Always fascinating to watch the NFL draft unfold as the NFL goes through its own evaluation process. Perhaps the most amazing thing that Bruce Feldman heard Thursday night came from NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock, who relayed something that Butch Davis told him. ...more

I'm heading to Indianapolis on Tuesday as NFL Draft season kicks into high gear this week with the combine. Here are the 10 guys I'm most intrigued to see how their stock goes between now and late April. (NOTE: This isn't meant to be a combine version of the Freaks list.) ...more

Now that the deadline for underclassmen entering the NFL Draft has passed, it's time to check in on the programs hit the hardest by early departure and, yes, it's the SEC that took the brunt of early exits. ...more

Those four defensive standouts that 'Bama had to replace from last year's shut-down squad, the ones who were snatched up in the first 35 picks of April's NFL draft, didn't seem so hard to replace. Not with the way Saban has recruited and developed talent in Tuscaloosa. ...more

After spending a lot of time watching the NCAA hoops tournament and hearing about sleepers and favorites, I couldn't help but think a time or two about how the 2013 BCS title race shapes up. After checking the latest 2013 BCS championship odds (via betvega.com), this week's Top 10 list: the most intriguing team lines at this point of the off-season based on personnel, schedule and other minutia. ...more

Here is this week's mailbag. As always, you can send in questions via Twitter at BFeldmanCBS. ...more