watch this weekend as reported by GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette in this week’s… Read More »
Star Tide OLB charged with gun possession … Alabama OLB Tim Williams, a potential first-round pick for the 2017 draft, was arrested early this morning and charged with carrying a pistol without a permit. Williams reportedly admitted to police that the gun was his and thought the temporary permit he’d been given by the gun seller covered him,… Read More »
Giants report: reviewing Chicken Little conspiracy theories … Judging by the emails we have received from our fellow Giants’ fans this week in the wake of Sunday’s loss to Washington, one would be thinking that while the world as we know it isn’t actually about to end, but the season is just about done! However, this is one… Read More »
LSU DE suspension lifted; Fournette still gimpy … After domestic abuse charges against LSU junior DE Davon Godchaux were lifted earlier this week, he has been re-instated to the team and is expected to play this weekend when the Tigers plays Missouri this weekend. Godchaux was arrested late last week on charges of false imprisonment, domestic abuse battery… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … With the first month of the college season now nicely in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in one which prospects caught his eye this past weekend.
Texans’ DE Watt could be done for year … There are rumblings around the NFL that star Houston J.J. Watt, arguably the league’s best defensive player, might be out for the season after injuring his surgically-repaired back again and is expected to be placed on injured reserve. Stay tuned.
College football injury updates … It hasn’t been a great week for a number of senior WRs with aspirations for the 2017 draft. Iowa’s Matt Vandenberg, for example, will be sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury sustained the non-specified injury during a Monday practice. VandeBerg currently leads the Hawkeyes in both receptions and receiving yards after leading the… Read More »
NFL to allow underclassmen one more draft option … Unfortunately we have been somewhat indisposed the past 36 hours or so – something about an allergic reaction to some meds – and have fallen a little bit behind on the news. One thing of note that hasn’t received a ton of attention is the fact that the NFL… Read More »
UM loses mid-round CB for year … Michigan has announced that redshirt senior CB Jeremy Clark, who had been considered to be a mid-round prospect for the 2017 draft, will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. UM head coach Jim Harbaugh has indicated that Clark will petition the NCAA for a 6th season for… Read More »
Pigskin’s college football Top 15 … Things are starting to shake out in college football ranks where they are now already a third of the way through the season. And while the first official BCS rankings are still several weeks away from being released, GBN Associate Editor and all-around college football guru Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted how… Read More »
Monday nighter has draft implications … It is generally not good for the NFL when its Monday night game has draft implications, but that could be the case when New Orleans hosts Atlanta within the hour (8:25 ESPN). That’s because the Saints are one of just four remaining winless the teams in the league thru the first three… Read More »
Browns-Phins hilite race to the bottom on Sunday sked … The third Sunday of the NFL regular schedule is set to kick-off in just a few hours with what appear to be more games with draft that pure playoff implications. That includes a match-up of winless teams in Miami when the Dolphins host Cleveland in one of today’s… Read More »
‘Horns OT dinged for DWI … Texas OG Kent Perkins, a late second or third day prospect for the 2017 draft, has been charged with driving while intoxicated after he fell asleep in a restaurant drive-through and then crashed into a parking lot near campus. No word on what the supplementary will be coming from the team, but… Read More »
QB Watson under draft scope … Clemson junior QB Deshaun Watson was up to some of his old tricks last night when he lead the Tigers to convincing 26-7 road win over Georgia Tech. Watson, who had completed only 57% of his pass attempts in a sluggish start through the Tigers first two games of the year, hit… Read More »
Top FCS prospect out for year … North Dakota State has been on quite a run lately what with a former Bison being selected with the second overall pick at the 2016 draft, followed up by this year’s upset of #13 Iowa that almost had the 5-time defending FCS champs ranked among the top 25 FBS schools, but… Read More »
Browns first round WR out 4-6 weeks … If the NFL’s Cleveland Browns didn’t have any bad football luck they likely wouldn’t have any luck at all. The latest in the string of misfortune that has befallen the Browns is that rookie WR Corey Coleman, the team’s leading receiver, will be out 4-6 weeks after breaking his hand… Read More »
Bonus coverage … For football starved football fans – I mean its been three days since we had a meaningful game! – there are a couple of potentially intriguing games on tonight’s telly schedule. Indeed, the NFL world is abuzz with speculation about who, if anyone, will be at QB for New England when they host resurgent Houston… Read More »
