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Pats to 2nd; Cards to 3rd in early selection order shuffle

Pats to 2nd; Cards to 3rd in early selection order shuffle … The early selection order for the 2024 draft will look a little different this week as New England and Arizona will flip the 2nd and 3rd picks after the Cardinals shocked the Steelers right in Pittsburgh, while the Patriots were shut out enroute to a home… Read More »

No 3-peat for UGA as CFP playoff teams announced

No 3-peat for UGA as CFP playoff teams announced … Pretty much as we thought, it will be #1 ranked Michigan against Alabama in the Rose Bowl on January 1st and Washington versus Texas in the Sugar Bowl later that day in the CFP semi-finals. The winners will play on January 8th in Houston for the national championship.… Read More »

Eagles, Niners hilite Sunday NFL sched

Eagles, Niners hilite Sunday NFL sked … If its Sunday in America, it must be time for another big test for the Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL’s top team. This week, for example, the 11-1 Eagles will be hosting San Francisco after facing Dallas, Kansas City and Buffalo the past three weeks. Of course, there are also a number… Read More »

CFP playoff decision coming up at Noon

CFP playoff decision coming up at Noon … This year’s 4-team college football playoff participants will be announced at Noon ET later today on ESPN (and TSN in Canada). And as noted yesterday the committee has a bit of a conundrum on its hands after Alabama stunned top-ranked Georgia in the SEC final. To wit: too many worthy… Read More »

Houston, we have a problem!

Houston, we have a problem! … Or at least wherever the CFP playoff committee is based after Alabama upset 2-time defending national champion Georgia 27-24 in this afternoon’s SEC championship game in Atlanta. One just has to assume Alabama, the SEC champ gets in; and with Washington and almost asuredly Michigan already pretty much guaranteed spots in the… Read More »

Report: UT QB Ewers ‘likely’ to return

Report: UT QB Ewers ‘likely’ to return … ESPN is reporting this morning that the chances that Texas QB Quinn Ewers returns to the Longhorns for the 2024 season have increased ‘exponentially’ in recent weeks. Ewers has been all over the map this season in terms of how NFL teams appear to view him, and while it also… Read More »

More college conference championship previews

More college conference championship previews … Of course, the SEC title game between #1 Georgia and #8 Alabama is THE big game of the day Saturday, but there are in fact three other Power 5 conference championship tilts on the schedule for the day some which have implications for the CFP playoff lineup and some which don’t including… Read More »

Add one more QB to transfer portal

Add one more QB to transfer portal … Washington State QB Cam Ward announced today that he will be putting his name into the transfer portal, although he also indicated that he has not totally ruled out entering the 2024 draft. Ward spent two seasons at WSU after transferring originally from FCS Incarnate Word. This season, the 6-3,… Read More »

SEC championship preview

SEC championship preview … Conference championship weekend kicks off with the Pac-12 title game later this evening with #3 Washington set to battle #5 Oregon in what could arguably called the most anticipated game with week. If that’s the case then the SEC title game between #1 Georgia and #8 Alabama, who for the record have won 5… Read More »

Another QB prospect to transfer

Another QB prospect to transfer … College football fans may have to buy a program next year to see which QB is playing for which team as yet another has opted to enter the transfer portal. The latest to announce he’s moving on is Oregon State’s D.J. Uiagalelei who transferred to the west coast this year from Clemson.

Pac-12 conf fimnal

Ducks-Huskies kick-off conference championship weekend … There is a potentially terrific weekend of college football coming with the conference championship games starting Friday night when #3 Washington faces #5 Oregon in the Pac-12 title game. And college football fans can only hope this game is anywhere near as good as their regular season game back on October 14th… Read More »

Three more QBs enter portal; one to draft

Three more QBs enter portal; one to draft … Three more QBs once considered potential prospects for 2024 have confirmed that they will be putting their name into the transfer portal next week including Duke’s Riley Leonard, KG Jefferson of Arkansas and Grayson McCall of Coastal Carolina. Speculation is that Leonard could transfer to Notre Dame or follow… Read More »

Top prospect Williams ‘undecided’ on football future

Top prospect Williams still ‘undecided’ on football future … Southern California QB Caleb Williams, the consensus top prospect for the 2024 draft, told the LA Times in a lengthy interview yesterday that it is still “a game-time decision” whether he actually declares for the upcoming draft. In fact, reading the article provides few clues on what he will… Read More »

Badger RB Allen to enter draft

Badger RB Allen to enter draft … Wisconsin RB Braelon Allen is the second third-year player today to confirm that they will be passing on their remaining eligibility and entering the 2024 draft. Allen is a big, bruising who pied up over 3,000 yards in his three years with the program, but may slip into the early part… Read More »

LB Trotter first 3rd year player to dwclare

LB Trotter first 3rd year player to declare … Clemson LB Jeremiah Trotter has become the first 3rd year player to confirm entering the 2024 draft. Trotter, the son of the former NFL LB of the same name, is one of the top prospects at the position with late first or early second round potential.

Bearcat DT to stick with school

Bearcat DT to stick with school … Cincinnati DT Dontay Corleone has announced that he will be returning to school for the 2024 rather than enter the upcoming draft. The 6-3, 320-pound Corleone had been considered to be a late second type prospect with some upside.

‘Canes QB latest to enter transfer portal

‘Canes QB latest to enter transfer portal … Miami QB Tyler Van Dyke has become the latest player to announce that they will be entering the transfer portal. Van Dyke is a 4th year junior with a year of eligibility remaining. Of course, that means that Van Dyke, who was being considered as a mid-to-late round prospect will… Read More »

Selection order updated

Selection order updated … With Miami apparently on its way to a win over the NY Jets in the Black Friday game, we have updated the first-round selection order for next April’s draft.

Buffs’ QB Sanders with back injury; tow other to transfer

Buffs’ QB Sanders with back injury; two other to transfer … Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, who did not play in the Buffs’ season finale against Utah, revealed over the weekend that he has been dealing with a fracture in his back for at least ‘awhile.’ While he had been considered a potential top 5-10 prospect for the upcoming… Read More »

Panthers axe head coach Reich

Panthers fire head coach Reich … The Frank Reich era in Carolina is over after just 11 games as the Panthers have fired him in the wake of an 1-10 start. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve out the year as interim head coach.

Who’s leaving, who’s staying

Who’s leaving, who’s staying … Of course, underclassmen not automatically eligible for the 2024 draft have until January 15th to file paperwork with the NFL office in order to be in the draft, but with the regular college schedule now over save for next week’s conference championship games, one can expect to start hearing from various prospects, particularly… Read More »

Pats, Giants ‘battle’ for early pick

Pats, Giants ‘battle’ for early pick … Okay, so its not quite Michigan-Ohio State or Philly-KC but Sunday’s game in New York between New England and the Giants could ultimately have a major impact on the how the early selection order for the 2024 ultimately plays out. Going into the week, the 2-8 Patriots would have the 3rd… Read More »

Top OG carted off in ‘The’ game

Top OG carted off in ‘The’ game … Michigan OG Zak Zinter, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2024 draft, is being carted off the field as we speak late in the 3rd quarter of the Ohio State-Michigan game with what appears to be a rather gruesome leg injury. More to come.

Ducks, ‘Horns book conference title game spots

Ducks, ‘Horns book conference title game spots … For those that missed it last night, both Oregon and Texas, two teams sitting just on the outside of the 4 CFP playoff slots, booked their spots in their respective conference championship games next weekend with impressive wins. Oregon, for example, cruised to a 31-7 ‘Civil War’ win over cross-state… Read More »

Selection order updated

Selection order updated … With Miami apparently on its way to a win over the NY Jets in the Black Friday game, we have updated the first-round selection order for next April’s draft.