Then there were three … Baltimore took advantage of a couple of missed FGs by Pittsburgh to edge the Steelers 23-20 in the Thursday night game last evening for the Ravens first win of the season. That leaves three remaining winless teams in the league including Chicago, Detroit and New Orleans. And two of those three will be… Read More »
Opportunities for Irish, Dawgs hilite college sked … The college football season really starts to heat up this weekend with 5 games involving teams ranked in the top 25. Maybe the two biggest games have #13 Alabama playing at #8 Georgia on Saturday afternoon, while 6th ranked Notre Dame goes to 12th rated Clemson in an evening game… Read More »
Ducks’ WR/KR could be out for year … There are unconfirmed reports that star Oregon WR/KR Byron Marshall could miss the rest of the year after undergoing surgery yesterday. Marshall, who has both 1,000 yard rushing and receiving seasons in his career, was carted off the field in the 3rd quarter of the Ducks’ shocking loss to Utah… Read More »
Hokie CB indeed done for year … Virginia Tech has confirmed their worst fear with the announcement that junior CB Kendall Fuller underwent surgery on his right knee yesterday and will miss the remainder of the 2015 season. Fuller sustained a torn meniscus during summer and tried to play through it the first three games of the season.… Read More »
Sparty LT to return – sometime – and other college notes … For what its worth Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio told local reporters that the Spartans have no new season-ending injuries to report. The implication is that the Spartans’ standout junior LT Jack Conklin, who left Saturday’s game with a knee injury, will play again sometime… Read More »
No hibernating for winless Bears; deal another vet to Pats … The housecleaning continues in Chicago where the 0-3 Bears have reportedly acquired a 6th round pick from New England for LB Jon Bostic. Earlier today, the Bears had shipped DE Jared Allen to Carolina for what is being reported as yet another 6th round selection at the… Read More »
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 »
