Scooby back on shelf … Arizona junior LB Scooby Wright’s return to action was short-lived as he will reportedly miss the next 3-4 weeks with a sprained foot suffered in the Wildcats’ disappointing 56-30 loss to UCLA on Saturday. There were actually fears that wright might have broken hos foot, but an MRI revealed it was just a… Read More »
Bears get conditional pick for vet DE … The consensus around the NFL is that the 0-3 Chicago Bears are the odds-on favorite to end up with the #1 pick at the 2016 draft and the Bears appear to be in full rebuild mode after trading 3-year-old veteran DE Jared Allen to Carolina for what is being reported… Read More »
Initial GBN Top 25 college ranking posted … Anyone who follows college football knows that there is a hugely subjective and often arbitrary nature to the weekly rankings. For the most part, teams that are highly ranked heading in to the season remain there until they lose etc. etc. So GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has set… Read More »
Sparty LT dinged; other college notes … The most significant development in college football yesterday, at least in terms of the 2016 draft, is the fact that star Michigan State junior LT jack Conklin, a potential top 20-25 prospect, was forced to leave the Spartans win over Central Michigan with an apparent knee injury. MSU officials have yet… Read More »
Pigskin’s preview of ‘Who to watch in college football this weekend’ … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with a preview of the prospects he’ll be watching in college football this weekend with his picks and previews of some of college footballs big games on Saturday.
Cincy QB Kiel hospitalized after head shot last night … Still waiting for a further update on the status of Cincinnati junior QB Gunner Kiel, #7 on the GBN ranking of the top prospects at the position for the 2016 draft, who was taken to hospital for observation after taking a shot to the head in the Bearcats’… Read More »
Surgery for Badger RB; season could be in doubt … Wisconsin had been hoping to get star junior RB Corey Clement, who has been sidelined with what has been described as a groin injury since the opening week of the schedule, back for the start of their Big Ten schedule next week. Now the the Badgers are simply… Read More »
Star UCLA LB done for year … And the hits just keep on coming. UCLA junior LB Myles Jack, a top 10 prospect for the upcoming draft, will miss the rest of the season after tearing an MCL at practice yesterday. Jack underwent surgery Tuesday evening.
College football notes … Lots going on in college football this day that could impact the 2016 draft including the latest on the injury status of Auburn sophomore DE Carl Lawson, as well as the Rutgers’ soap opera scene involving WR Leonte Carroo. More
NFLPA star game returns … For those that missed it, the NFLPA announced late last week that the 5th annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl all-star game will be held Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the StubHub Center on the campus of California State-Dominguez Hills. NFL coaching legends Mike Holmgren and Mike Martz will also both return for a second year as… Read More »
Cowboys get vet backup QB Cassell from Bills … With Tony Romo out up to 8 weeks, Dallas has acquired veteran journeyman QB Matt Cassel from Buffalo in exchange for a 5th roubnd pick in 2017; as part of the deal, Dallas will also get the Bills’ 7th rounder in 2017.
UCF RB gets the boot … The misery index at UCF continues to grow as the 0-3 (including home losses to Florifa International and FCS Furman), two-time defending AAC title holders have dismissed junior RB Will Stanback, a decent second-tier draft prospect, for what are being described as ‘continuous’ violations of team policy. The 6-1, 225-pound Stanback ran… Read More »
TCU DE arrested … Texas Christian DE Mike Tuaua, a decent second-tier prospect for the 2016 draft who had 5 sacks last fall, was arrested earlier this afternoon on felony robbery charges following a fight this past weekend after which he and at least one other player allegedly absconded with a case of beer.
Big Board posted … A little later than we had originally planned, but the initial GBN Big Board ranking of the top 100 prospects for the 2016 draft has been posted.
Ole Miss safety to miss month … Mississippi junior DB Tony Conner, an underrated second-day prospect for the 2016 draft, will miss at least the next four games after suffering a torn meniscus in the Rebels’ huge win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Conner is scheduled to undergo surgery tomorrow.
Defensive rankings posted … A little later than we actually planned, but our initial ranking of the DEs, DTs, MLBs, OLBs, CBs and safeties for the 2016 draft have been posted. And while there is still over 200 days to go until the picks start to come off the board next April, on first blush, it looks like… Read More »
Notes from a wacky week in college football … For those that don’t follow college football as religiously as the pros, or simply went to bed early last evening, the big story line from the third week of the college football season was the fact that Mississippi upset #2 ranked Alabama 43-37 right in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide… Read More »
NFL Week I rewind and related thoughts … With the NFL season now nicely underway, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette does a little ‘thinking out loud‘ on some of the more interesting twists and turns in last week’s season openers.
Who to watch in college football this weekend … The college football schedule really starts to heat up this weekend with 4 games involving Top 25 teams going head-to-head, as well as 2-3 games that for all intents and purposes might as well be between ranked teams. And no surprises here that the best game this week, both… Read More »
College football notes … UTEP junior RB Aaron Jones, one of the best runners in the country, will miss the rest of the year after undergoing surgery to repair torn ligaments in his ankle; Jones was injured in last weekend’s game with Texas Tech. The 5-9, 205-pound Jones, who also plays with the Miners basketball team, ran for… Read More »
Cowboys trade for Raiders WR … With star WR Dez Bryant sidelined for as much as the next two months, Dallas has acquired veteran WR Brice Butler from Oakland for a conditional 2016 draft pick. If Butler is on the 53-man roster for six games, the Raiders will get a 5th round pick from Cowboys, while Dallas will… Read More »
Auburn loses CB for year; still waiting on star DE … For the second year in a row, Auburn CB/S Josh Holsey, who had been considered to be a late round or free agent prospect for the 2016, will miss the better part of the season because of a torn ACL. Holsey, a senior who started 7 games… Read More »
Hogs lose top WR to foot injury … Arkansas senior WR Keon Hatcher, a late-round prospect for the 2016 draft, will reportedly miss multiple games with a broken foot. Hatcher was injured in the Razorbacks’ shocking 16-12 loss to Toledo of the MAC and underwent surgery earlier today. Hatcher, who is expected to miss at least six weeks… Read More »
Vols’ DE/OLB out indefinitely with hip … Tennessee DE/OLB Curt Maggitt, a potential mid-round prospect for the 2016 draft, is out indefinitely with a hip injury suffered early in the Vols’ overtime loss to Oklahoma on Saturday. The 6-3, 255-pound Maggitt had 11 sacks last fall.
Suspended Rutgers WR charged … Rutgers WR Leonte Carroo, a potential second-day prospect for the 2015 draft, remains suspended indefinitely after he was charged with simple assault in a domestic violence case that reportedly occurred following Saturday’s disappointing loss to Washington State.
