Changing of the guard in college football … For the first time since the 4-team college football playoff was introduced in 2014 at least one of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State will not be in the field. Mississippi delivered the coup de grace last night when they rallied from a 9-point half time deficit to eliminate Georgia 39-34… Read More »
SEC LB, WR enter draft … A couple of SEC stars announced today that they’ll be foregoing their final year of eligibility and entering the 2026 draft including Missouri LB Josiah Trotter and Aubur WR Eric Singleton. Singleton is a 5-10, 180-pound possession receiver type who had over 150 receptions in his three years in college for close… Read More »
Tide QB hurt in Rose Bowl loss to Hoosiers … Updating an earlier story on Indiana’s rather shocking 38-3 dismantling of Alabama in the Rose Bowl earlier this evening, Tide QB Ty Simpson actually suffered a fractured rib on that hard hit at the end of the first half that for all intents and purposes forced him from… Read More »
LSU LB Weeks to return to school … LSU junior LB Whit Weeks has confirmed that he will be returning to the program in 2026 after a somewhat disappointing, injury-plagued campaign this past fall. Weeks made some all-America teams as a sophomore in 2024 when he posted 120 tackles, a pick and a couple of forced fumbles, but… Read More »
Rangy FSU WR to stick with program … Its been a very Happy New Year at Florida State today as the Seminoles received word from star WR Duce Robinson that he would be returning to the program for his senior season next fall. The rangy 6-6, 225-pound Robinson is built more like a TE but has big-play potential… Read More »
Star Utes’ OT sits bowl; in fact off to draft … We neglected to mention this yesterday, but star Utah junior OT Spencer Fano did not play in the Utes’ bowl win over Nebraska and after a little further research we did find reference to the fact that Fano had told team officials that he was headed to… Read More »
CFP shocker as Canes upset Buckeyes … There will not be a repeat winner in this year’s CFP playoffs after Miami’s shocking 24-14 upset of defending champion Ohio State in the first of four quarters finals games this week. The Canes will now go on to play the winner of tomorrow’s Georgia-Mississippi contest in one of two semi-final… Read More »
Alabama-Indiana Rose Bowl CFP QF draft preview … If QB is one of the key story lines of the Orange Bowl match-up between Oregon and Texas, then the Rose Bowl between #9 Alabama and #1 Indiana doubles as each team is lead by one of this year’s top prospects at the position. In fact, the Hoosiers’ QB Fernando… Read More »
Mississippi-Georgia Sugar Bowl CFP QF draft preview … It will be two SEC teams – Mississippi and #3 Georgia – playing at 8 PM ET in the Sugar Bowl which has long been hosted by the conference. Which at least makes some sense geographically to the often geographically challenged NCAA, you know the organization in which California plays… Read More »
Oregon-Texas Tech Orange Bowl CFP QF draft preview … The CFP quarter-final tripleheader on ESPn kicks off at Noon ET with #5 Oregon facing #4 Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl in Miami. And while the game is the story, one of the major subplots is whether Ducks’ QB Dante Moore (#5, 6-2, 210) ultimately opts to enter… Read More »
Miami-Ohio State CFP quarter-final preview … The CFP quarter-finals get underway New Year’s Eve with #10 Miami facing #2 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl with kick-off set for 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. And what a way for draft watchers to kick-off the New Year with a game featuring as many as 5 players with top ten… Read More »
Utah AA DE Daley to portal … Utah All-America redshirt sophomore DE John Henry Daley, who led the country in tackles for loss this past season, has confirmed that he will be entering the transfer portal when it opens on Friday. The 6-4, 250-pound Henry, who had 11.5 sacks among his TFLs, is widely expected to look to… Read More »
Weekly selection order posted … With another week in the books – and just one to go – the selection order for the first-round of the 2026 draft, were it to be held this week, has been updated here.
Couple of top ’27 prospects to portal … A pair of top prospects for the 2027 draft will be putting their names into the transfer portal when it officially opens on Friday. The two are North Texas QB Drew Mestemaker, college football’s leading passer this past season, and Auburn WR Cam Coleman. Mestemaker, a 6-4, 210-pound redshirt freshman… Read More »
More added to Senior Bowl roster … While the NFL was busy over the weekend sorting out things out like the upcoming playoff seedings and draft order, the Senior Bowl released the names of another group of players who have accepted invites to next month’s game in Mobile including a couple of intriguing DEs along with several very… Read More »
Top pick to be decided late Sunday … Which team ends up with the #1 pick overall at the 2026 draft won’t be decided until late Sunday afternoon as the NFL has released the schedule for the final weekend of the regular season. Las Vegas, which will be sitting on that top pick heading into the final weekend,… Read More »
Auburn C Lew enters draft … Despite missing half the season after tearing an ACL in mid-October, Auburn junior C Connor Lew has announced that he’ll be foregoing his remaining eligibility and entering the draft. Prior to the injury Lew had been the consensus top prospect at the position with at least some late-round potential. However, because the… Read More »
Raiders back to top pick … In the end, Las Vegas left no doubt who wanted it the most in this afternoon’s ‘Tank Bowl’ as the Raiders were thumped 34-10 by the Giants in a battle of teams that were sitting on the 1st and 2nd picks overall in the current 2026 selection order heading into the week.… Read More »
Top pick on the line in dual in the desert … It will be #1 versus #2 when the NY Giants, who hold the top pick overall in the current selection order fr the opening round of the 2026 draft, face the Raiders, who hold the 2nd pick as of this weekend, in Las Vegas in one of… Read More »
Gophers’ DE Smith to stick with school … Rising Minnesota DE Anthony Smith has confirmed that he will in fact be passing on the 2026 draft and returning to the Gophers next fall. The 6-6, 285-pound Smith had a breakout campaign this past fall when he posted 12.5 sacks including a couple in the Gophers OT win over… Read More »
A 2nd Irish OL enters draft … Notre Dame will have a second offensive lineman to replace next fall as junior OG Billy Schrauth has confirmed that he’ll be entering this year’s draft. Schrauth’s announcement comes just a couple of days after former Irish OT Aamil Wagner also announced that he was heading to the pros this winter.… Read More »
Auburn OT spurns draft; heading to portal … In a bit of a surprise, Auburn LT Xavier Chaplin, one of the better prospects at the position, has announced instead that he will be entering the transfer portal when it opens for business on January 2nd. The 6-7, 335-pound Chaplin had been rated as the #7 OT in this… Read More »
Another Gamecocks star returning to school … South Carolina got some more good news as star WR Nyck Harbor has confirmed that he’ll be returning to the program for the 2026 season. The 6-5, 235-pound Harbor who averaged over 20 yards per reception this past season, joins QB LaNorris Sellers and DE Dylan Stewart in announcing that they’re… Read More »
Updated Big Board posted … Whereas over the past couple of days when all thru the house no creatures were stirring not even the mice, the GBN staff has been hard at it putting the final touches on our latest Big Board ranking the top 100-plus prospects overall for the upcoming draft. We have also updated the positional… Read More »
Husky WR heads to draft; other college wire notes … Washington junior WR Denzell Boston, one of the top prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, has announced that he will in fact be tuning pro this winter. The rangy (6-3, 210) Boston, who had 62 receptions this past season for almost 9oo yards and 11 scores,… Read More »
