Ducks’ TE; pair of vet ILBs out for year … There are at least a trio of season-ending injuries from the college football wars. Oregon TE Jacob Breeland, ranked 13th on the GBN positional ranking for the 2020 draft, will reportedly miss the rest of the year after injuring his knee in the Ducks’ win over Colorado this… Read More »
Cavs CB Hall has season-ending ankle surgery … Updating the story on Virginia CB Bryce Hall, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2020 draft, the school has confirmed that he underwent season-ending surgery yesterday. Hall was carted off the field during the second quarter of Friday night’s loss at Miami with what appeared to… Read More »
#7 Florida (6-0) at #5 LSU (5-0); 8 PM ET; ESPN … This is what college football fans live for: a matchup of two unbeaten, Top 10 SEC rivals in what amounts to a virtual national playoff elimination game. Its a bonus that this game also features a number of intriguing potential draft-related storylines. Indeed, LSU QB Joe… Read More »
Defensive positional rankings posted … The initial GBN positional rankings have been posted for the defense including DE, DT, ILB, OLB, CB, and F/SS.
‘Phins back back into top pick; Jets lurking … We are still a week or so away from starting to post the weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for 2020; however, IF the draft were to be held this week, it would be a tough call as to which team would have the 31 pick… Read More »
Monday nite ‘Ofer’ hilites draft sched … We are still a couple of weeks away from starting to post the weekly updated selection order for the 2020, but there a number of games this weekend which look like they could have an impact on the eventual final selection order. The folks who put together the Monday night lineup,… Read More »
#5 OHIO STATE (4-0) at NEBRASKA (3-1); 7;30 PM ET; ABC … Ohio State barely broke a sweat as the Buckeyes sailed thru their first 4 games of the season, but could face a real test when they play a quality opponent in Nebraska on the road on Saturday evening. It will also be the first time the… Read More »
And then there were 6 … With the third week of the NFL schedule in the books the number of remaining totally winless teams through the first three weeks of the season is down to 6. The half dozen teams at 0-3 include Miami, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Denver, Washington and the NY Jets. Arizona is also technically winless, but… Read More »
Dolphins name Rosen starter; claim DE Charlton … Tanking! Not us seems to be the rally cry in Miami this week. One of the main storylines of the early NFL season has been how bad Miami, which lost its first two games by a combined score of 102-10. However, the Dolphins at least looked like they were trying… Read More »
#7 NOTRE DAME (2-0) at #3 GEORGIA (3-0); 8 PM ET; CBS … Expect plenty of fireworks on Saturday evening when traditional powers Notre Dame plays at Georgia in a game with significant national playoff implications for both teams. Athens will also be a must stop for NFL scouts as both teams also have plenty of likely talent… Read More »
Gator QB Franks done for year … Florida junior QB Feleipe Franks suffered a season-ending dislocated ankle in the Gators’ win over Kentucky on Saturday. Franks had been considered to be a solid second-tier type prospect for the 2020 draft, but now is pretty much expected to return to school for his senior campaign next fall.
Pitt (1-1) at #13 Penn State (2-0); Noon ET, ABC … Former Eastern football rivals Pitt and Penn State play for the 100th time early Saturday afternoon in a renewal of their storied instate rivalry. Despite losing as many as 5 underclassmen to the 2019 draft, Penn State looks to have the edge over the Panthers, especially playing… Read More »
Top Boiler LB done for year … Purdue has confirmed that ILB Markus Bailey, the Boilermakers top prospect for the 2020 draft, will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury suffered at practice this week. It is believed Bailey tore an ACL and will require surgery. The 6-1, 240-pound Bailey, a fifth-year senior, recorded… Read More »
College football injury update … In addition to the season-ending knee injury suffered by rising Stanford LT Walker Little yesterday, there were several other injuries of note in college football last weekend. North Carolina has confirmed, for example, that senior CB/S Patrice Rene will miss the rest of the year after tearing an ACL in Saturday’s win over… Read More »
After a pretty quiet opening week in which there were few games of national significance things heat up this weekend on the college football schedule with a number of really intriguing match-ups across the country. And the most intriguing match-up this weekend will be at Texas where the 9th ranked Longhorns host #6 LSU from the formidable SEC… Read More »
Are you ready for some football – finally!!! … The real 2019 NFL season kicks off Thursday night in Chicago when the Bears host the Green Bay Packers at 8:20 on NBC in one more renewal of the league’s oldest rivalry. The rest of the league will follow suit on Sunday and Monday with a full slate of… Read More »
8th round wrap: How undrafted free agents fared on cut-down day … NFL teams continue to tinker with their rosters in anticipation of this week’s regular season openers, but the early returns suggest that 2017 draft was also a pretty good one for players who went undrafted this past spring. Indeed, as of Saturday’s 53-man roster deadline, 61… Read More »
By the numbers: how the ‘8th round of the 2017 draft’ fared … NFL teams continue to tinker with their rosters in anticipation of this week’s regular season openers, but the early returns suggest that 2017 draft was also a pretty good one for players who went undrafted this past spring. Indeed, as of Saturday’s 53-man roster deadline,… Read More »
Might be a little bit early to discern a trend here, but there has been a major decline in recent years in the number players selected at the draft being released prior to their rookie seasons. In fact, as of this weekend’s roster deadline, by our unofficial count, the number of players selected at the 2019 draft who… Read More »
Broncos QB Lock, Pats WR Harry, two other picks go on late IR … As expected, Denver placed rookie QB Drew Lock on injured reserve earlier today after he had made the Broncos’ original 53-man roster. Lock, the Broncos’ second round pick at the 2019 draft, sprained the thumb on his throwing hand in Denver’s third preseason game… Read More »
Unofficially 23 picks released; 11 on injury list as teams get down to roster limit … It took awhile to track down every teams list of players released earlier today as all 32 NFL teams got down to the 53-man roster limit. And unofficially we have 23 2019 draft picks getting released today, while another 11 went on… Read More »
Jets cut 3rd rounder; trade CB for future pick … The NY Jets shocked some people around the league when they released former Florida OLB Jachai Polite earlier today as part of their moves to get down to the 53-man-opening day roster. Polite was an early 3rd round pick at the 2019 draft, the 68th player chosen, and… Read More »
Browns cut 7th round CB; add two via trade … Cleveland got down to its 53-man opening roster by releasing 39 players including CB Donnie Lewis, a 7th round 2019 pick. The Browns also acquired two players via undisclosed trades. The Browns got WR Taywan Taylor from Tennessee for a 2020 pick which is being reported as a… Read More »
Bills move pair of vet OL for picks … With the clock ticking for teams to get down to their 53-man opening days rosters by tomorrow’s 4 PM ET deadline, Buffalo has traded away a couple of veteran offensive linemen for a trio of picks. Late yesterday, the Bills sent OG Wyatt Teller, a 5th round pick from… Read More »
This year’s opening week on the college football schedule doesn’t have a kick-off classic type contest between traditional national contenders to get the season started, but Oregon at Auburn should be a pretty good consolation prize. In particular, you’ve got Oregon, which figures to be a prime contender in the PAC-12 going on the road against a quality… Read More »
