Jacks’ TE to enter draft … South Dakota State TE Tucker Kraft, one of the top pro prospects in the FCS ranks, has announced via twitter that he will be foregoing his remaining college eligibility and entering the 2023 draft. Kraft, a 4th year player who actually has two seasons of eligibility remaining was a FCS All-American in… Read More »
We are headed down the home stretch of the 2022 College Football regular season. So here we go again, with my Top 25 prospects +1. WILL ANDERSON OB/E Alabama C.J. STROUD QB Ohio State BRYCE YOUNG QB Alabama… Read More »
Bombers, Argos vie for CFL’s Grey Cup … Its championship weekend in Canada where the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts will vie for the CFL championship in the 109th edition of the Grey Cup game in Regina on Sunday. Kick-off is set for 6:30 PM ET with coverage on TSN in Canada and ESPN2 in the U.S.… Read More »
One of the items that has truly caught my eye is an event that transitions from the Fall Football season to NFL Draft season. And the kick-start event that signifies the annual transition is the beginning of invitations and acceptances by college football players to the annual Jan/Feb All-Star games. The prime events around which this all centers… Read More »
With most of the big rivalry games coming up next weekend, the watchword in college this week is ‘Go west young scout!’ In fact, there are a couple of Pac-12 games between ranked with #7 Southern Cal playing #16 UCLA while #10 Utah will be at #12 in what are almost conference semi-finals. Here’s who we’ll be watching… Read More »
Star game rosters start to take shape … The post-season college football all-star games are still roughly two months away, but they are already starting to fill in their rosters. The Senior Bowl, for example, has already confirmed the names of upwards of 40 players who have accepted invitations to participate in this year’s game on February 4th… Read More »
Rising Bobcat QB injured … Star Ohio QB Kurtis Rourke, one of the most prolific passers in the country, was forced to leave last night’s win over Ball State with an undisclosed knee injury. Rourke had to be helped off the field after being hit following a pass late in the second quarter and spent the second half… Read More »
GBN mock updated … With the NFL season now officially past the mid-point, the GBN projection for this year’s opening round has been updated with the picks based on where teams currently stand in the if the draft were held this week selection order for next April’s first round.
ASU FB to enter draft … Arizona State FB Case Hatch has indicated that he will be entering the 2023 draft despite the fact that he has remaining eligibility. Hatch came to ASU as a LB, but shifted to offense where he can play FB and TE; he’s also an older player who has put in a mormon… Read More »
College football notebook … There are a number of recent injuries to prominent college players that we are following. Perhaps the potentially most impactful on the 2023 draft involves rising Texas Tech DE Tyree Wilson who was helped off the field in this past weekend’s game with Kansas with an ankle or foot injury and left the stadium… Read More »
As the QB turns … There are a number of storylines we’re following related to the QB situation of several teams with early picks at the 2023 draft. Houston head coach Lovie Smith, for example, didn’t exactly give QB Davis Mills a ringing endorsement when asked after Sunday’s loss to the Giants in New York whether he was… Read More »
I feel like I lost control of another piece of my life once again last week. Not to bother you with trivial life issues but since the end of Summer I have found myself battling weather, household mold issues, pet medical issues, personal health issues and god only knows what else. And the worst part of it all… Read More »
Bombers, Argos to vie for CFL Grey Cup … It will be the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 109th playing of the Grey Cup for the CFL title next Sunday in Regina. Game time is 6 PM ET with coverage on TSN in Canada and ESPN in the US. Toronto made it to the… Read More »
Early college football notes … There are still plenty of games to be played, but we have the first confirmed conference championship game match-up. That will be top-ranked Georgia against LSU in the SEC title game in Atlanta on December 3rd. And without a berth in the conference title game, it would appear that Alabama’s hopes of making… Read More »
#4 TCU (9-0) at #18 TEXAS (6-3); 7:30 PM ET; ABC … TCU is one of just four still unbeaten programs in major college football along with usual suspect types Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan and by all accounts will be in the 4-team CFP playoff if they can run the table. However, its not going to be… Read More »
The NFL is the most popular professional sport in the United States and one of the most lucrative sports leagues in the world. The NFL has a long history, dating back to its founding in 1920. The playoffs culminate in the Super Bowl, typically held in early February. In any given NFL season, a handful of games stand… Read More »
Colts not tanking say owner, GM … Both Indianapolis owner Jim Irsay and G.M. Chris Ballard are denying that the Colts are in full tank mode after a series of odd moves over the past few days. Irsay, for example, claimed that allegations that the Colts were tanking this year are total B.S. that the team is ‘going… Read More »
Clemson out for year … Clemson has confirmed that veteran DE Xavier Thomas, a once promising pro prospect, will miss the rest of the season after undergoing foot surgery. The 6-2, 255-pound Thomas, a 5th year senior, originally hurt the foot in fall camp and has already missed most of the season; in fact he played in just… Read More »
I believe that way back in Summer when NFL Training Camps opened I promised that I would do a monthly Mock Draft this season. Well here we are entering November and past the trade deadline. Might be about time I kicked in with my Mock. Let’s go! LIONS WILL ANDERSON ER/OB Alabama … Read More »
Lions win; Texans back to top pick … There will be a new #1 when the ‘if the draft were held this’ selection order for the 2023 draft is posted after tomorrow night’s Monday nighter after Detroit stunned Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers 15-9 for their second win of the season. That will move Houston, which… Read More »
Notes from a wild and wacky college football Saturday … The much-anticipated ‘game-of-the-year- between Tennessee and Georgia turned out to be something of a dud as the UGA defense simply overwhelmed the usually dynamic Vols offense and turned what could have been a barn burner into a 27-13 yawner. And that should have Georgia back in the #1… Read More »
Kiper updates top 25 … For those that haven’t seen it yet, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper has updated his top 25 overall prospects listing for the 2023 draft as well as his positional rankings. No surprise in Kiper’s top 5 guys as they are all among the usual suspects – Anderson, Carter, Stroud, Levis and Young –… Read More »
I was pretty sure that Ohio State would take care of a Win at Penn State, so I spent a lot of viewing time watching the Buckeyes’ giant OT tandem of PARIS JOHNSON (6’6/315) & DAWAND JONES (6’8/360). They are both being pegged as potential First Round Picks for the 2023 NFL Draft. This is the second season… Read More »
#1 versus #2 highlights key college football weekend … Let’s face it! There is only place to be in college football this weekend and that’s Athens, Georgia when #1 Tennessee meets defending national champion Georgia, currently the second-ranked team in the country on Saturday afternoon. Obviously, the #1 ranking will be on the line; so will the SEC… Read More »
#1 TENNESSEE (8-0) at #2 GEORGIA (8-0); 3:30 PM ET; CBS … Let’s face it! There is only place to be in college football this weekend and that’s Athens, Georgia when #1 Tennessee meets defending national champion Georgia, currently the second-ranked team in the country on Saturday afternoon. Obviously, the #1 ranking will be on the line; so… Read More »
