Archive for April, 2013

Wisconsin Football: What Future Holds for Badgers Selected in 2013 NFL Draft

Posted by Dave Radcliffe on April 30 2013 Add Comments
There were surprises aplenty in the 2013 NFL draft, and Wisconsin football happened to be right in the middle of some controversy over the first couple of rounds. Out of the seven Badgers who had a shot at being selected during the three-day, seven-round extravaganza, three were drafted, and three more signed on as undrafted free agents following the draft's conclusion. Linebacker Mike Taylor is still looking to latch onto a pro team. We wish ...

Nebraska Football: Cornhusker Freshmen Most Likely to Play in 2013

Posted by Patrick Runge on April 30 2013 Add Comments
Nebraska football fans, like all college football fans, have become accustomed to looking toward the future. As players graduate and move on, freshmen arrive on campus, refresh the roster, and provide new heroes for the Children of the Corn to cheer on autumn Saturdays. With a successful recruiting class and a crop of redshirt freshman ready to contribute, Nebraska has a wealth of young talent on its roster. Here are the freshman most likely to ...

Penn State Football: Matt McGloin in Redskins Rookie Camp

Posted by Colin Tansits on April 30 2013 Add Comments
The wait is over for the many Penn State fans wondering about the future of former Nittany Lion Matt McGloin. After watching the draft and waiting for three long days, McGloin officially announced on Tuesday via his Twitter page that he will be attending the Washington Redskins’ rookie minicamp.Black Shoe Diaries reported that McGloin’s agent has confirmed his tweet. Obviously this is amazing news for the Big Ten's leading passer in 2012. An invite to rookie ...

Texas Football: Recapping the Longhorns in the NFL Draft

Posted by Jonathan Woo on April 30 2013 Add Comments
The Texas Longhorns continue to send their athletes into the NFL, despite any shortcomings and underachievement on the field.In the 2013 Draft, the 'Horns had three former players get selected in the first four rounds: safety Kenny Vaccaro, wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and defensive end Alex Okafor. These three, along with a number of alum who could sign as undrafted free agents, add to a long list of former 'Horns who have gone onto the NFL.As ...

What Having Only 1 First-Round Draft Pick Says About the State of the Big Ten

Posted by David Luther on April 30 2013 Add Comments
It didn't take long for the fallout from the Big Ten's weak performance in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft to make its way around the college football world.Fans and pundits from other conferences, most notably the SEC, helped broadcast the apparent woes of that once-great conference up north, and with 12 first-round picks from the SEC, we can certainly understand their schadenfreude.But we all know the SEC is the king of the ...

Iowa Hawkeyes Football: Post-Spring Game 2-Deep Depth Chart

Posted by David Fidler on April 30 2013 Add Comments
The Iowa Hawkeyes suited up last weekend for their spring game, which was the last time fans will have a chance to see their Hawkeyes in action until next August.This begs the question of what the depth chart will look like on August 31, when Iowa competes against the Northern Illinois Huskies.The following will take a best guess at the opening day depth chart and especially what might change from the spring game depth chart ...

Kentucky Basketball: 5 Biggest Concerns with the Wildcats’ 2014 Roster

Posted by Bobby Reagan on April 30 2013 Add Comments
Once Louisville cut down the nets, the time to make predictions for 2013-14 started.Who will be the next champion? What freshman will be the next star? What team will come out of nowhere to make a run in March? The Kentucky Wildcats will enter the next season likely as one of the top teams in the country and a favorite to win their second championship in three years. Despite having a lineup dominated with freshmen, the ...

Why Urban Meyer Was the Best College Football Hire of the Last Five Years

Posted by Carl Stine on April 30 2013 Add Comments
There are good decisions, such as buying a new car rather than used, betting on an SEC team to win the national title and recycling.Then there are great decisions, such as the one Ohio State made when the program tabbed Urban Meyer as the Buckeye's 24th head football coach.Good call, OSU.Meyer, the coaching genius that led Florida to two national titles, was not only a great hire for the Buckeyes but also the best head ...

Breaking Down Teddy Bridgewater’s Chance of Being No. 1 Pick in 2014 NFL Draft

Posted by Tyler Conway on April 30 2013 Add Comments
While the 2013 NFL draft drew record ratings and went off without a hitch, one of the biggest storylines radiating from Radio City Music Hall was that something was missing—the two best prospects in all of college football. And it wasn’t because they decided to skip out on the festivities, either. They were true sophomores, players only two years out of high school, and thus ineligible to make the pilgrimage under the NFL’s collective bargaining ...

Auburn Football: Lack of NFL Draftees an Indictment of the Gene Chizik Era

Posted by Brett Mixon on April 30 2013 Add Comments
The Auburn Tigers had as many NFL draft picks in the 2013 NFL draft as another school in the state in Alabama. Nope, it's not as many as its hated rival, the University of Alabama, who had nine players drafted. It's as many as FCS member Samford—whose campus is in Birmingham. The Bulldogs had one. In the SEC, Auburn's one draft pick tied Kentucky for 12th in the SEC. Only Ole Miss had fewer with—you guessed ...