National Semis on Tap … As noted, there is no Monday night game in the NFL this week. That’s because college football has its national semi-finals later today with Michigan playing Alabama in the Rose Bowl at 5 PM ET followed by Texas facing Washington in the Sugar at 8:45 PM ET. Both games are on ESPN. Needless… Read More »
Selection order updated … With just on week to go in the 2023 NFL regular season, the first-round selection order for next April’s draft has been updated.
Houston – or maybe its Indianapolis – we have a problem!!! … For the past few years we have jokingly asked ‘what if the gave a bowl and nobody came?’ in reference to the increasing number of top players opting out of the non-playoff bowls. Well, we found out at Friday’s Orange Bowl when Georgia crushed Florida State… Read More »
UGA OT Mims enters draft … Georgia OT Amarisu Mims has confirmed that he will be foregoing his remaining college eligibility and entering the 2024 draft where he projects to be one of the first 3-4 tackles off the board despite the fact that he hasn’t necessarily played all that much to date. In fact, Mims has just… Read More »
Panthers lose; Bears clinch top pick … Chicago is guaranteed the #1 pick in the 2024 draft after Carolina lost in Jacksonville this afternoon. The rest of the top ten just shuffled though after Arizona, which had been at #2 entering the week, stunned the Eagles right in Philadelphia. That means New England and Washington are now in… Read More »
Crunch time for draft order … Chicago can clinch the #1 pick at the 2024 draft Sunday afternoon if Carolina loses in Jacksonville. The Panthers could still technically tie Arizona with 3 wins if they were to lose to the Jags while the Cardinals lose both their remaining games, but Arizona still has a much stronger SOS figure… Read More »
Clemson RB Shipley dinged, status unclear … Clemson RB Will Shipley, one of the top second-tier RBs expected to enter the 2024 draft, had to be carted off the field late in yesterday’s dramatic Gator Bowl win over Kentucky. The school has confirmed that it was a knee injury, but don’t believe it was that serious although Shipley… Read More »
OSU WR Harrison sits, but stays silent; DT Hall enters draft … In the end, as expected, star Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison, the consensus top non-QB prospect for the 2024 draft, did not play in last night’s rather dismal 14-3 loss to Missouri in the Cotton Bowl. For the record, Harrison has also still not formally confirmed… Read More »
Couple of biggish bowls on tap … The preliminaries are almost done in the lead-up to Monday’s national semi-finals. However, there are a couple more of note on Saturday with Georgia facing Florida State in the Orange Bowl and Penn State meeting Mississippi in the Peach. And while there are a number of opt outs in those two… Read More »
Liberty Bowl bonus coverage … There is actually a 4th bowl game today as Memphis will host Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl (3:30 PM ET; ESPN). We didn’t write a separate preview of this game as there really isn’t much to see for the 2024 draft; however, Memphis QB Seth Henigan might be worth a look as… Read More »
Buckeyes-Missou in Cotton classic … Friday’s Cotton Bowl (8 PM ET; ESPN) between Ohio State and Missouri could just as well be called the ‘will he or won’t he’ bowl with the HE played by Buckeyes’ star WR Marvin Harrison (#18, 6-4, 205), the consensus best non-QB prospect in the entire draft class who isn’t likely to make… Read More »
Irish versus Beavers in cereal bowl … There was a time when Notre Dame disdained playing in any bowl; later they at least disdained playing in anything but a big New Year’s game. Friday, they’ll play Oregon State in a bowl named after the mascot for a kid’s breakfast cereal. Time’s have changed! For the record its actually… Read More »
Better day of bowls on tap … So far, bowl season has felt a little bit like ‘do I have to!’ with so many top players opting out, but things actually pick up a bit on Friday with three games for which most of the players will actually show up. In fact, there is enough to talk about… Read More »
Another day; another set of bowls … There will be four more bowl games on Thursday including the Fenway Bowl with Boston College essentially hosting SMU (11 AM ET; ESPN); the Pinstripe Bowl with Rutgers essentially hosting Miami (2:15 PM ET; ESPN); the Pop-Tarts (really!!) Bowl between North Carolina State and Kansas State (5:45 PM ET; ESPN); and… Read More »
Broncos bench QB Wilson; Giants back with Taylor … In kind of a shocking move, Denver, which still has a chance to make the playoffs, will start Jarrett Stidham at QB the rest of the season in place of Russell Wilson. The move apparently has little to do with Wilson’s play, although the Broncos have lost 3 of… Read More »
WashComs bench QB Howell; to start Brissett Sunday … Washington has confirmed that Jacoby Brissett will start at QB this Sunday in place of Sam Howell who had started all season when the Commanders host San Francisco. What that suggests is that the 4-11 Commanders, who likely will have a top 3-4 selection at the 2024 draft –… Read More »
Bowl lead-up continues with 4 Wednesday games … Just 5 more sleeps until Monday’s two national semi-final games, but the lead-up continues Wednesday with 4 bowls. And what a day it could have been. Except it won’t because neither of QBs Caleb Williams of USC nor North Carolina’s Drake Maye, the top two prospects at the position for… Read More »
KU RB Neal to return … Kansas RB Devin Neal, one of college football’s more consistently backs, has announced that he will be returning to the Jayhawks in 2024 after rushing for just over 1.200 yards and 16 TDs this past season.
Selection order updated … With another week down and just two to go in the regular season, the first-round selection order for next April’s draft has been updated.
Seasons greetings … If it’s December 25th it means the draft is only 4 months away to the day. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Giants up to 5th spot; rest of top ten set … With their loss in Philadelphia in this afternoon’s late game, the Giants will move up to the 5th spot in this week’s selection order for the 2024 draft. They’ll be followed by the LA Chargers, Tennessee, Chicago, the NY Jets and Atlanta who round out the top ten.… Read More »
Pats upset Broncos; Cards back to #2 pick … A wild and wacky Sunday in the NFL just concluded with New England stunning Denver 26-23 on a last second 56-yard FG after blowing a 16-point lead in the 4th quarter. As a result, Arizona, which lost earlier today in Chicago will move up to the 2nd pick overall… Read More »
Bears inch closer to top pick as Panthers lose tough one … Carolina threw something of a scare into Chicago when the Panthers rallied from two TDs down to tie Green Bay late in the 4th quarter, but the Packers were able to secure the win with a last minute FG to drop Carolina to 2-13, still the… Read More »
Changes coming to top of selection order … Through the first two games of the Xmas weekend, there have no changes in the early selection order for the 2024 draft. However, that will change on Sunday as there are a pair of games between teams currently sitting on top 6 selections. Arizona, which would have the #3 pick… Read More »
Bowl build-up continues Saturday … Each day that passes gets us that much closer to the CFP semi-finals, the only bowls that really matter, on New Year’s Day. However, for those that just can’t wait the bowl build-up continues on Saturday with another half dozen games plus and while there won’t be a lot of top draft prospects… Read More »
