DRAFT NEWS

We enter the last three weeks of the regular season and the conference races are picking up steam. Three huge games pit ranked opponents positioning for a playoff berth – (10) Texas at (5) Georgia, (9) Notre Dame at (22) Pittsburgh, and (11) Oklahoma at (4) Alabama. Several potential 2026 NFL Draft first round picks will suit up in those games including QBs Ty Simpson (Alabama) and Arch Manning (Texas), RB Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame), WR Zachariah Branch (Georgia), OT Kadyn P

Entering last weekend, eleven teams were undefeated, a large number for this point of the season. But after last Saturday, that number has been reduced to six teams after (2) Miami, Fl (lost to Louisville), (5) Ole Miss (lost to Georgia), (7) Texas Tech (lost to Arizona State), (22) Memphis (lost to UAB), and UNLV (lost to Boise State) all tasted the bitterness of defeat. The remaining undefeated teams come from the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12, ACC, and AAC.

Typically, guards and centers are a low priority for pro personnel departments during the NFL Draft process. But turn on the TV on a fall Sunday and you will see the teams that win are the ones who can run the ball and control the line of scrimmage (LOS). Although not a sexy pick, drafting quality IOL in the middle to late rounds is key to running the ball, establishing the play action offense, and controlling the clock. Last weekend, SNS observed four guards who look like lo