Big day on star game schedule … There a huge day on the college football post-season all-star schedule Tuesday with the East-West Shrine game scheduled for the evening in Frisco, Texas, while the Senior Bowl practices get underway in the afternoon in Mobile. And both will be covered by the NFL Network with the Senior Bowl practices slated… Read More »
‘Hawks, Pats off to Super Bowl; two more picks settled … It will be Seattle versus New England in the Super Bowl in two weeks in San Francisco, although they got their in different ways. The Seahawks held off the LA Rams 31-27 in a wide-open, high-scoring affair, while the Patriots won a 10-7 defensive struggle in the… Read More »
College football notes … Not necessarily a whole lot going on in the world of college football this weekend, but there are several items of note. The extended deadline for underclassmen thinking of entering 2026 draft who playing in last Monday’s national championship game passed yesterday with only one item to report as Miami LB Mo Toure announced… Read More »
FSU DT stands out at Shrine weigh-in … There wasn’t necessarily a whole lot that jumped off the page following the weigh-in/measurement session at this weekend’s East-West Shrine event in Frisco, Texas. However, the one player who really did stand out was Florida State DT Darrell Jackson who measured in at 6-5, 328 with 35-inch arms and huge… Read More »
CFP field to remain at 12 for 2026 … The college football playoff will stick with 12 teams for the upcoming season after the SEC and Big 10 could not agree on the format for expansion. The SEC reportedly wanted to expand the playoff field to 16 teams, but the Big 10 would only agree if the SEC… Read More »
Star ‘Canes OT enters draft … To absolutely no ones surprise, All-America Miami OT Francis Mauigoa has confirmed that he will in fact be etering the 2026 draft where he is projected to be a top 5-10 pick. And speaking of Miami, the Hurricanes got a big get in the transfer portal when rising former Missouri DE Damon… Read More »
American Bowl on tap … One of the lesser all-star games kicks off in just a few hours with the American Bowl set to go at 8 PM E later this eveing in Lakeland, Florida. Coverage will be provided by the NFL Network. Again, this is a lesser star which could very well not having selected in this… Read More »
Shrine prospects heading to Frisco as star week set to kick-off … NFL hopefuls participating in next week’s East-West Shrine all-star game are gathering in Frisco as we speak for the start Shrine activities. Players will start their interviews tomorrow and we presume get weighed and measured, while the 4 days of practice get underway on Friday culminating… Read More »
Senior Bowl adds DE Bain, CB Ponds, three others from title game … The Senior Bowl has announced that Miami DE Rueben Bain, a top 5 prospect for the upcoming draft, is one of 5 players from Monday’s national championship game to commit to this year’s all-star game in Mobile. Bain will be joined in mobile by teammates… Read More »
January mock updated … With the 2026 draft class now pretty well set, the GBN projection for the first round of the upcoming draft has has been updated. Again, please note that our goal is not to try and predict which particular player a particular team will select 3 months plus down the road; rather we are primarily… Read More »
And the meek shall inherit the earth!!! … Indiana, which hadn’t won a conference title since the 1960s, won their first ever national championship ever, with a 27-21 win over a game Miami team in a terrific game that went down to the final minute. However, there won’t be much time for many of the best players on… Read More »
Peeking ahead to what may be loaded 2027 draft … Now that the field for the 2026 draft – now just 95 days away – has been pretty well set, we can also get a sense of what the 2027 draft class might look like. And while the current draft class isn’t exactly blowing anyone away, especially at… Read More »
‘Canes to face Hoosiers in CFP championship … It is championship Monday in college football as Miami will take on top-ranked Indiana in the CFP title game later this evening with KO set for just after 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Hurricanes will actually be the home team as the game will be played in Miami. And… Read More »
Four more picks set; four to go … As a result of this weekend’s conference semi-final playoff games, 4 more picks were settled in the selection order for the 2026 draft. Chicago will have the 25th pick in each round, while Buffalo will have the 26th selection in the opening round, followed by San Francisco at #27 and… Read More »
Saints, Browns, Giants and Pats get top ESPN 2025 draft grades … For those that didn’t see it last week, ESPN ran a piece last week grading the productivity and potential of every team’s 2025 draft with New Orleans, Cleveland, New England and the NY Giants getting the highest grades.
First coaching dominos fall as Giants, Falcons get their man; Pack extend theirs … For those that have been out of the universe, the NY Giants and Atlanta were the first teams to sign new coaches this off-season with New York finalizing a 5-year deal with John Harbaugh yesterday, while the Falcons came to terms with Kevin Stefanski.… Read More »
UM Safety gets 6th year … Michigan S Rod Moore has been granted a 6th year of eligibility. Moore was a rising star early in his career after being named all-conference in both 2022 and 2023, but has barely played since because of a serious knee injury.
LB Carter out of draft; QB Mensah to portal … We have a couple of deadlines coming up over the next 24 hours or so. On the one hand, the 3-day window of opportunity for underclassmen who applied to the NFL for early entry to the 2026 draft to withdraw their names ends on Saturday and at least… Read More »
OB QB Mateer, LB Lewis to return … We kind of figured when there was no word on his entering the draft when the underclassman declaration deadline passed earlier this week, but Oklahoma has finally confirmed that star QB John Mateer will in fact be back with the Sooners next fall. He’ll be joined in the programs lineup… Read More »
Buckeyes lose star LB to pros; keep two OL … Ohio State MLB Sonny Styles has announced that he’ll be joining former teammate Arvell Reese in the 206 draft. Both are considered to be first-round prospects. The Buckeyes did get some good news though as both C Carson Hinzman and OT Austin Siereveld will be back with the… Read More »
Ducks’ Moore to return to school … Oregon QB Dante Moore has just announced that he will be returning to the program in 2026. Possibly just got tired of wearing a green uniform!!
Ducks’ S enters draft; still crickets from QB … With just a few hours until the deadline for underclassmen to apply for early admission to the 2026 draft, Oregon junior safety Dillon Thieneman, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position, has told ESPN that he is in fact entering the draft. The NFL, though, is still… Read More »
OL adds hilite latest Senior Bowl commits … The Senior Bowl has announced the addition of a dozen or so new commits this week including a number of prominent offensive line prospects including Iowa OT Gennings Dunker; OGs Emmanul Pregnon of Oregon, Jalen Farmer of Kentucky and Boston College’s Logan Taylor; and Alabama AA C Parkers Brailsford. Other… Read More »
Draft deadline day for underclassmen … Underclassmen planning on entering the 2026 draft have until 4 PM ET later today to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible to be selected this year. In fact, just about all the usual suspects have declared in one way or another with QBs Dante Moore of Oregon and… Read More »
QB Simpson files draft paprework; TEs Sadiq, Klare enter draft … Thee are multiple reports at this hour that Alabama QB Ty Simpson has in fact filed the paperwork with the NFL to be included in the 2026 draft. Simpson had announced that he would be entering the draft, but with rumors swirling of several lucrative NIL offers… Read More »
