Shrine game cancelled … It kind of slipped under the radar a couple of days ago, but the East-West Shrine Classic, the oldest continous pre-draft all-star game has been cancelled for 2021 because of Covid concerns. This year’s Shrine game had been scheduled for January 23rd in St. Petersburg. As far as we can tell, the other major… Read More »
Is Trevor Lawrence hedging on draft … There is a bit of a buzz around the NFL this day about whether star Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive #1 pick this coming April, might be hedging on whether he will in fact turn pro this winter after an interview with a local source earlier this week. Lawrence was… Read More »
As I noted in this week’s Studs and Duds report reviewing the loss to the Eagles on Thursday night, this was the first loss of the year that really didn’t make it into the ‘moral victory’ column despite the fact that it was the fourth time so far this fall that a Giants loss wasn’t decided until the… Read More »
College football updates … Star Purdue WR Rondale Moore, who opted back in after he had originally opted out of the season, did not play in the Boilermakers’ season-opening win over Iowa on the weekend. No reason was given. Moore emerged as one of the most electric playmakers in the country as a freshman in 2018, but played… Read More »
SEC cancels second game this week … The SEC has formally postponed Saturday’s game between #10 Florida and defending national champion LSU after the Gators had 19 players test positive for COVID-19. The game has been tentatively rescheduled for December 12th, the league’s built-in bye week before its title game. It’s the second the SEC game has bumped… Read More »
Star SU S Cisco, SMU WR Roberson both done for year … A couple of top prospects for the 2021 draft have been ruled out for the rest of the year with knee injuries suffered earlier this month. Syracuse, for example, that SS Andre Cisco, one of the top 2-3 safety prospects this year, will miss the rest… Read More »
Top three picks unchanged; #2 Falcs clean house … The three teams that came into the week sitting on the top 3 picks at the 2021 draft were it held this week all lost earlier today meaning there won’t be any change at the top of this year’s selection order, at least for this week. For the third… Read More »
Pats-Broncos postponed again … The pandemic continues to mess with the NFL schedule with tomorrow evening’s rescheduled game between Denver and New England having been postponed once again in the wake of another Patriots positive COVID-19 test. So far, there has been no announcement of when that game will be rescheduled, but there are reports that it could… Read More »
Over the past few weeks we’ve received a bunch of emails from Giants fans asking if we think the season-ending knee injury suffered by Saquon Barkley is the final proof that taking him with the 2nd pick overall in 2018 was a big mistake. To paraphrase the apparent thinking ‘sure Saquon was the best player available, but taking… Read More »
Hello. My name is Grumpy. I am a Giants’ fan and I survived the seventies! With the Giants struggling out of the gate once again, I have received a ton of emails from fans literally pleading with me to tell them this ain’t the 1970s all over again. Sorry, but it is what it is! The NFL is… Read More »
QB Lance opts out; WR Ross cleared to lift and other college draft notes … After playing in his team’s only game this fall, rising North Dakota State QB Trey Lance has confirmed that he has opted out of the rest of any 2020 season that the Bison plays this year and instead will be entering the upcoming… Read More »
We’re #1 … Its still a little early to be posting the updated, weekly selection order for the 2021, but if the draft were held this week, the NY Giants would have the first pick overall. The Giants are one of four still winless teams, but have the weakest strength of schedule of the four, dropping below that… Read More »
Broncos get first win; Jets still struggling … The long season for the New York Jets got a little longer this evening as they lost at home to the previously winless Denver Broncos 37-28. Oh, did we mention that the Broncos were starting a former undrafted QB making his first career start at the position. The win drops… Read More »
Happy 10th to #14 … Big day in the family today and second grandson Austin turns the big 1-0!. Happy Birthday bud despite the pandemic. And when it’s all done we are going to celebrate in style playing a little mini-putt, going to a movie and then having pizza at a Boston Pizza!!
Duck DE top college player not eligible for 2021 draft … As he does every year at this time, GBN Chief Scout Larry Parker has put together a list of the top redshirt freshmen and true sophomores in college football not eligible for the 2021 draft. Heading the list this year is rising Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux, followed… Read More »
Conference championship previews hilite weekly schedule … Could be a couple of real treats on this week’s NFL schedule with a couple of games that could literally be previews of this year’s conference championship games. Indeed, one would get pretty good odds that this year’s conference title games will be Green Bay versus New Orleans in the NFC… Read More »
Multiple players opting back in … No big surprise here, but with the Big Ten and PAC-12 apparently back for some football this fall, a number of players who had opted out of playing have changed their minds and will play. That includes a number of prominent Big Ten prospects including star CB Shaun Wade and OG Wyatt… Read More »
Still waiting word on fate of B1G, OSU CB latest to opt out … There is still no official word this morning as to whether the Big Ten football season will in fact be moved back into the late fall. Conference presidents met yesterday to discuss the possibility of starting up their season as early as mid-October, but… Read More »
Initial Big Board posted … As part of our pre-season preview with the NFL’s regular schedule set to kick-off Thursday evening, here’s the initial GBN Big Board ranking of the top 100 prospects for the 2021 draft. Of course, a lot is likely to change between now and April, especially given the rather chaotic circumstances college football finds… Read More »
GBN Fearless Forecast posted … Its that time of the year again. With the NFL actually set to kick off the regular schedule this weekend, here are our annual predictions and picks for the upcoming season. Here
Draft class survives Turk … One of the fears entering the 2020 season was the fact that because of training camp limitations it might be harder for late round picks this past April to earn a roster spot. Turns out those concerns may have been overstated as there was in fact very little difference in the number of… Read More »
UCF CB opts out; Duke loses C to knee … Central Florida senior CB Tay Gowan is one of ten Knights to announce that they have opted out of the upcoming season. Gowan, who indicated that he was opting out because of concerns about his daughter who has health issues, will begin preparing for the 2021 draft where… Read More »
UGA QB Newman latest to opt out … Georgia QB Jamie Newman, a graduate transfer from Wake Forest who was projected to be the Bulldogs’ starter this season, has announced that he has decided to opt out of the season and instead will begin preparing for the 2021 draft where he is projected to be one of the… Read More »
Two more college OL opt out … A couple more offensive line prospects have indicated that they will not play this fall. For example, Miami of Ohio senior OT Tommy Doyle, a potential second day pick this coming April, has announced that he’ll be foregoing his final season of eligibility and enter the upcoming draft. Meanwhile, Mississippi senior… Read More »
FCS champs with star QB Lance and OT Radunz to play one game … Interesting storyline out of North Dakota State where the 14-time FCS champions have announced they will in fact play one game this fall when they host Central Arkansas on October 3rd. The Bison play in the Missouri Valley Conference which pushed its football season… Read More »
