NFL Draft Inches Closer, Blaine Gabbert #1?

The NFL Draft is inching closer, as it is held at the end of the month. The Carolina Panthers hold the #1 pick and will be on the clock first. There have been hundreds of mock drafts and guesses as to what the Carolina Panthers will do. There is no consensus #1 pick, as there is in some draft classes. It seems the race for the #1 pick is between Cam Newton from Auburn, Blaine Gabbert from Missouri, Marcell Dareus from Alabama, and Patrick Peterson of LSU. Most mocks have Newton going #1, but others think Gabbert may sneak in there. Check out the NFL Draft to see if a Big 12 quarterback can go #1!

College Recruiting

In recent weeks, we have seen some NCAA violations. With Oregon, Ohio State, Auburn, etc, violations keep getting reported at a rapid rate. Here's a new one, regarding Patrick Peterson who attended LSU: "Willie Lyles, a Texas-based football trainer who is under NCAA investigation after receiving $25,000 from Oregon, told Texas A&M it had to "beat" $80,000 if it wanted to sign star recruit Patrick Peterson in 2007, a former Texas A&M coach told ESPN on Wednesday." Peterson did not play at A&M and went to LSU where he starred and is now considered a Top Ten pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The NCAA needs to clean up these money payments and rumors before it gets even worse.