Jalen McMillan has been piling on the fantasy football points of late. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) The sleeper page was asleep for most of Week 15. The Browns’ passing game was a mess, Sincere McCormick and Zach Ertz got hurt. Stone Smartt beat his projection (he’s also a reasonable pick moving forward), but it’s not like 5-50-0 is a …

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton is set to make the first start of his career after primary starter Carson Beck suffered a likely season-ending elbow injury in the SEC Championship Game win over Texas. The Bulldogs open the College Football Playoff in the Sugar Bowl against the winner of the first-round matchup between 7-seed Notre Dame vs. 10-seed Indiana.  Stockton was …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown has been activated from injured reserve and will make his season debut on Saturday against the Houston Texans. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Thursday that Brown had a “good chance” to play after he underwent surgery in September to repair a dislocated sternoclavicular joint in his shoulder that he injured …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame students woke up in a snow globe Friday morning, a few inches of fresh powder on the ground as snowflakes swirled through the air to usher in the start of college football’s new era. It was late December in northern Indiana, so the wintry weather was hardly surprising. And that’s the point — whatever …

Game environment is the foundational starting point in making fantasy football lineup decisions. As such, I’m going to break down each game on the slate into three categories: Binge, Stream and Skip. Games you want to “binge” are like the show you can’t miss; you’re watching as soon as it goes live and might just crush all the episodes in …

The 2024 Cure Bowl will be held on Friday in Orlando and will feature a couple of conference champions. The Ohio Bobcats (10-3) won the MAC title while Jacksonville State (9-4) were the champions of Conference USA. However, both programs lost their head coaches in between Championship Week and bowl season, with Bobcats head coach Tim Albin leaving for Charlotte …

The Chiefs have added a key defensive player to their injury report in advance of Saturday’s game against Houston. Linebacker Leo Chenal is now questionable with an illness. In his third season, Chenal has recorded 51 total tackles with four tackles for loss, a sack, and three forced fumbles. Chenal has been on the field for 41 percent of defensive …

Notre Dame wins the first-ever game of the 12-team College Football Playoff in dominant fashion against Indiana. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman break down the game and look ahead to the Fighting Irish’s next playoff matchup with the Ohio State Buckeyes. After Indiana’s struggles in this game the narrative that perhaps they were unworthy of the playoffs is …

The Colts won’t have wide receiver Alec Pierce for Sunday’s game against the Titans. Pierce suffered a concussion against the Broncos last week and head coach Shane Steichen said on Friday that he has been ruled out for this weekend. Pierce leads the team with 645 receiving yards, so his absence will be a noticeable one for the offense. Steichen …

At 25, James Blanchard thought he had it made. With a growing family living near the Texas Gulf Coast, he was making six figures. On the side, Blanchard had carved out enough time to pursue his passion, scouting high school players in the state.  One problem: The day job wasn’t enough to satisfy him. Blanchard wasn’t fulfilled. That job was building …

The Panthers will not have one of their key rookies when they play the Cardinals on Sunday. Carolina has ruled out Xavier Legette with a hip injury. Legette went down during last week’s loss to the Cowboys and was not able to practice this week. He leads the team with 41 catches, 439 yards, and four touchdowns. Outside linebacker Jadeveon …

SOUTH BEND – Never shy of a line, Curt Cignetti dropped one more Friday as he sat down to his final postgame news conference of the season. “It’s hard to say goodbye to your kids,” Cignetti deadpanned, “because they just watched their dad get his ass kicked.” This was Indiana’s brash, Spurrier-like head coach acting as a lightning rod for …

Giants receiver Malik Nabers (knee/foot) returned to a full practice Thursday before getting limited work again Friday. He also was limited Wednesday. Nabers has no injury designation for Sunday’s game, though. Quarterback Tommy DeVito (concussion) returned to full participation Friday and will back up Drew Lock, who had another full practice Friday with injuries to a heel and his left …

The Tulane Green Wave (9-4) will aim for a big upset when they face the Florida Gators (7-5) in the 2024 Gasparilla Bowl on Friday afternoon. Tulane was on track for a potential spot in the College Football Playoff prior to its loss to Memphis at the end of the regular season, and it was followed by a loss to …

The Cardinals added running back DeeJay Dallas (illness) and right guard Evan Brown (neck) to the practice report Friday. Neither player practiced, and both are listed as questionable. The Cardinals also list defensive lineman Roy Lopez (ankle) and cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting (hand) as questionable. The Cardinals ruled out left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. , who will miss the first game …