After being drafted as the top defense off the board in most leagues, the San Francisco 49ers D/ST finished as the top-scoring unit in Week 4. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn) Through four weeks of the fantasy football season, it’s been as clear as ever that streaming defenses (as opposed to prioritizing a certain unit in the draft) is the way to …

Over the last two decades or so, Alabama has been the preeminent and dream college football program for high school football players to play at. But with a program that is filled with highly recruited players and talent, playing opportunities can be scarce. That seemed to be the case for former Alabama quarterback Eli Holstein, who entered the transfer portal …

Dolphins wide receiver Odell Beckham is officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Patriots, and head coach Mike McDaniel says Beckham very much wants to play. “On a team that is very motivated to win a football game, I think he’s eager to try to help do that,” McDaniel said of Beckham. Beckham had knee surgery during the …

As the 2024 college football season heads into October, the Mountain West Conference is at the center of some of the biggest storylines in the sport. UNLV enters Week 6 of the season undefeated and ranked No. 23 in the US LBM Coaches Poll behind a high-powered offense that didn’t lose a step despite starting quarterback Matthew Sluka leaving the …

Tennessee Titans kicker Nick Folk came up clutch for fantasy football managers in Week 4 with a 23-point showing. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Sometimes it’s not the decisions you make at quarterback, running back, wide receiver or tight end that end up making (or breaking) your fantasy football lineups. Sometimes, it’s the kickers who come to save our fantasy …

Tennessee Titans kicker Nick Folk came up clutch for fantasy football managers in Week 4 with a 23-point showing. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Sometimes it’s not the decisions you make at quarterback, running back, wide receiver or tight end that end up making (or breaking) your fantasy football lineups. Sometimes, it’s the kickers who come to save our fantasy …

Fans tuning into Saturday’s Mountain West Conference matchup between Nevada football and San Jose State won’t find it on more traditional college football channels. The Wolf Pack and Spartans will play on truTV from San Jose, California, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Nevada vs. San Jose State is one of 14 games that will appear on truTV and Max this year …

Week 4 was filled with plenty of ups and downs at the quarterback position, but one of those “downs” may have fantasy football managers more concerned than others — Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs made a concerted effort this offseason to improve the personnel around Mahomes after a challenging 2023 campaign, adding Hollywod Brown in free agency …

No. 22 Louisville football is back at L&N Stadium today to face SMU. This is the third meeting between the Cardinals and the Mustangs, but it’s the first since 1984. SMU won the previous two matchups by double digits. The Cardinals (3-1) lost their first game of the season last Saturday against Notre Dame, 31-24. Watch Louisville vs SMU live …

One of the biggest surprises so far in this NFL season has been the Minnesota Vikings’ offense. A key part of that offense, second-year wideout Jordan Addison, had his coming out party in Week 4 after missing two games due to an ankle injury. He made up for it, however, totaling two touchdowns — one receiving and one rushing — …

Alabama football is on the road again. The No. 2 Crimson Tide is in Nashville, Tennessee for its first SEC road game of the 2024 season. Alabama will take on Vanderbilt for the first time at FirstBank Stadium since 2017. The Crimson Tide last beat Vanderbilt 55-3 in Tuscaloosa Sept. 24, 2022. Alabama won its first SEC game against Georgia …

Remember that time fantasy football managers passed on Houston Texans WR Nico Collins fresh off a new contract extension for fear that he would lose some targets in a crowded offense? Well… it turns out, those concerns were entirely unfounded, as Collins returned this season to full dominance, having already surpassed his full-season yardage totals from his first (446 yards) …

As the college football calendar turns to October, nonconference games are mostly over and league matchups litter the Saturday schedule during Week 6 of the 2024 regular season. Though there’s only one game on the docket pitting two ranked teams against one another (No. 9 Missouri at No. 21 Texas A&M), it’s part of a group of intriguing road tests …

The NFL introduced a dramatic overhaul of its kickoff rules for this year’s season.Photograph: Aaron M Sprecher/Getty Images With four full weeks of the NFL regular-season schedule complete, merely one kickoff has been returned for a touchdown under the league’s funky new kickoff rules. DeeJay Dallas, who actually plays for Arizona, took one 96 yards to the house in the …

Penn State football continues to slowly climb in the US LBM Coaches Poll, and the Nittany Lions will have another opportunity to do so this week by handling business at home. Fresh off a 21-7 win over No. 25 Illinois last week, the No. 7 Nittany Lions (4-0, 1-0 in Big Ten play) will take on UCLA (1-3, 0-2) on …