Bold Predictions for Week 14 - 2024 College Football

We may be back. Last week’s bold predictions column went 2-of-3, as Ohio State and Arizona State both delivered. Colorado -- not so much.  This week is the most anticipated in any college football regular season: Rivalry week. This season’s highlight game is a rivalry renewed, as Texas travels to Kyle Field to play Texas […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 13 - 2024 College Football

With now just rivalry week left in the books for college football’s regular season, the playoff picture continued to shape up and was further refined in a wild Week 13.  The craziness started in the noon slate, as Ohio State proved that they are among the nation’s top teams as they rolled over Indiana. Ole […]

Bold Predictions for Week 13 - 2024 College Football

Last week’s segment was another swing and a miss. Pitt nearly took down Clemson, but quarterback Cade Klubnik diced up the defense with a clutch game-winning touchdown run with slightly over a minute remaining. Nebraska had USC on the ropes but ultimately fell short. Tennessee didn’t even start its backup quarterback with Nico Iamaleava healthy […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 12 - 2024 College Football

The college football season has almost gone as quickly as it came, as we have just two weeks remaining in the regular season. Week 12’s results shook up the playoff race once again, and it’s inevitable that we will see more shakeup over the next two weeks as the regular season closes down. The noon […]

Bold Predictions for Week 12 - 2024 College Football

Based on the way this column has gone over the past few weeks, it would be wise to take every prediction that I have laid out here and create a parlay that is betting the exact opposite of all three outcomes. These bold predictions have not been shaking out cleanly, but I have a good […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 11 - 2024 College Football

Week 11 was one of the wildest weeks yet as the season’s final month of play kicked off. The noon slate started with a wild Georgia Tech upset over Miami paired with dominant performances from two of the nation’s best in Ohio State and Texas. Indiana toppled Michigan in the midday slate while Georgia sputtered, […]

Bold Predictions for Week 11 - 2024 College Football

Another week, another missed opportunity to take a victory lap. My Week 10 bold predictions were all duds. Jeremiah Smith only had 55 yards in the nail-biting Ohio State win, Arkansas got throttled 63-31, and Tennessee only scored 28 points in a game that was too close for comfort. That’s why we call them bold […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 10 - 2024 College Football

Week 10 was yet again another thrilling slate of college football. Headlined by Ohio State’s big road win at Penn State, contenders rose to the occasion in some spots and fell short in others. Along with Penn State losing, Iowa State suffered its first loss at the hands of Texas Tech. Clemson also suffered its […]

Bold Predictions for Week 10 College Football - Freshman Phenom Goes Off, SEC Upset Eliminates Playoff Contender, and more

Week 9’s bold predictions were, let’s face it, a little too bold. Syracuse most definitely did not hand Pitt its first loss, Michigan State was close but did not upset Michigan, and UCF was nowhere near toppling the still-perfect BYU Cougars.  Week 10’s slate has upset week written all over it. There are a plethora […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 9 - 2024 College Football

Week 9 of college football has come to a close, and most teams have just four regular-season games remaining before we hit conference championship week. Favorites rolled this week and while many top-level teams were tested, there were no surprising losses across the board. In the noon slate, Ohio State narrowly dodged Nebraska, Notre Dame […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 8 - 2024 College Football

Week 8 didn’t have quite the degree of thrilling last-minute victories that Week 7 had, but it was a slate full of surprises and fun nonetheless. The suspense started on Friday night, as BYU stayed undefeated with a go-ahead 35-yard touchdown with just ten seconds on the clock to topple Oklahoma State. Saturday’s early slate […]

Bold Predictions for Week 9 - 2024 College Football

After a two-week dry spell, my Week 8 bold predictions finally started to hit again. I was way off on Nebraska over Indiana, but Tennessee over Alabama and Illinois over Michigan both held true. Week 9’s slate again has the potential for some wild results. After hours of mulling through the slate, I have crafted […]

Bold Predictions for Week 8 - 2024 College Football

The Week 7 college football slate was complete chaos and amidst the chaos, last week’s bold predictions were missed again. Ohio State fell at Oregon, BYU steamrolled Arizona, and USC sputtered late to lose to Penn State in overtime. Another 0-3 record on bold predictions marks back-to-back down weeks. Meaning we’ve got to be due […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 7 - 2024 College Football

Week 7 of the college football season did not disappoint and honestly from this point on, every weekend ahead of us gets more and more exciting. More games have championship implications with the 12-team playoff on the horizon, and a few teams’ playoff hopes are on life support following some shocking Week 7 losses. Although […]

Bold Predictions for Week 7 - 2024 College Football

Despite the chaos of Week 6, last week’s bold predictions just were not bold enough. Missouri was blown out rather than securing a road win as predicted. Miami surely did not blow California out as it needed a final-minute touchdown to win by one point. Will Rogers did turn the ball over for the first […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 6 - 2024 College Football

Week 6 was one of the most insane weekends of college football in recent memory. From a bird’s eye view, the slate looked boring. Only one ranked matchup, College Gameday in California for an after-dark kickoff, and top teams playing what appeared to be cupcakes. That could not be more wrong. Expect the unexpected in […]

Bold Predictions for Week 6 - 2024 College Football

Week 5’s bold predictions were all close but no cigar. Last week, I had Notre Dame over Louisville by double digits. The Irish led all game but ended up winning by seven. I also predicted that Michael Hawkins Jr. would ignite the Oklahoma Sooners and get them rolling.  Hawkins had an impressive 48-yard touchdown run, […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 5 - 2024 College Football

Week 5 brought us what will go down as one of the most memorable college football games of all time between second-ranked Georgia and fourth-ranked Alabama. The Crimson Tide led 30-7 going into halftime, and 33-15 heading into the fourth quarter. This game was over until it wasn’t, as the rest is now fresh history. […]

Bold Predictions for Week 5 College Football - 2024 CFB Outlook

It’s been a good last two weeks in the bold predictions column. After sweeping the board in Week 3, one-and-a-half of my three predictions for Week 4 hit.  Tennessee did not run the score up in Norman as I had predicted, but it still won comfortably through stifling Oklahoma’s offensive efforts. We’ll count that as […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 4 - 2024 College Football

What a Week 4 we had in the world of college football. Friday night’s games were a sign of the fiasco that would come the following day, as Stanford beat Syracuse on the road at the last second and Illinois beat Nebraska at the last second, both as multiple-score underdogs. Saturday started off slow in […]

Bold Predictions for Week 4 - 2024 College Football

I’m here to provide bold predictions for Week 4, but I’m also here to victory lap my Week 3 bold predictions going 3-for-3. The Jayhawks fell on their home turf to UNLV on Friday night, Florida State started the season 0-3, and Colorado fired on all cylinders against its in-state rival on Saturday night. Week […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 3 - 2024 College Football

Week 3’s slate may have been the worst we will see all season, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t love every second of it.  The noon slate started with an Alabama thrashing of Wisconsin in Madison, a nail-biting LSU win in Columbia, yet another Florida State loss, and a boa-constrictor-style win in Missouri. The middle […]

Bold Predictions for Week 3 College Football

After an exhilarating Week 2 of college football, the Week 3 slate does not look very promising on paper. That does not mean we won’t see some exciting games -- who thought Northern Illinois-Notre Dame would be as fun as it was? Not me, that’s for sure. None of my Week 2 bold predictions came […]

Devaughn Vele (WR, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0.7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With question marks surrounding Denver’s receiver room entering Week 1, rookie quarterback Bo Nix spread the ball around to a plethora of playmakers. One of the beneficiaries was 26-year-old rookie Devaughn Vele, who was picked in the seventh round of the 2024 […]

Jaylen Wright - Week 2 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues (Pending De'Von Achane game status) POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 UPDATE: De'Von Achane is officially active for Thursday Night Football. ANALYSIS: Rookie running back Jaylen Wright was a healthy scratch in Week 1, but the fourth-rounder appears set to make his NFL debut with Raheem Mostert (chest) already ruled out […]

De’Von Achane - Week 2 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 8+ Team Leagues (Pending health) POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 UPDATE: De'Von Achane is officially active for Thursday Night Football. ANALYSIS: De’Von Achane picked up where he left off last season in Week 1 against Jacksonville. The second-year running back rushed 10 times for 24 yards and a score while collecting seven receptions […]

Rico Dowdle (RB, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Dallas displayed an ugly split between their two running backs in Week 1’s win over Cleveland, with Ezekiel Elliott rushing 10 times and Rico Dowdle toting the rock eight times. Neither running back was particularly efficient, meaning the two will likely split […]

When Is David Njoku Coming Back? Fantasy Football Injury Return Update

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku was a league-winner a year ago, finishing no lower than the weekly TE4 over the last four weeks of the fantasy football season. Njoku was off to another hot start on Sunday when he suffered an ankle injury early in the third quarter. The 28-year-old tight end caught four […]

J.K. Dobbins (RB, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 77% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first game since Week 1 last season, Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins shined in his new offense. Dobbins only had a 58% snap share and took 37% of the team’s carries, but he looked much more explosive than backfield […]

College Football Risers and Fallers After Week 1 - 2024 College Football

Week 2 of college football was a beautiful encore to opening weekend. We had everything from big-time non-conference matchups to nail-biting wins and mammoth upsets in the second weekend of action. The wild week started on Friday night with a double-overtime Duke win over Northwestern on the Wildcats’ makeshift field. Saturday’s noon slate was headlined […]