The New York Jets will visit the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1. Aaron Rodgers will begin the 2024 NFL season just as he began the prior one, on Monday Night Football. He’s hoping this outing lasts longer than the four snaps last year, as his Jets are 3.5-point underdogs in the latest Week 1 NFL odds. The Niners originally …

Special to Yahoo Sports At 4for4, we take using strength of schedule to a different level with our signature metric, schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed, or aFPA. By removing schedule bias, we can level the playing field and compare matchups in an apples-to-apples manner. Making decisions on who to draft at ADP can come down to several factors, but for this …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton, and Adam Breneman discuss Clemson versus Georgia this Saturday and what to expect from Cade Klubnik and the Tigers against the top-ranked Bulldogs. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript I like this Clemson …

The Dallas Cowboys might be interested in adding some depth to their running back room. Dalvin Cook traveled to Dallas on Monday night to visit with the Cowboys, NFL Media reported. It’s unclear if the Cowboys intend to sign Cook at the conclusion of his visit.  The star running back is coming off the worst season of his seven-year career. …

Getty Images The Houston Texans, like every other club across the NFL, are slicing their roster effectively in half as they go from 90 players down to the opening 53-man roster before Tuesday’s deadline. In that effort to get to that threshold, the club has released cornerback C.J. Henderson, according to KPRC 2 Houston. This is the latest chapter in …

Fading Carolina was a popular NFL survivor strategy last year, as the Panthers finished with a league-worst 2-15 record. They will hope Year 2 is different under quarterback Bryce Young, who faces New Orleans during the Week 1 NFL schedule. The Saints are 4.5-point favorites in the Week 1 NFL odds, making them one of the biggest favorites on the …

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes kick off the 2024 college football season on Thursday when they host North Dakota State at Folsom Field. Coach Prime and the Buffs overhauled their roster again this offseason, but will once again be led by the trio of Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter and Shilo Sanders. North Dakota State will have a new look in …

USATSI The New England Patriots have been slicing up their 90-man roster to get down to the opening 53 players by Tuesday’s deadline, and Bailey Zappe has been left on the cutting room floor. The club is waving the quarterback, according to NFL Media.  This is the second time in as many years that Zappe has been let go by …

The Brian Thomas Jr. fantasy hype has been growing — but is it warranted? (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Narrowing this week’s list of risers and fallers was tough. There were legitimately 15 players I could’ve placed in this article. Cooper Kupp is creeping up draft boards with just a single round now separating him from Puka …

The high school football season is well underway around the country, and it is time to start tracking how Alabama football commits fared over the last week of high school action. Each week, The Tuscaloosa News will track how some of the top Alabama football commitments performed during high school games the week before. Here’s a roundup of how some of …

The Kansas City Chiefs will raise their Super Bowl banner before kicking off the 2024 NFL schedule against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5. Kansas City is a three-point home favorite in the Week 1 NFL odds, one of 16 single-digit Week 1 NFL spreads. Another thrilling matchup on the NFL Vegas odds board features the Eagles (-2.5) vs. …

Getty Images The Washington Commanders won’t be changing their name (again) anytime soon. The team’s stadium will have a new identity for the start of the 2024 NFL season, however, with the Commanders announcing they have reached an exclusive naming-rights agreement with Northwest Federal Credit Union. The deal means Washington’s venue, which for 25 years had been known as FedExField, …

In late-July, I made a familiar trek to Columbus to check out a player who’s expected to take college football by storm this fall and serve as the microcosm of the era we’re in: Sophomore safety Caleb Downs. Ohio State fans are certainly well-versed in all things Downs, who was the No. 1 transfer this offseason, but my goal was to …

Getty Images After just one year with Anders Carlson, it looks like the Green Bay Packers have decided to move on.  According to NFL.com, the team has decided to cut ties with Carlson, which means he won’t be returning for a second season in Green Bay. The Packers used a sixth-round pick on Carlson in 2023, and he was essentially …

Beware! Not all players will return their promised value in 2024 fantasy football drafts? The team at Yahoo Fantasy identifies five running back fades to consider avoiding at their current ADP. Rachaad White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Yahoo ADP: 39 First of all, I feel compelled to mention that I’m not aggressively fading any running back currently ranked inside our consensus …