And Texas makes three … It looked for awhile like we were in store for yet another CFP first-round blow out when Texas opened up a 31-10 lead over Clemson early in the second half of their game this afternoon, but the Tigers rallied to at least make a game of it, although the Longhorns did hang on… Read More »
Lions roar into 2nd CFP round … A second CFP first-round playoff game is in the books as Penn State routed SMU 38-10 to advance to the quarter-finals where the Nittany Lions will face Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve. It was also the 2nd college playoff game this weekend that was anything but… Read More »
LSU snares FSU transfer DE Payton … LSU snagged another big get in the transfer program as the Tigers have signed former FSU DE Patrick Payton. Payton had been considered to be a possible mid-first round pick this year, but dropped way down the draft radar when he posted only 4 sacks this season. He’s a rangy 6-5,… Read More »
Bring on the Dawgs; Irish to quarters … The first ever true multiple team college football playoff got under way last night at Notre Dame where the Irish knocked off cross-state rival Indiana 27-17 in a game that was never that close; indeed, the Hoosiers were able to save some dignity with a couple of TDs in the… Read More »
Zona CB, ‘Noles DE to portal … There have been a couple of moves to the transfer portal involving a couple of players that at one time this fall were considered to be potential top 10-15 prospects for the 2025 draft that kind of slipped under the national media spotlight. Arizona CB Tacario Davis, who was still generally… Read More »
UGA QB Beck could be done for year … It appears to be increasingly likely that Georgia QB Carson Beck may not play again this season. Beck injured his elbow just before half time of the Bulldogs SEC championship game win over Texas and is now considering surgery as an option. The whole situation will also lead to… Read More »
Who to watch in weekend CFP playoff games … if you are true college football fan you have probably been waiting for the start of a true national championship playoff pretty much all your life. Well, the wait is over as the first-round of the 12-team playoff starts Friday night with Indiana playing at Notre Dame, followed by… Read More »
As the QB turns … It has been sort of a wild and crazy day when it comes to QBs across the league with a number of moves that could ultimately impact how the 2025 draft plays. And maybe the biggest move of the day came in Atlanta where the Falcons have reportedly decided to finally give Michael… Read More »
Prospects to watch in LA Bowl … If one is going to have a bowl in this day and age in which nobody outside the respective schools cares, then maybe Wednesday night’s LA Bowl (9 PM ET; ESPN) got it right as both California (6-6) and 324 UNLV (10-3) are well within driving range. It also doesn’t hurt… Read More »
Raiders, Giants, Pats stay 1-2-3 in updated weekly selection order … At least for this week, the top three picks in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft will again belong to Las Vegas, the NY Giants and New England. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just… Read More »
Frisco Bowl player to watch … We are trying our best not to encourage the non-CFP playoff bowls. They may have a purpose other than to provide the various conferences with a little pocket change, as well as fill a bunch of ESPN air time, but we still haven’t found one yet. So as much as possible we… Read More »
Another top QB prospect to return to school … While warming up for this weekend’s first round CFP playoff game, Penn State got some good news as junior QB Drew Allar informed team officials that he would be returning to school for his final year of eligibility next fall rather than take his chances in the upcoming NFL… Read More »
Updated: Giants hold serve; lose to Ravens and wait on Vegas re top pick … Leaving nothing to chance, the Giants lost 35-14 to Baltimore in an early afternoon to keep their hopes of ending up with #1 pick overall in the 2025 draft alive. The loss drops the Giants to 2-12 on the year and at least… Read More »
Buffs’ two-way star Hunter wins Heisman … Which team will be sitting on the #1 pick in this week’s updated selection order for the opening round of the 2025 draft won’t be decided until the very last game of the weekend as Las Vegas, which currently holds that top pick, hosts Atlanta in the 2nd of two Monday… Read More »
Buffs’ two-way star Hunter wins Heisman … To no one’s great surprise star Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter was named this year’s Heisman Trophy winner earlier this evening in New York. Hunter, who made All-America teams at both positions this fall edged out dynamic Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty in a surprisingly close vote for the award. Indeed, it… Read More »
Rising Herd ER enters draft … We haven’t been noting every underclassmen opting to enter this year’s draft since most have long been expected to jump to the pros this year. However, we will note that Marshall redshirt sophomore DE Mike Green, arguably the best prospect in the country almost nobody has seen, has confirmed that he will… Read More »
College football notes: Focus on Bama … Even though Alabama missed out on this year’s CFP playoffs, a lot of the focus around college football remains on the Tide. That’s in part because the debate whether Alabama, with its rugged SEC schedule should have gotten into the playoffs ahead of SMU, continues to rage, but as arguably the… Read More »
LSU QB Nussmeier back to school … LSU junior QB Garrett Nussmeier announced earlier today that he will be returning to the Tigers for his final year of eligibility next fall. Nussmeier did start to generate some 2025 draft buzz early this season, but struggled at times down the stretch in conference play. He is certainly a guy… Read More »
First-round projection updated … With the college football regular season in the books it seemed like it might be a good time to update our first-round projection for the 2025 draft. As we have noted in the past, the goal here isn’t so much to try and predict which team will select which player, but to give some… Read More »
UM star CB Johnson to enter draft … To no one’s great surprise, Michigan 3rd year junior CB Will Johnson has confirmed that he will bypass his final season of eligibility and enter the 2025 draft where he is projected to be a top 5-10 prospect. In fact, Johnson is the 2nd Michigan 3rd year junior to announce… Read More »
Big Board, positional rankings updated … With the regular college football season now in the books, we have updated the GBN Big Board for the 2025 draft which, for the record, is now just 136 days away. The Big Board has also been extended to include the top 150 prospects for the upcoming draft. Also for the record,… Read More »
Raiders, Giants 1-2-3 in updated weekly selection order … At least for this week, the top two picks in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft will belong to Las Vegas and the NY Giants. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today.
Jeanty, Hunter lead 4 Heisman finalists … Coming off two of the better seasons ever in college football, Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter and Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty will be among four players Heisman Trophy finalists who will be in New York when the award is presented on Saturday. The other two are QBs Dillon Gabriel of #1… Read More »
A 2nd Aggie DE defects to NFL; QB Van Dyke to transfer … Texas A&M’s Nic Scourton has become the second 3rd-year junior Aggie DE to announce today that they will be entering the draft with a year of eligibility remaining after Shemar Stewart did so this morning. Scourton, a 6-4, 280-pounder with LB speed and agility, has… Read More »
Canes’ Ward, LSU’s Nussmeier to play in bowls; Aggie DL to pros … There are several notes from college football this day including the fact that Miami QB Cam Ward confirmed on social media last evening that he will in fact play in the Hurricanes Pop-tarts Bowl matchup with Iowa State on December 28th. That means that both… Read More »
