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 »
Bucks-Ducks to get it on in battle of top 3 teams … The general consensus prior to the start of the season was the Oregon just might be the biggest obstacle to Ohio State’s hopes of winning the Big Ten conference title this year. And we’ll certainly start to find out just how much a threat the Ducks… Read More »
Pats atop first full weekly selection order … Given the proverbial old ‘if the draft were held today’ New England would have the #1 pick overall if in fact the 2025 draft were held this week. Here is the first full, updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each… Read More »
Jags end winless skid; Pats to #1, Bengals #2 as first 9 picks sort of set … With the late Sunday afternoon games now in the books we can update further what the top of the 2025 selection order will likely look like when post the first full, updated order after tomorrow night’s Monday nighter. After Jacksonville finally… Read More »
College rankings thrown for a loop as #1 and 4 go down … What a day in college football land yesterday as two of the top 4 ranked teams – and 5 of the top 11 – were knocked off. The biggest upset of the day came in Nashville where Vanderbilt, where the Commodores had never, ever defeated… Read More »
ESPN talks ‘muddy’ QB waters … For those that haven’t seen it, ESPN did a poll of NFL scouts and other personnel people asking which QB they’d take first at the 2025 draft. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders got the most votes, but it was hardly unanimous which kind of confirms what we’ve been saying the past few weeks. Indeed,… Read More »
QB fallout from Tide-Dawgs thriller … We have had more than a few readers asked who we think is the better QB prospect for 2025, Carson Beck of Georgia or Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, in the wake of Saturday’s thrilling SEC battle between the Tide and Bulldogs. In fact, we don’t like to make such evaluations based on one… Read More »
The NFL has always been known for its evolving strategies and rule adaptations aimed at maintaining a competitive and entertaining game. This year, inspired by the XFL, the NFL has introduced new kickoff rules for the 2024 season with the dual aim of increasing returns and reducing injuries. As we dive into the details of these changes, the… Read More »
Who to watch when #2 Dawgs play #4 Tide … Every once in a while there’s a college football that just has a national championship feel and Saturday’s titanic SEC match-up between 2nd ranked Georgia and #4 Alabama which kicks off at 7:30 PM ET on ABC Saturday evening has all that feel. And why not as the… Read More »
Bengals-Titans share top picks in early 2025 selection order … As we have noted, we won’t be posting the full, updated first round selection order for next April’s draft for a couple of more weeks, but if the draft were held after this past weekend’s games Cincinnati and Tennessee would share the top two picks as they currently… Read More »
Bonus coverage: WRs on parade … We previewed Saturday’s two big college football games in an earlier post, but there are actually a couple of other potentially interesting games on the college docket this evening as Stanford plays at Syracuse (7:30 PM ET; ESPN) – and yes its a conference game between schools almost 2,800 miles apart –… Read More »
#11 Southern California (2-0) at #18 Michigan (2-1); 3:30 PM ET; CBS: There was a time when geographic sanity prevailed in the world of college football that USC at Michigan in September would be a marquee intersectional match-up. However, college football, in its infinite wisdom, has opted to defy the laws of geography and now the Trojans and… Read More »
PSU S out with ‘long-term’ injury … Penn State has confirmed that star S K.J. Winston, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the 2025 draft, is out indefinitely with what is being described by the team as a “long-term” injury. Winston, who was the 2nd ranked S on our positional listing, as well as… Read More »
Sorry Giants fans; there ain’t no silver lining … Not surprisingly, in the wake of yet another miserable start to another season, we’ve received literally dozens of emails from our Giants’ fan friends asking if we, the eternal optimists who can almost always find the silver lining, see any hope for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, the… Read More »
Sorry Giants fans; there ain’t no silver lining … Not surprisingly, in the wake of yet another miserable start to another season, we’ve received literally dozens of emails from our Giants’ fan friends asking if we, the eternal optimists who can almost always find the silver lining, see any hope for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, the… Read More »
Badger QB Van Dyke out for season with ACL; Texas QBs week-to-week … Wisconsin has confirmed that QB Tyler Van Dyke tore an ACL early in the Badgers’ loss to #4 Alabama on Saturday and will miss the remainder of the season. However, Van Dyke, who transferred from Miami this past off season, does have an additional year… Read More »
QB Ewers dinged in ‘Horns rout … For those that don’t follow college football all that closely, Texas QB Quinn Ewers, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft. was forced to leave last night’s 56-7 win over Texas-San Antonio when he suffered what is being reported as a strained oblique in his… Read More »
Who we’ll be watching in college football this weekend … Not a whole lot of big games in college football this weekend as teams gear up for the start of conference play next weekend. Indeed, there are only a couple of games involving ranked teams this week and neither is what anyone would call a marquee match-up. However,… Read More »
#20 ARIZONA (2-0) at #14 KANSAS STATE (2-0); 8 PM, Friday, FOX: Interesting match-up between two teams now in the same conference – the Big XII – but its technically a non-conference game because it was scheduled before Arizona joined the league last year. And not to confuse the issue, but both teams are also the Wildcats. What… Read More »
Polarizing QBs on parade … Interesting day in college football on Saturday when two of the top 3 QBs in this year’s draft class to date – and arguably the two most polarizing prospects in this year’s draft class – were on the road playing Big Ten opponents. However, that’s quite literally where the similarities end as the… Read More »
Interesting day in college football on Saturday when two of the top 3 QBs in this year’s draft class to date – and arguably the two most polarizing prospects in this year’s draft class – were on the road playing Big Ten opponents. However, that’s quite literally where the similarities end as the two had quite different experiences.… Read More »
#3 TEXAS (1-0) at #10 MICHIGAN (1-0); NOON ET; FOX … The second full weekend on the college football schedule kicks off Saturday afternoon with a huge intersectional battle between two teams that were in the CFP playoffs last year. Michigan, of course, ended up running the table and winning the national championship, while Texas Texas lost a… Read More »
The quiet (season) killer: injuries in the NFL … For NFL GMs and coaches its now mostly just a waiting game. They have picked their squads and while there will always be some roster tweaking throughout the season, the team they have now is pretty much the team they’ll have this season. They hope! Because the other big… Read More »
The National Football League is a high-stakes arena where the physical demands on players are immense. The ferocity of the game can lead to a litany of injuries that can drastically impact team performance and player careers. Understanding these common injuries and devising effective prevention strategies are crucial for teams aiming for longevity and success. Let’s delve into… Read More »
