Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Many starts and sits are obvious too, so we will instead focus on fringe options in this column, the ones that take real thought. Good luck with your Week 11 lineups! Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears Start: Josh Jacobs Jacobs remains due for further touchdown regression, and he gets …

Nov 25, 2023; Orlando, Florida, USA; Houston Cougars head coach Dana Holgorsen walks the sideline during the second quarter against the UCF Knights at FBC Mortgage Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Earlier this week, Nebraska football announced that it will make a major offensive change ahead of the matchup with USC on Saturday. Former Houston and West Virginia …

The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. Start-sit questions can be anxious for even the best fantasy managers. Here’s a traffic light report to help get you ready for Week 11. ✅ Green Light WR Calvin Ridley …

Nov. 15—Illinois is back in action this week in a seven-game for the Big Ten. Beat writer Scott Richey ranks all of the league matchups and dives deep on his picks for Illinois MVP and Big Ten MVP to go with more thoughts on the Illini’s latest bowl game projections: Make the time to watch No. 1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0) …

Another huge defensive stand propels Eagles to a key win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Commanders had three plays to go less than a yard. And the Eagles stuffed them. After the Eagles took a two-point lead early in the fourth quarter, Jayden Daniels and the Commanders were driving at the Linc with a chance to go ahead. …

Have you got questions about the FHSAA’s Rural Florida Invitational Tournament? You’re not the only one. Media, fans and even the coaches competing in the Division B Rural state football championship can’t fully explain the first-year showcase, which features the top 12 teams that missed out on competing for the Rural Class state title. “I have no idea,” responded Baker …

Perry reveals Van Pelt’s prize for Patriots who win ‘pickup’ award originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots dominated in several stat categories during last Sunday’s 19-3 win over the Chicago Bears — including “pickups.” If you’re unfamiliar with that metric, it’s because Alex Van Pelt made it up. The Patriots offensive coordinator told reporters Thursday that …

Two Big 12 football squads with multiple connections meet Saturday night in Ames, Iowa when the Cincinnati Bearcats attempt to knock off the Iowa State Cyclones. Last year, in their only previous meeting, Iowa State won decisively, 30-10. UC held a 7-3 first-quarter lead but was outscored 27-3 from there. The Bearcats were held to 115 yards rushing and just …

Dominate your fantasy football leagues with these keys to victory for Week 11. Best spot of the week: J.K. Dobbins vs. CIN Dobbins is coming off an interesting week. He played his usual 67% of the team’s snaps but only handled 45% of the rush attempts. Gus Edwards returned for this game and immediately saw 10 carries to Dobbins’ 15. …

BLOOMINGTON — The congestion typically found on the streets of town leading up to kickoff of an IU football game was nowhere to be found last week. The tailgaters arrived early and filled the parking lots surrounding Memorial Stadium making it a free-for-all for the few late-arriving fans. Every bit of asphalt was teaming with RVs, pop-up tents and folding tables filled …

In our everlasting mission to predict the future, a top-down look at how an offense might attack their opponent’s defense is, in my humble estimation, a good place to start. We find defenses every season that profile as a so-called run funnel, meaning opponents lean unusually hard on the rushing attack in neutral and positive game scripts. The same goes …

Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter (27) celebrates his touchdown against Vanderbilt during the first quarter at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. The Auburn Tigers return to Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday for the first time since Sept. 28 when they host ULM to close out the nonconference schedule. Auburn (3-6, 1-5 SEC) dropped its most recent game …

Bears safety Jaquan Brisker remains in concussion protocol. He landed there after an Oct. 7 game against the Panthers when he self-reported symptoms. Brisker, who had a violent collision with Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble during that Week 5 game, still isn’t practicing and will miss his fifth game Sunday. The Bears finally placed him on injured reserve Thursday. Considering …

Two embattled University of Florida coaches square off this weekend against heated rivals. Todd Golden’s No. 20 Gators head to Florida State, while Billy Napier’s squad will host No. 21 LSU. Golden’s reception will be even more hostile than usual, given accusations against him for stalking and sexual harassment. Napier returns to the Swamp off the Gators’ worst loss during …

The Ravens head into Sunday’s game against the Steelers with a 7-3 record and that puts them in the thick of the AFC playoff race, but other numbers work against them on that front. One number in particular is the 294.9 passing yards per game that they are allowing. That would be the most a team has allowed over an …