National champs get RB, ER back … The one 3rd year junior we were actually still waiting to hear from with the deadline for underclassmen to apply to the NFL for early entry to the 2024 draft coming up in just a few hours was Michigan RB Donovan Edwards and he just announced that he will be returning… Read More »
Two more picks decided; four to come … Usually by this time on wild card weekend we know which teams will get the earliest playoff picks. This year, though, the only two picks that have been settled thru the first 4 wild card games are spots 23 and 24. Dallas will pick 24th in next year’s opeming round… Read More »
Deadline looming for underclassmen … Underclassmen wishing to enter the 2024 draft have until the end of business Monday afternoon to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible to selected this spring. However, all the usual suspects have been heard from already, although it is still possible that some lesser known 3rd and 4th juniors… Read More »
Michigan QB McCarthy enters draft … With a national championship now securely on his resume and with his head coach flirting with the NFL, Michigan QB JJ McCarthy has announced that he will be entering the 2024 draft. However, where he actually fits in the 2024 draft class is still to be determined; for now, it appears McCarthy… Read More »
QB Ward back out of draft; commits to Miami … Washington State QB Cam Ward who initially entered the transfer portal last month, but then decided to enter the draft, has had another change of heart and has committed to play with Miami next fall.
Did QB Penix’ draft grade take a hit from national championship loss … We’ve had a number of correspondents ask over the past couple of days whether Washington QB Michael Penix’ struggles in the Huskies’ national championship loss to Michigan damage his draft status. For the record, Penix finished the night with 27 completions in 51 attempts for… Read More »
Buckeye back now back too … Just a quick update on that early report highlighting the number of Ohio State prospects heading back to Columbus next year. You can add another returnee as RB Tre’Veyon Henderson, one of the top candidates at the position, has also announced he’ll be returning.
Another Buckeye returns … Whether its by design or pure happenstance, it appears that Ohio State is loading up for a run at the national championship that they missed out on this year – and of course was ultimately won by their hated rivals at Michigan. Earlier today, DE JT Tuimoloau announced that he’s returning to school for… Read More »
Hula Bowl to kick-off star game season … This year’s major post-season college all-star game schedule gets underway on Saturday with the Hula Bowl, which will actually be played in Orlando while the stadium in Hawai’i continues to be refurbished. Kick-off time is set for Noon ET with coverage available on the CBS Sports Network. And while the… Read More »
Pats, WashComs fill key gaps … Both Washington and New England, which have the 2nd and 3rd picks at the 2024 draft respectively made key hires today. New England named former Patriots LB Jerod Mayo as the team’s new head coach replacing Bill Belichek. Mayo had been the Patriots’ ILB coach the past 5 years, but in effect… Read More »
To QB or not to QB: Bears mum; Falcons not so much … It is always interesting at this time of year to see if the GMs of team’s with early draft picks give away any hints as to what their team might be thinking about in their end-of-season pressers. Of course, the general rule is that that… Read More »
Buckeyes’ WR Harrison enters draft; so does UM LB … The suspense had been building for weeks, but Ohio State All-American WR Marvin Harrison finally announced that he would, in fact, be entering the 2024 draft where he projects to be the first non-QB selected as high as 4th overall. Meanwhile, Big Ten rival Michigan, fresh off their… Read More »
Texas QB Ewers to return … To no one’s great surprise, Texas QB Quinn Ewers has confirmed that he’ll be returning to the Longhorns next fall.
LSU DT enters draft; OSU WR stays put … LSU DT Maason Smith has confirmed that he will be entering the 2024 draft despite a down year this fall. Smith had been considered to be a top 10 type prospect earlier in his career but he missed the entire 2022 season with a torn ACL and while he… Read More »
Another GOAT on the way out … Literally barely 24 hours after Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who won more collegiate national championships than any other coach in history, retired, word out of New England is that the Patriots and head coach Bill Belichek, who won more Super Bowls than any coach in NFL history, will be parting… Read More »
Buckeye OG to return to school … Ohio State OG Donovan Jackson, one of the top prospects in the country at the position, has announced that he will be back at school next fall.
Post-season mock posted … With the college football playoffs now nicely in the books and the NFL headed to its post-season it seemed like a good time to post an updated projection for the upcoming draft. And just to see what it looked like we added projections for the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Again, we remind readers that… Read More »
Tide coach Saban retiring … In a major surprise that is sure to shake up the college football world, Alabama’s Nick Saban has just announced that he is retiring after a 34-year coaching career that included stints at Toledo, LSU, Michigan State as well as Alabama; he also had a two-year stopover in the NFL as Miami’s head… Read More »
Senior bowl underclassmen update … Just a quick update on today’s earlier report regarding the early list of underclassmen who have been accepted into this year’s draft. Which of those underclassmen has been invited to the Senior Bowl will be announced on the ‘Moving the Sticks’ show with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks on the NFL Network later… Read More »
One in draft; one out … With now less that 6 days to go until the deadline for underclassmen to apply to the NFL for early entry to the 2024 draft, Texas WR Adonai Mitchell has announced that he will entering the draft where he projects to be an early second day candidate. On the other hand, Alabama… Read More »
NFL releases early list of draft-eligible juniors … The NFL has released a list of 34 players who have already been granted special eligibility for the 2024 draft. Because the NFL now allows draft-eligible underclassmen to participate one of the post-season all-star games, 3rd year players were actually given a ‘soft’ deadline of January 5th to permit those… Read More »
Clock ticking on remaining undeclared underclassmen … There is now less than a week until the deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the NFL if the want to be eligible for this year’s draft. The applications must be in the league office by 4 PM ET on January 15th. In fact, most prominent 3rd year players have… Read More »
Selection order updated with unofficial 2nd and 3rd rounds … Note that with the regular season now in the books, the selection order for next April’s draft has been updated to include the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Please note though that the latter two rounds are still unofficial and that there are at least a couple of picks… Read More »
Two coaches, one GM fired already … Its barely 9 AM the day after the regular season ended and already two NFL head coaches have been fired along with one GM. The GM is Scott Fitterer of Carolina who orchestrated what has so far turned out to be the near-disastrous trade up at the 2023 draft for QB… Read More »
Huskies to battle Wolverines for national CFP title … The final national championship game of the 4-team playoff era goes Monday evening in Houston with a little bit of a different flavor as for the first time in 8 years there won’t be a team from the SEC. Instead it’ll be the Big Ten versus the soon-to-be Big… Read More »
