College Fantasy Football News

With Week 0 in the books, we’ve had our focus on an extended Week 1 for the 2019 college football season. We know everyone is excited for the college football season with the proof being that Florida/Miami was ESPN’s highest-rated game since 2016. College football will dominate our schedules with matchups on Thursday, Friday, a…

In week 1 of the 2019 college football season, Kansas State hosts Nicholls in what should be a beatdown. It will be very interesting for college fantasy football owners to see how the offense changes under new head coach Chris Klieman, in his first season after a very successful stint at North Dakota State. You…

Stephen F. Austin kicks off at Baylor on August 31st at 7PM on ESPN+. When setting your college fantasy lineup this week, matchups like these can be difficult to gauge – with the potential that starters only play limited action in what is likely to be a blowout. Head Coach Matt Rhule has Baylor trending…

College football is back and when you’re following your college fantasy football team, it can be tough to find games! This week, Syracuse travels to Liberty – both have key players in the CFF realm. We’re excited to see if a single Syracuse WR takes over like Etta-Tawo did a few years ago. In the…

The Alabama backfield may actually be a bit thin in 2019 after Trey Sanders suffered what is  reported to be a significant foot injury which pushes his freshman season back a year. He was expected to see significant playing time this year albeit behind Najee Harris and Brian Robinson on the Alabama depth chart. Foot…

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On Monday, UTEP Miners head coach Dana Dimel announced senior running back Quardraiz Wadley injured his toe during practice. Last season Wadley broke out with 627 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns and is their most impactful player. He will miss all of his senior season due to the injury and will most likely redshirt to…

Deandre Francois’s offseason has been one that he will want to forget. In February, Willie Taggart dismissed him due to a litany of issues involving domestic violence with his girlfriend. After his freshman season he led the Seminoles to a 10-3 record and looked like a potential star. His career quickly got derailed due to…

News broke this week that Darriel Mack Jr. broke his ankle during a non-football activity. Mack was the backup to Mckenzie Milton last season and started three games for the Knights in Milton’s absence. There is no timeline yet for Mack’s return which opens the door for transfer Brandon Wimbush to take the reigns of…

Without a doubt the Kansas football team’s standout star a season ago, running back Pooka Williams, will be rejoining the program after a long seven-month suspension. Williams, was arrested and charged with domestic battery last December. Pooka Williams will miss the teams season opener when they play Indiana State at home as part of his…

While recently there’s been hope for a college football video game, it’s yet another year of needing to update the NCAA Football 14 rosters. A group of guys on an Operation Sports thread are working continuously to update the rosters. Please comment on the post if you’re aware of any changes and we’ll update the…

During day 1 of the NFL Draft in Nashville, a Madden20 cover release(featuring Patrick Mahomes) included some details about a new career mode. Madden20 will have 10 college football teams on the game in the second portion of the mode! Once you advance past high school within the Madden20 career mode, you’ll participate in the…

When Rodney Anderson left the game against UCLA on Saturday, many feared his season could be over. The sad news came Sunday evening. Oklahoma announces RB Rodney Anderson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Rough blow for Anderson after so many previous injuries. — Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 10, 2018…

Week 1 is always the toughest week to project fantasy points and we saw some surprising, unexpected results. Let’s go through some of the most fantasy-impactful news and notes from week 1. Let Down Week for Love and TateIt wasn’t the start that two Heisman hopefuls desired for Khalil Tate and Bryce Love. Khalil Tate…

The news that Kellen Mond won the starting job over Nick Starkel was surprising. Jimbo Fisher announced the selection of Mond just yesterday. “I just think he had a better camp. He’s worked very hard, he understands defenses and protections much better. I’m proud of the work he’s done,” said Fisher. 2017 Statistics 0Passing Yards0Passing Touchdowns0InterceptionsFantasy…

Jordan Cronkrite was listed as the starting running back for USF in their recent release of the depth chart heading into week 1 against Elon. No annoying “OR” designation thankfully. Week 1️⃣ Depth Chart#BullStrong 🤘💪 pic.twitter.com/8O745pgrR7 — USF Football (@USFFootball) August 28, 2018 2016 Statistics 0Carries0Rushing Yards0TouchdownsFantasy Impact The former UF transfer has great hands…

Mississippi State starting QB Nick Fitzgerald is suspended for the opener when the Bulldogs face Stephen F Austin. He was suspended for a violation of team rules. Fans are intrigued to see Fitzgerald play coming off an injury from last season. 2017 Statistics 0Passing Yards0Passing Touchdowns0InterceptionsFantasy Impact Fitzgerald is still a top 10 QB to…

The University of Southern Miss released a statement about starting QB Kwadra Griggs stating he has a “pending resolution of a student conduct matter.” Sophomore Jack Abraham is in position to take over the QB duties in 2018. 2017 Statistics 0Passing Yards0Passing Touchdowns0InterceptionsFantasy Impact Being a senior, Griggs’ fantasy value drops to almost nothing, with…

While many of us expected Kellen Overstreet to be the lead RB at Wyoming w/ Trey Woods(now at DE) behind him, we learned differently. Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said Wednesday that he expects Evans to open the season as the Cowboys’ starting running back. Craig Bohl says he expects senior Nico Evans to be Wyoming’s…

August is here and football is in the air. The Oklahoma State Cowboys took the field for its first practice of the preseason on August 1, and Taylor Cornelius was the first-team quarterback, But what about Aug. 30, when Boone Pickens Stadium opens its gates for the season opener against Missouri State? OSU coach Mike…

Former Gardena (Calif.) Serra athlete and UCLA signee Bryan Addison has been given his full release from the Bruins and is back on the market.  Addison was a big recruiting coup for the Bruins and was one of the headliners in their 2018 recruiting class. He was rated the No. 98 player nationally and flashed the potential…

When news came out that Boise State starting RB Alexander Mattison missed the spring, it was a surprise that gave fantasy owners some pause as draft season approached. It appears like everything will be just fine for Mattison, who’s projected as a Top 15 fantasy RB in 2018 in our rankings. Mattison will be the…

Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson is throwing in spring practice, is lifting weights and even has gained back 10 pounds after his surgery in mid-January to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, coach Pat Fitzgerald said recently. Fitzgerald said he expects Thorson who was injured in the first quarter of the Music City…

Wake Forest football coach Dave Clawson announced that Kendall Hinton has received a three-game suspension for a violation of team rules. Hinton will miss Wake Forest’s first three games of the 2018 season. The Demon Deacons open at Tulane on August 30, home vs Towson on Sept. 8 and are home vs Boston College on…

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jake Fromm has suffered a broken hand, as reported by Rivals, which also later reported that a tree fell on Fromm’s house — he reportedly suffered no additional damage in the latter incident :). The broken hand injury occurred in a “freak” lake accident, which comes on the heels of Fromm suffering another minor lake-involved accident in June, when…

The starting quarterback for Georgia, Jake Fromm, has suffered a severe hand injury. News has leaked out that the quarterback has broken his non-throwing hand. The big question for fantasy owners is how long will this affect his fantasy status. Will the same thing happen to him that happened to Eason? Can Justin Fields use…

The Gridiron Scholar John Laub and Justin Heisey join host Scott Bogman for episode 6 of their CFF On Campus podcast which is also available on iTunes. The Mountain West and Sun Belt are the focus of discussion from a college fantasy football perspective, discussing their top 5 from each position. Listen to “Ep 6…

The Gridiron Scholar John Laub and Justin Heisey join host Scott Bogman for episode 5 of their CFF On Campus podcast which is also available on iTunes. Laub and Heisey talk about Conference USA, MAC, and the Independents from a college fantasy football perspective, discussing their top 5 from each position. Boom. Listen to “Ep…

The Gridiron Scholar John Laub and Justin Heisey join host Scott Bogman for episode 4 of their CFF On Campus podcast which is also available on iTunes. They walk through the Pac-12 and SEC conferences from a college fantasy football perspective, discussing their top 5 from each position. Enjoy! Listen to “Ep 4 | SEC…

After a hard fought battle with testicular cancer for three months, Syracuse quarterback Rex Culpepper is officially cancer-free. Culpepper celebrated the news by ringing the bell at Moffitt Cancer Center in his hometown of Tampa, Fla., which is tradition for cancer patients who have completed their cancer treatment. Culpepper and his family could not be any…

In a tweet earlier today by @YahooFantasy, Yahoo! announced they will be launching a college fantasy football league platform! It will be interesting to see how they match up against Fantrax, a website that has had a monopoly on college fantasy sports for a few years. NEW game coming later this summer: College Fantasy Football.…

Ah social media. No actual news has been confirmed but two of the top fantasy players’ seasons could be in jeopardy. We’ll begin with Tee Higgins, star WR at Clemson, who was named and pictured next to a McLaren he supposedly purchased. We’ll see what the unpredictable NCAA does. The post was deleted by the…

Laub, Heinsey, and Bogman preview the Big 10 and Big 12 conferences, discussing the top CFF players. Listen to “Ep 3 | Big 10 and Big 12 Preview” on Spreaker.

Laub, Heinsey, and Bogman discuss the top college fantasy football prospects in the ACC and AAC. Listen to “Ep 2 | Top 5 QB, RB, and WR in the AAC and ACC” on Spreaker.

Wilton Speight transferred to UCLA for his final year of college football and he is eligible to play immediately in 2018. Speight lead Michigan to a 10-3 record in 2016, but was limited by injury most of 2017. His 2016 season ended with more than 2500 yards and 18 touchdowns. Speight will battle it out…

Trey Woods starting running back for the Wyoming Cowboys is out for the season. Last year he was the Cowboys leading rusher in 2017 with 133 carries, 433 yards, and 2 TD’s. So you can bet that this is a big blow to a Wyoming offense that has already lost Josh Allen to the Buffalo…

John Laub and Justin Heisey join host Scott Bogman on a new college fantasy football podcast! Check it out below as they discuss gambling’s potential impact on college fantasy football, top players in the ACC and AAC, and some of the recent news like Jalen Greene to Utah State. Listen here! Listen to “Ep 1…

Former Ole Miss Quarterback Shea Patterson is expected to have his transfer waiver request approved as early as Friday. The NCAA has been reviewing his case since February, along with several other Ole Miss transfers. The approval will allow him to play immediately for Michigan, where he is expected to start. This is big news…

Miami lost QB Evan Shirreffs as a graduate transfer to play for the Charlotte 49ers. He is eligible to play immediately for a team that went 1-11 last year. Shirreffs is a pro-style QB with the perfect size at 6’5 and a good arm. 2017 Statistics 0Passing Yards0Passing Touchdowns0InterceptionsFantasy Impact Shirreffs has gone from a…

USC WR Jalen Greene transferred from USC to Illinois and will be eligible to play in 2018 as a graduate transfer. He’s looking for a fresh start after being unable to secure a starting spot with an influx of highly touted young WR’s at USC. UPDATE: Greene has decided to transfer to Utah State instead…

KJ Carta-Samuels decided to transfer from Washington after backing up Jake Browning for a few seasons. Many saw this coming when Browning returned for his senior season, however Carta-Samuels was expected to land at UCLA. He later decided to join Colorado State after their starting QB tore his ACL in the spring, giving Carta-Samuels a…

Projected Western Kentucky backup RB Quinton Baker was released from the team for repeated violations of team rules. The speedy RB was hoping for a breakout season in an offense where he expected to see a career high in carries along with receptions in the passing game in the upcoming season. Baker plans to transfer,…

Alabama Wide Receiver Jerry Jeudy completed a successful minor knee surgery last week and although Nick Saban says there’s no timetable for his return, Jeudy believes he could be ready for the spring game. The WR position figures to be more important than normal for college fantasy football if, as many expect, Tagovailoa indeed takes…

Toledo TE Jordan Fisher has switched to defense full-time as a linebacker. There’s a shot he could be switched back to offense but that is not currently in the plans. 2017 Statistics 0Receptions0Receiving Yards0TouchdownsFantasy Impact Fisher was the leading TE for Toledo in 2017, however TE isn’t a big producer in this offense so overall…

Texas Tech QB Jett Duffey was one of 4 players who were arrested last week and suspended indefinitely by Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury. This isn’t his first strike either. Duffey was competing for the starting QB along with McLane Carter and freshman Alan Bowman. He was previously listed at the top of the 2018 Texas…

True Freshman QB Emory Jones is getting 4th string reps in practice having to earn his way past Feliepe Franks and others. Florida was able to swing his commitment from Ohio State after Dan Mullen took the Florida job and it’s taken all of one week for Jones to gain positive momentum. After watching 2…

Arizona State WR John Humphrey will miss the 2018 season after tearing his ACL during a spring practice. Humphrey was in a battle for a starting WR spot. 2017 Statistics 0Receptions0Yards0TouchdownsFantasy Impact The Sophomore started off 2017 with a bang, he hauled in 7 receptions, 123 yards, and scored a touchdown in his first game.…

ECU Quarterback Gardner Minshew transferred to Washington State not long after committing to Alabama. The news is incredible for Washington State who tragically lost their projected starter and also lost QB Luke Falk to the NFL. Alabama loses out on Minshew who anticipated becoming the backup to whomever won the Crimson Tide QB job, assuming…

UPDATE: The rosters are not complete yet, but remain in the works. Please comment if you have completed rosters. We’ll update ASAP. Many are still longing for news on the eventual release of a new NCAA Football video game. CFBDynasty is right there with you. Until that wonderful day, the community of college football freaks…

Week 1 presents a few unique challenges for college fantasy football which makes it the most unpredictable week of the season. Lopsided opponents are typically bad for fantasy because players may be sidelined by halftime. Fantasy owners are forced to decide between a player against a good defense but will play 4 quarters vs a…

Cheat Sheets and Rankings will be updated today. Some of the news so far in camp listed in this post is already reflected in the rankings. Just to make sure you’re caught up to speed, here is a quick version of the news impacting college fantasy football. Georgia Tech dismissed Soph RB Dedrick Mills who…

WR Darren Carrington was kicked off of Oregon and has landed in Utah. Oregon has lost their top WR, and for a well-known offense that perennially puts points on the board, the impact of Oregon’s top statistical WR leaving may be huge college fantasy football news. That’s not really the case. While Carrington is a…

Every year someone’s fantasy team takes a hit when players decide to leave their school in search of a fresh start. We are going to go over several players that were probably on someone’s fantasy team at one point or another that should be able to make an impact this season at their new school.…

A couple of QB announcements will have an effect on college fantasy football drafts in the middle rounds. Cincy – Former #1 high school QB that committed to 7 schools, Gunner Kiel, has been sent to the bench in favor of Hayden Moore. Moore filled in multiple times for Kiel throughout the 2015 season and…