Rarely does significant new information come out regarding a prospect at this time of year. The folks at the combine generally do a good job poking and prodding until every stone has been overturned. But Rolando McClain revealed some surprising information at Alabama’s pro day.

The Wonderlic is a mental aptitude test that the NFL administers to players who attend the NFL Combine. In the grand scheme of things the Wonderlic is a weak gauge at best to how a player will perform on the field. Nonetheless, scouts examine the scores like 40-yard dash times.

According to a survey conducted by the Jacksonville Jaguars of over 800 season ticket holders, 55% would not be in favor of drafting area star and Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow. Season ticket holders are the people who pay the bills and their opinion does count. But Jacksonville may never have been all that serious

The No. 1 ranked wide receiver in the 2010 NFL Draft class, Dez Bryant, has announced that he will not work out for scouts at the Oklahoma State Pro Day on Wednesday.

When Tim called me in 2006, I had no idea how prophetic his words would be. “Go to YouTube and put in the name Tim Tebow,” he told me. “This is the guy the Gators just signed

Monday served as the first day of spring practices for Oklahoma’s football team. That means the Sooners officially start the post Bradford era on offense, even though you can argue that happened a long time ago.

While I am thankful for the fact that Spencer Hall regarded the arrest as bureaucratic and mundane after the fashion of most such arrests of Bulldog players, the fact that Zach Mettenberger was arrested over the weekend merely adds to my conviction that University of Georgia athletics should be declared a federal disaster area.

Christian Ponder threw for 2,717 yards and 14 touchdowns last season. If it weren’t for the five losses last year, or the same injury that ended Sam Bradford’s season, or the same off-field nonsense that has clouded his every season at Florida State, it might not seem so improbable. It might not sound so odd to hear Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher matter-of-factly point out that Christian Ponder, with a career record of 13-9 as a starter, is the best quarterback he has ever coached

One item that we missed in this morning’s police-blotter-esque Headlinin’ post: Georgia QB Zach Mettenberger, one of two highly touted redshirt freshmen poised to compete for the starting job this season, was arrested early Sunday morning near Valdosta for, among other things, underage possession and false ID. If that doesn’t win this year’s Worst Way To End Spring Break Award, it’s sure to be at least a finalist. (Actually, if Valdosta is Mettenberger’s idea of a party, he may also be in the running for the Worst Way To Spend Spring Break Award, but that’s a different post entirely.) Mettenberger is the first UGA player to get pinched this year, and if history is any guide, he won’t be the last

View full size photo » I know a lot of people have wanted me to get to Gerhart a little sooner, but never really imagined we would contemplate taking him, but with Jones gone, and Leon’s status still a little uncertain, it’s becoming a real possibility that we will look his way when it comes to the draft in April. Gerhart has done nothing but produce since he was a kid, he had a record career at Norco high school in California, despite this most scout agencies only ranked him as a 3 star prospect, although during the recruitment process he did carry the name ‘Touchdown Toby’. Names Mr Football for the state of California in 2005 he decided on Stanford thanks to the combination of academics and excellence in a two sport program (he is also a baseball player) Gerhart has also heard what is being said about him, and feels that he is not getting the recognition that he deserves, not listed as a top 5 back in either Tod McShay’s or Mel Kipers running back class, and not even listed as their value picks: “They say I don’t have top-end speed or the burst,” Gerhart added.