Top College Football Games: Week 2

by James Layton

Week one was full of surprises and upsets. I expect week two to be the same way. There is an impressive lineup of games for this week. Some teams I can’t wait to see play are Wisconsin, Iowa, Miami (OH), and USC.

Let’s get into my top games.

Thursday

Illinois @ Kansas 7:30 pm ESPN 2

Saturday

  • Vanderbilt @ Wake Forest, 11:00 am ACC Network
  • 22 Ole Miss @ 24 Tulane, 3:30 pm ESPN 2
  • 25 Iowa @ Iowa State, 3:30 pm Fox
  • Miami (OH) @ Umass, 3:30 pm ESPN +
  • Appalachian State @ North Carolina, 5:15 pm ACC Network
  • 11 Texas @ 4 Alabama, 7:00 pm ESPN
  • 19 Wisconsin @ Washington State, 7:30 pm ABC
  • UCLA @ San Diego State, 7:30 pm CBS
  • Stanford @ 6 USC, 10:30 pm Fox
  • Auburn @ California, 10:30 pm ESPN

Draft Prospects to Watch in Today’s Games Week 2

by James Layton

This a good week to get a good look at some of the Quarterback prospects for the 2023 NFL Draft. Four of the top ten Quarterbacks are going against some good defenses.

Some of the players I really want to get a better look at this week are DL Calijah Kancy (Pittsburgh), QB Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), Edge Will McDonald (Iowa State), and Safety Demani Richardson.

Let’s get in to the Prospects.

Appalachian State @ Texas A&M

Appalachian State

  • Nick Hampton, LB
  • Steven Jones Jr, CB
  • Camerun Peoples, RB

Texas A&M

  • Myles Jones, CB
  • Demani Richardson, S
  • Ainias Smith, WR

#24 Tennessee @ #17 Pittsburgh

Tennessee

  • Jeremy Banks, LB
  • Jerome Carvin, OL
  • Princeton Fant, TE
  • Trevon Flowers, S
  • Hendon Hooker, QB
  • Cedric Tillman, WR
  • Darnell Wright, OL
  • Byron Young, Edge

Pittsburgh

  • Habakkuk Baldonado, Edge
  • Sirvocea Dennis, LB
  • Marcus Minor, OL
  • Kedon Slovis, QB
  • Carter Warren, OT
  • Marquis Williams, CB
  • MJ Devonshire, CB
  • John Morgan III, DE
  • Calijah Kancy, DT
  • Bangally Kamara, LB
  • Israel Abanikada, RB
  • Jared Wayne, WR
  • Bub Means, WR
  • Konata Mumfield, WR

#25 Houston @ Texas Tech

Houston

  • KeSean Carter, WR
  • Nathaniel Dell, WR
  • Donovan Mutin, LB
  • Gervarrius Owens, S
  • Derek Parish, FB
  • Clayton Tune, QB

Texas Tech

  • Adrian Frye, S
  • Reggie Pearson Jr, S
  • Tyler Shough, QB
  • SaRodorick Thompson, RB
  • Tyree Wilson, Edge

Iowa State @ Iowa

Iowa State

  • Trevor Downing, OL
  • Xavier Hutchinson, WR
  • Anthony Johnson Jr, S
  • Will McDonald IV, Edge
  • Jared Rus, FB

Iowa

  • Seth Benson, LB
  • Jack Campbell, LB
  • Sam LaPorta, TE
  • Kaevon Merriweather, S
  • Riley Moss, CB
  • Spencer Petras, QB
  • Monte Pottebaum, FB

#20 Kentucky @ #12 Florida

Kentucky

  • Brenden Bates, TE
  • Kenneth Horsey, OL
  • Jacquez Jones, LB
  • Will Levis, QB
  • Tashawn Manning, OL
  • Tayvion Robinson, WR
  • Chris Rodriquez Jr, RB
  • DeAndre Square, LB
  • Keaton Upshaw, TE
  • Jordan Wright, LB

Florida

  • Anthony Richardson, QB
  • Brenton Cox Jr, Edge
  • Trey Dean III, S
  • Richard Gouraige, OL
  • Ventrell Miller, LB
  • Justin Shorter, WR
  • O’Cyrus Torrence, OL

#10 USC @ Stanford

USC

  • Mekhi Blackmon, CB
  • Terrell Bynum, WR
  • Travis Dye, RB
  • Shane Lee, LB
  • Brett Neilon, OL
  • Andrew Vorhees, OL

Stanford

  • Elijah Higgins, WR
  • Kyu Blu Kelly, CB
  • Jacob Mangum-Farrar, LB
  • Walter Rouse, OL
  • Kendall Williamson, S
  • Michael Wilson, WR

Top College Games for Week 2

by James Layton

This week’s games are still a lot of the power five schools’ playing lower division schools or a non-power five school. But there are some games that are going to be good matchups. And that will show be some good game film for the 2023 NFL Draft Prospects.

Let’s get into the Games.

  • Appalachian State @ Texas A&M 3:30 pm EST ESPN 2
  • #24 Tennessee @ #17 Pittsburgh 3:30 pm EST ABC
  • #25 Houston @ Texas Tech 4:00 pm EST FS1
  • Iowa State @ Iowa 4:00 pm EST Big Ten Network
  • #20 Kentucky @ #12 Florida 7:00 pm EST ESPN
  • #10 USC @ Stanford 7:30 pm EST ABC

Final Interior Offensive Linemen Rankings

By Barb Layton

I love quite a few of the centers and guards coming out this year. I think Tyler Linderbaum is the top prospect in this group. I in my first rankings did the top 10 and now I am doing the top 5 and a sleeper player.

  1. Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
  2. Zion Johnson, Boston College
  3. Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
  4. Dylan Parham, Memphis
  5. Darian Kinnard, Kentucky

Sleeper: Luke Goedeke, Central Michigan

2022 NFL Draft Top 10 Interior Offensive Line Prospects

2022 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Interior Offensive Linemen | College  Football | PFF

By Barb Layton

This is the last of the offensive players. I combined both the guards and the centers. Let’s see how this goes.

  1. Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
  2. Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
  3. Zion Johnson, Boston College
  4. Lecitus Smith, Virginia Tech
  5. Ed Ingram, LSU
  6. Alec Lindstrom, Boston College
  7. Marquis Hayes, Oklahoma
  8. Thayer Munford, Ohio State
  9. Cade Mays, Tennessee
  10. Cameron Jurgens, Nebraska

Cowboys Official Undrafted Free Agent Signings

By James Layton

The Cowboys have officially announced their Undrafted Free Agent signings. They have been doing a great job drafting the past few years, and that continued this year.

They have found a gems in the undrafted market with Brandon Smith (WR), Austin Fauliu (DT), and Brennan Eagles (WR).

Here are their signings.

  1. Brenden Knox, RB Marshall
  2. Artayvious Lynn, TE TCU
  3. Tyler Coyle, S Purdue
  4. JaQuan Hardy, Tiffin
  5. Osirus Mitchell, WR Mississippi State
  6. Anthony Hines, LB Texas A&M
  7. Brandon Smith, WR Iowa
  8. Braylon Jones, G Houston
  9. T.J. Vasher, WR Texas Tech
  10. Austin Fauliu, DT Oregon
  11. Nick Eubanks, TE Michigan
  12. Nick Ralston, FB Louisiana
  13. Brennan Eagles, WR Texas