Random thoughts on the CFP playoff rankings … For those that don’t follow college football all that closely, the CFP playoff committee released their updated playoff rankings last night as they’ll do every Tuesday between now and the end of the college season. Oregon remains the #1 team, followed by Ohio State, Texas, and Penn State with upstart… Read More »
First-round mock updated again!!! … Normally we only update our first-round mocks every month or so, unless there is a major change. And we got that last week with the rather dramatic changes in the selection order as a result of this past weekend’s games. So we have in fcat updated our first-round projection for the 2025 draft… Read More »
Jags up to #1 in weekly selection order … At least for this week, Jacksonville has retaken over the top spot in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today.
#4 Canes, QB Ward ‘wrecked at Tech … Miami has kind of lived on the edge much of the season and 4th ranked ‘Canes paid the price in an early game today losing 28-23 to a middling Georgia Tech that was able to hold on when star Miami QB Cam Ward fumbled the ball away to snuff out… Read More »
Who to watch in Saturday’s big SEC games … The focus in college football will shift back to the SEC this weekend with a pair of games with major playoff implications. In the first #3 Georgia will be at #15 Mississippi at 3:30 PM ET on ABC. Then at 7:30 #11 Alabama visits #16 LSU, also on ABC.… Read More »
#3 GEORGIA (7-1) at #16 MISSISSIPPI (7-2); 3:30 PM ET; ABC … This isn’t do-or-die for Georgia, which can probably afford a second loss and still qualify for the 12-team CFP playoff, but it certainly is for Mississippi which really can’t take another loss and still qualify. And as it seems with just about every game in the… Read More »
Young back as Panthers’ QB; future may still be undecided … There is a potentially interesting situation developing in Carolina where Bryce Young appears to have been restored as the Panthers’ starter after being benched in favor of veteran Andy Dalton earlier this season. At the time, it was thought that Young who was 2-16 as the starter… Read More »
Patriots back to #1 in weekly selection order … At least for this week, New England has retaken the top spot in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today.
The NFL season is essentially halfway over, and it’s never too early to start looking ahead to next year’s draft. The 2025 NFL Draft is already generating buzz with the potential talent at each offensive position. In this article, we will take a look at the top three prospects: quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, and offensive… Read More »
Folks won’t have to wait all that long on Saturday for this week’s ‘big game’ on the college schedule as #4 Ohio State plays at #3 Penn State with kick-off just after Noon ET. And it is yet another chance for Penn State to finally discard the ‘poor cousins’ of the Big Ten label as they’ve been trying… Read More »
Vikes, Ravens add vet help … Minnesota has acquired veteran LT Cam Robinson from Jacksonville in exchange for a 2026 conditional pick. The Jags will get a 5th round in return that could escalate to a 4th rounder depending on Robinson’s playing time. To complete the deal, the Vikings will also get a conditional 7th rounder in 2026… Read More »
Panthers new #1 in weekly selection order … At least for this week, Carolina has taken over the top spot in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today. Also note, that at least for this week,… Read More »
Who to watch: #8 LSU (6-1) at #14 Texas A&M (6-1); 7:30 PM ET; ABC … Kind of a quiet weekend with no top 10 teams going at it head-to-head, but there is a potentially intriguing game in the SEC where LSU will play at Texas A&M with first place in the conference on the line on Saturday… Read More »
Bonus coverage … Its actually going to be a pretty quiet weekend this week in college football without any true major match-ups. That said, there are still several rather intriguing games to watch this weekend with one of them on Thursday evening when Syracuse plays at Pittsburgh at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. In fact, it was likely… Read More »
A few more thoughts … We wanted to add just a couple of corollary thoughts to the piece earlier today on the volatility of the current QB situation as it relates to the 2025 draft. And, again, we’re just kind of spit-balling here, but we’re wondering if one of the elements we are seeing here is that some… Read More »
More random thoughts on the ’25 QB conundrum … We have noted on several occasions in the past several weeks there seems to be some serious rethinking of the QB situation for the upcoming draft. For the first month and a half of the college season, the consensus around the NFL appeared to be that there were a… Read More »
Couple of top CB prospects; rising QB dinged … Nothing necessarily serious here, but several college injury issues that we’ll be tracking in the next few weeks. Star Michigan CB Will Johnson, arguably the top pure corner in the 2025 draft class and a top 5 prospect for next April’s draft, sat out the second half of the… Read More »
Another super weekend on college sked … It may be hard for college football to match last weekend’s string of terrific games, but they’ll give it a go with several potentially outstanding match-ups headlined by #1 Texas hosting #5 Georgia on Saturday evening in what looks like one of those prototypical ‘Games of the Year!’ And just as… Read More »
Saturday kicks off with an interesting ACC game involving 6th ranked Miami (6-0) playing at Louisville (4-2) on ABC at Noon ET. Miami, of course, is led by QB Cam Ward, the nation’s leading passer who appears to be gaining favor among pro scouts with his unique combination of arm talent and athleticism. For the record, to date… Read More »
This another one of those SEC elimination type games as both teams have a loss, each would have a long way back to get to the CFP playoff with a second one and still close to half the season to play. And speaking of QBs under pressure this weekend, that’s where the Tide’s Jalen Milroe (#4, 6-2, 220)… Read More »
Texas QB Quinn Ewers made a triumphant return to the lineup last week when he lead the Longhorns to a 34-3 trouncing of old-rival Oklahoma in the annual Red River Rivalry game. However, Ewers and his mates didn’t have much time to rest on their laurels as they’ll host 5th ranked Georgia Saturday evening in one of those… Read More »
Vikes-Texans trade vet RB for swaps of future late picks … Minnesota has acquired veteran RB Cam Akers from Houston. In exchange the teams will flip late round conditional picks in 2026 with the Texans getting a 6th rounder and the Vikings a 7th.
Pats stay atop weekly selection order … For the second week in a row, New England would have the #1 pick overall if the 2025 draft were held this week. Here is the full, updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just… Read More »
Ole Miss and LSU in virtual elimination SEC game … It still only mid-season, but this game between SEC rivals Mississippi and LSU has all the deal of a CFP elimination game as both teams already have a loss and Saturday’s loser will pretty much have to run the table to have any chance at all to qualify… Read More »
Longhorns and Sooners in the Red River Shootout … For years, the annual Texas-Oklahoma game in Dallas was the game-of-the-year in the BIG XII. This year, its an SEC game, but its still the Longhorns and Sooners. Its also the first Red River Shootout in a while since one of the teams was the #1 ranked team. Adding… Read More »
