Als, Elks in big mid-season CFL clash … While the NFL pre-season is barely underway, the Canadian league has reached the mid-point of its regular schedule. And this week’s CFL slate is highlighted by a match-up between the two top teams in the league as the Montreal Alouettes host the Edmonton Elks in venerable McGill Stadium tomorrow afternoon… Read More »
HOF game kicks off NFL pre-season … The NFL pre-season schedule gets underway later this evening when Arizona faces Carolina in the annual Hall-of-Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Kick-off is set for 8 PM ET with coverage on NBC. However, don’t expect any of either team’s projected starters to play much, if at all, this evening. That includes… Read More »
Top talent concentration? … Just a quick follow-up post regarding our list of the Top 15-20 draft classes for the 2027 draft posted late last month. We are not sure if it is a trend, but what that list points to is a rather pronounced concentration of the top talent in college football in just a few programs.… Read More »
Vols LB Carter suspended 2 games … We kind of thought these kinds of things had gone the way of the dodo bird, but Tennessee LB Arion Carter has will miss the Vols first two games this year after being suspended by the NCAA for accepting improper benefits from an agent. Carter, a second-day type prospect for the… Read More »
‘Horns, Ducks, Bucks head list of top 2027 draft classes … As noted in an earlier report this week, we aren’t going to really know how good the 2027 draft class is going to be until later in the year because almost all the top prospects for next April’s draft will have remaining eligibility after the current season.… Read More »
1. TEXAS (10-3): The Longhorns may not have the deepest 2027 draft class, but no program in the country has as many potential elite prospects. Indeed, the Longhorns have 4 players with top 10 potential including QB Arch Manning, ER Colin Simmons, WR Cam Coleman and OT Trevor Goosby. In fact, both Manning AND Simmons could be in… Read More »
So just how good is the upcoming draft class? … By this time tomorrow evening, all 32 NFL teams will have opened their 2026 training camps. And come Saturday, NCAA teams will start opening their fall camps ahead of their schedules getting underway by the end of the first weekend in September. In that context, ESPN has an… Read More »
Two rooks sign; 3-4 to go as camps open … A couple of more 2026 draft picks came to terms earlier today before the opening of training camp. Arizona, whose camp opened for veterans today, came to terms with former Miami QB Carson Beck, a 3rd round pick this past April, while Las Vegas signed former Tennessee CB… Read More »
Cards, Cats open full camps … Carolina and Arizona, which play in this year’s Hall of Fame game in Canton, will be the first teams to open their full camps to veterans and rookies later today. The two meet in the HOF game on Thursday, August 6th. Seattle and New England, last season’s Super Bowl finalists greet their… Read More »
Missou RB Hardy medically cleared … Star Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy reportedly has been medically cleared and is expected to make a full recovery from a gunshot wound to the leg according to program officials. At the same time, its not exactly clear what he’s actually been cleared for. According to head coach Eli Drinkwitz the actual timetable… Read More »
Cards personnel exec suspended for gambling … The NFL has suspended Ryan Gold, Arizona’s director of college football scouting for violating the league’s gambling policy. The league’s investigation found Gold leaked information about the Cardinals’ supposedly confidential draft discussions while the draft was underway in April, while he also participated in parlay bets on NFL and college games.
Pre-season 2027 draft preview: Safeties … Safety, of course, is generally not considered to be a prime draft position, at least in the early rounds. Indeed, no safety has been taken with a top 10 pick in almost a decade, although Dallas came close this past April when the Cowboys selected former Ohio State star Caleb Downs with… Read More »
Pre-season 2027 draft preview: Cornerbacks … CB looks to be another interesting position for the upcoming draft. On the one hand and, at least at this time, CB does not look like it will be quite in the class of this year’s elite positions like QB, DE and WR; however, at the same time, it won’t necessarily be… Read More »
Injured, embattled ESPN analyst on leave … The strange story of ESPN analyst Matt Miller, the network’s other primary draft analyst along with Mel Kiper, took another turn this weekend as he was placed on leave of absence. For those who have not followed the story, Miller was seriously injured in an automobile accident last month. So serious… Read More »
Preliminary 2027 draft preview: Linebackers … There is something of an interesting juxtaposition regarding the LB class for the upcoming draft. On the one hand, it appears that it is a relatively talented, deep group; at the same time, though, none of the very top prospects at the position, including Sammy Brown of Clemson, Notre Dame’s Kyngston Vilianu-Asa,… Read More »
Preliminary 2027 draft preview: Defensive tackles … At least for now we’re putting this year’s DT draft crop firmly in the ‘to be determined’ category. Certainly, this year’s DTs have the potential to have a more impactful draft than last year’s somewhat disappointing group that had only one player selected in the opening round – Peter Woods of… Read More »
NFL exec Grigson back with Browns … again … Cleveland officially confirmed earlier today that veteran NFL personnel executive Ryan Grigson is returning to the organization as a senior football advisor. It will in fact be Grigson’s third tenure with the Browns whom he worked for in a similar role 2017, while he was a senior football advisor… Read More »
Dates set for 2027 draft … The NFL announced earlier today that the 2027 draft will run from April 29th next April thru May 1st. For the record, the first picks will come off the board in ‘just’ 307 days. It had been announced earlier that next year’s draft will be held in Washington D.C.
2027 positional preview: Interior offensive line … The OG position has had a nice little draft run going in recent years as at least one guard has been selected with a top 20 pick for 6 straight years. However, whether that streak continues this coming April could be determined largely whether the NFL looks at star Missouri LT… Read More »
We second that emotion … Former long-time NFL Network draft analyst and later Raiders’ GM Mike Mayock made a comment during a recent interview about the network’s draft coverage that we’ve been grousing about for years. According to Mayock it used to drive him crazy that the NFL Network would ‘bring in a guy for the draft that… Read More »
2027 prospect preview: Talent, but questions at OT … The offensive tackle position likely won’t be the best or deepest grouping for the upcoming draft, but it still might be one of the most interesting as there is a lot of sorting out to do at the position. At least three OTs including Carter Smith of Indiana, Texas’… Read More »
Sorsby case gets even more complicated … So you thought THE fight of the century was last night’s epic UFC/MMA or whatever brawl in Washington as nothing screams American Exceptionalism as the country celebrates its 25oth anniversary quite like a bunch of guys whaling on each other on the White House lawn. Personally if we wanted to watch… Read More »
The 2026 NFL season is still months away, yet some of the league’s biggest names are already drawing attention across futures markets. Blockbuster trades, comeback stories, and rising stars have fueled one of the most intriguing offseasons in recent NFL memory. Early betting activity often reveals how fans and analysts view the season ahead. While plenty can change… Read More »
NCAA appeals Sorsby ruling … The case that never seems to end took another turn lat last evening when the NCAA appealed a district’s judge ruling yesterday that granted Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby an injunction essentially overturning his suspension for gambling on college sports including betting on his own team. Sorsby didn’t get off scot-free in the… Read More »
Tigers, Ducks stars headline 2027 TE prospects … There appears to have been something of a renaissance in the past few years, at least when it comes to the draft, for TEs. Indeed, at least one TE has been chosen with a top 20 pick in each of the last three drafts, the first time that’s ever happened… Read More »
