Pitt RB Connor hit with cancer diagnosis … Pittsburgh junior RB James Connor, who had already missed the 2015 season with a torn ACL, has been diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma in his neck and chest and will begin a 6-month regimen of treatment early next week. Needless to say that will put off any plans Connor… Read More »
Suspended Gator WR to dress for title game … Florida junior WR Demarcus Robinson will at least be allowed to dress for this weekend’s SEC title game against Alabama. Robinson, who had been considered to be a second-day prospect for the 2016 draft, was suspended for last weekend’s loss to Florida State for one of those unspecified violation… Read More »
All-star game updates … Our intrepid college investigative reporter Larry P reports in that the following players have been added to the roster for this year’s East-West Shrine game in St. Petersburg: QBs Jacoby Brissett of North Carolina State, Brandon Allen of Arkansas and Nate Sudfeld of Indiana; RBs Storm Woods of Oregon State and Illinois’ Josh Ferguson;… Read More »
Star FCS WR to stay in school … Eastern Washington junior WR Cooper Kupp, one of the most productive receivers in college football history at any level, has announced that he will remain at EWU for his senior season next fall. The 6-2, 205-pound Kupp, who had been considered to be a potential mid-round pick if he had… Read More »
Browns’ QB out for the year … Cleveland has confirmed that starting QB Josh McCown will miss the rest of the season after he broke his collarbone during last night’s heart-breaking loss to Baltimore. The Browns, who are in a virtual dead-heat with Tennessee for the #1 pick at the 2016 draft, are now down to two young… Read More »
Senior Bowl adds another baker’s dozen players … The Senior Bowl has released the names of the latest 13 players to be added to this year’s roster including WRs Kolby Listenbee of TCU and Cincinnati’s Chris Moore; Florida TE Jake McGee; OTs John Theus of Georgia, Stanford’s Kyle Murphy, and Willie Beavers of Western Michigan; Utah DE Jason… Read More »
All-star game updates … Courtesy of our intrepid college football investigative reporter Larry P the following players gave been added to the East-West Shrine all-star game roster: RBs Daniel Lasco of California and San Jose State’s Tyler Ervin; WRs Nelson Spruce of Colorado and UMass’ Tajae Sharpe; UCLA C Jake Brendel; Wisconsin SS Michael Caputo; Boston College FS… Read More »
Terp OLB enters draft … Maryland junior edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue has announced that he will forego his final season of eligibility and enter the 2016 draft. The 6-2, 250-pound Ngakoue, who figures to play as a 3-4 OLB at the next level, was the second leading sacker in major college football this season with 14, all the… Read More »
One injured Duck in; one out … Oregon RB/WR Byron Marshal has stated that he will enter the 2016 draft rather than seek a medical redshirt for this season after he missed all but 4 games because of a leg injury. On the other hand, it appears that TE Pharoah Brown, who missed the entire 2015 season with… Read More »
UGA LB entering draft … In the wake of the firing of head coach Mark Richt, Georgia junior OLB Leonard Floyd has announced that he will be leaving school and entering the 2016 NFL draft where he is projected to be a mid-to-late opening round selection. Floyd becomes the 4th underclassmen to have indicated in one way or… Read More »
Esks eke out Grey Cup win … Edmonton won the 103 rd edition of the CFL’s Grey Cup game with a 26-20 win over the upstart Ottawa RedBlacks in chilly Winnipeg this evening. Edmonton only took the lead for good when backup QB Jordan Lynch plunged in from the 1-yard line on a 3rd and goal with just… Read More »
Monday nighter to decide weekly top pick … In a moment of pure scheduling magic to cap the Thanksgiving weekend, the NFL managed to save the best for last with 2-8 Cleveland hosting 3-7 Baltimore, which would have had the 1st and 4th picks were the draft held this week, in the Monday night game later his evening.… Read More »
‘Cats’ QB to transfer … Kentucky junior QB Patrick Towles has announced that he will be transferring elsewhere for his senior season. The 6-5 Bowles, a one-time superstar recruit, was considered to be a possible early entrant to the 2016 draft coming into the season, but struggled during the season and ultimately lost his job to a freshman.… Read More »
Gator WR suspended from ‘Noles game … Florida junior WR Demarcus Robinson did not play in last night’s loss to Florida State after he was suspended for an undisclosed disciplinary reason. Th athletic Robinson is generally rated as a second-day prospect for the 2016 draft if he were o opt to leave school this winter, however, the fact… Read More »
Orange QB denied 6th year … The NCAA has denied Syracuse QB Terrel Hunt’s waiver request for a 6th year of eligibility. Hunt missed the final 7 games of the 2014 season after breaking his leg and then missed all but the Orange’s season opener this year after suffering a Achilles tendon in the first quarter of the… Read More »
Sparty LB to seek 6th year … Michigan State has confirmed that LB Ed Davis will apply to the NCAA for a 6th year of eligibility. Davis had been considered to be an emerging prospect for the 2016 draft after he racked up 7 sacks last fall, but he missed the entire campaign with a torn ACL suffered… Read More »
Iowa DE applies for extra year of eligibility … Iowa DE Drew Ott, a mid-round draft prospect who played little this fall because of knee and elbow surgeries, has submitted paperwork for an extra year of collegiate eligibility, although he doesn’t necessarily meet all the NCAA’s criteria for a medical hardship waiver. Ott dislocated his elbow in the… Read More »
LSU WR out 3-4 months after hammy surgery … LSU junior WR Travin Dural, who is considered to be a sedcond day prospect for the 2016 draft, will be sidelined for the next 3-4 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn hamstring suffered in the Tigers’ loss to Ole Miss on Saturday. It is not clear yet… Read More »
More names on East-West Shrine game on roster … In addition to the names of the latest players accepting invites to this year’s Senior Bowl all-star game in Mobile reported below, intrepid GBN college investigative reporter Larry P reports that the following players have been added to the list of players who have accepted invitations to this year’s… Read More »
Back to bench for ‘Johnny Football’ … Cleveland QB Johnny Manziel has been demoted to3rd string after video surfaced of him partying over the weekend in Austin during the Browns bye. All this happened barely a week after Manziel was named starter for the final six games of the season, and after head coach Mike Pettine gave him… Read More »
‘Other’ SC WR to enter draft … According to his father, South Carolina junior WR Pharaoh Cooper has decided to enter the 2016 draft because he does not want to risk potential injury by returning for his senior season. The 5-11, 210-pound Cooper, the Gamecocks leading receiver this season with 62 catches for 887 yards and seven touchdowns… Read More »
La Tech heads latest list of Senior Bowl players … The Senior Bowl has released the names of a second group of 17 players that have accepted invitations to this year’s game in Mobile. The latest group includes three players from Louisiana Tech including QB Jeff Driskel, RB Kenneth Dixon and DT Vernon Butler. Other players including in… Read More »
Hokie DE to sit first half of rivalry game … Virginia Tech DE Dadi Nicolas has been suspended from the first half of the Hokies’ in-state derby game with Virginia this coming weekend after he make contact with an official in their overtime loss to North Carolina last weekend. Nicolas, a mid-round prospect for the 2016 draft, generally… Read More »
RU DT to return … Rutgers’ DT Darius Hamilton, one of the more disruptive interior defenders in college football, has pretty much confirmed that he will return to the Scarlet Knights next fall no matter how the school’s coaching situation plays out. Hamilton had hinted earlier in the year that he might only return if embattled RU head… Read More »
