Bears G.M. doesn’t rule out taking QB with top pick … Some interesting comments by Chicago G.M. Ryan Poles, whose Bears have the first pick at the draft for the first time since 1947, at his end-of-season presser today. Poles said he fully ‘expects’ Justin Fields to be the Bears’ starting QB next fall, but he didn’t totally… Read More »
OSU OT Johnson latest to enter draft … Ohio State junior OT Paris Johnson, who figures to be one of the first 2-3 offensive linemen selected this coming April, is the second 3rd year junior to announce today that they will be entering the 2023 draft. Earlier today, star Georgia DT Jalen Carter, a top 5 prospect, also… Read More »
UGA DT Carter enters draft … No big surprise here as star Georgia DT Jalen Carter, a 3rd year junior, announced shortly after the Bulldogs win over TCU in last night’s CFP national championship game that he will be foregoing his remaining college eligibility and entering the 2023 where he is getting some props to be the first… Read More »
Dawgs go back-to-back; crush Frogs for CFP title … Leaving absolutely nothing to chance, Georgia won its second straight national college title crushing a game, but out-manned TCU 65-7 this evening. And the score maybe didn’t do justice to Georgia’s dominance. They had 32 first downs to TCU’s 9 and outgained the Horned Frogs 589 yards to 188.… Read More »
Selection order thru 3 rounds … Note that the 2023 selection order has now been updated to include the first three rounds. Of course, also note that the first 18 picks in each round are now set, barring trades, while picks 19 thru 32 in each round are to be determined by playoff results. There will also likely… Read More »
Michigan gets star RB back; lose TE … It was sort of a win one, lose one situation for Michigan as star RB Blake Corum has announced that he will be returning to the program next fall, whereas rising TE Luke Schoonmaker has confirmed that he will be entering the draft despite having another year of eligibility available.… Read More »
Cards fire head coach Kingsbury; G.M. Keim steps away … Less than a year after he agreed to a 5-year contract extension, Kliff Kingsbury has been fired by Arizona in the wake of a very disappointing 4-13 season. At the same time, Cards’ G.M. Steve Keim, who has been on medical leave the past month, has announced that… Read More »
Wild card playoff KO times set … Just in case anybody who went to bed early last night missed it, but the NFL announced this weekend’s playoff schedule late last evening. Seattle will play at San Francisco at 4:30 PM ET on Saturday, while the LA Chargers will be at Jacksonville that evening for an 8:15 PM ET… Read More »
Texans fire coach Smith … The day after the end of the NFL season is often referred to as Black Monday as just about every year several coaches get fired. And the first domino to fall was Lovie Smth who was fired by Houston after a 3-13-1 season. One of their wins, though, came yesterday when the Texans… Read More »
Selection order updated … With the 2023 regular season now in the books, the first 18 picks in the first round selection order have been finalized at least unofficially and of course barring future trades. The remaining picks – 19 thru 32 – will be determined by playoff results.
College title game preview … This year’s national title game on Monday night (7:30 PM ET; ESPN) has all the feel of a David v Goliath battle with defending national champion Georgia facing upstart TCU. And on paper, one would think that the Bulldogs should roll to a relatively easy win. But the game won’t be played on… Read More »
Cards, Colts up to 3-4 … As a result of Denver’s upset win over the LA Chargers in a late afternoon game, Arizona has locked up the 3rd pick overall at the 2023 draft, while Indianapolis has moved up into the 4th spot. The win over the Chargers dropped the Broncos down a couple of spots to #5,… Read More »
Bears, Texans to pick 1-2 in 2023 … Improbably, the first pick overall came down to a last minute two-point conversion as Houston came from behind to defeat Indianapolis 32-31 with a last minute TD on a 4th and 20 followed by a 2-point conversion. That raised the Texans record to 3-13-1 and moved Chicago into the #1… Read More »
Top pick comes down to final weekend … Which team gets the #1 pick overall at the 2023 draft will come to the final weekend of the schedule. Houston will get the top pick with either a loss at Indianapolis or a win by Chicago which is hosting Minnesota. Both games are earky Sunday afternoon games. And while… Read More »
Couple of transfers of note … A couple of college transfers of note that have been announced in the past few days. Former Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong, for example, has confirmed that he is staying in the ACC next year, but at North Carolina State where he will replace Devin Leary who moved onto Kentucky to replace Will… Read More »
Bronco get OK to talk with ex-Saints coach Payton … Interesting situation developing in Denver where the Broncos have received permission from New Orleans to interview former Saints head coach Sean Payton for the their vacant head coaching job. Payton had stepped down as Saints coach last January after a 15-year run in New Orleans. Because New Orleans… Read More »
FSU DE Verse to return to school … In something of a surprise, rising Florida State DE Jared Verse announced this morning that he will be returning to school for the 2023 season. Verse had been projected as a potential late-first round pick had he opted to enter this year’s draft after posting 8 sacks with the Seminoles… Read More »
Three more to Mobile … The Senior Bowl announced that three more players have accepted invites to next month’s game in Mobile including Purdue TE Payne Durham, Troy OG Jake Andrews and Georgia PK Jack Podlesney.
Bills-Bengals officially cancelled; AFC playoff implications to be decided Friday … The NFL has officially cancelled Monday night’s game between Buffalo and Cincinnati that had been suspended when Bills DB Damar Hamlin had to be taken off the field in an ambulance after suffering cardiac arrest. That means the Bills and Bengals will only play 16 games this… Read More »
Giants report: ‘It was the best of time, it was the worst of times …’ On Sunday, the Giants routed Indianapolis 38-10 to clinch their first playoff berth in 6 years and just the 2nd in the past 11 seasons. Then we all sat down to enjoy what should have been an epic AFC match-up between the Bills… Read More »
Irish confirm QB Hartman transfer; OU QB staying … Notre Dame has confirmed that former Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman has transferred to the Irish program. At the same time, Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel has announced that he will returning to school next fall.
Really good news on Hamlin health … It is the kin of news that everyone has been hoping to hear regarding the health status of Buffalo S Damar Hamlin who was taken off the field during Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game after suffering cardiac arrest. This morning the Bills released a statement which indicated that Hamlin had made ‘remarkable… Read More »
Pigskin random thoughts on college and pro football questions … With word that Buffalo S Damar Hamlin is ‘progressing’ after that truly scary health scare on Monday night, thoughts around the football world are starting to return to the actual games. And GBN Associate Editor has some thoughts on the passing college and pro scenes in response to… Read More »
NFL weekend schedule to go forward; updated … There is still no formal announcement from the league, but it now appears that this weekend’s schedule will proceed as scheduled including Buffalo’s game with New England on Sunday. The Bills are practicing again and there is no sense that they do not to proceed, especially with word that Damar… Read More »
Pair of top RBs added to Senior Bowl roster … The Senior Bowl has announced that two intriguing RB prospects for the 2023 draft have committed to this year’s game including Kenny McIntosh of Georgia and Tulane’s Tyjae Spears. McIntosh, of course, has a little unfinsihed buisiness to take care before he heads to Mobile as he’ll be… Read More »
