The 2024 season brings unprecedented opportunity for the Group of Five. The new 12-team College Football Playoff format means that a team outside of the Power Four ranks will be guaranteed one of the five conference champion auto-bids in the CFP for the first time in history. While that’s still not a ton of representation for a level that boasts …

One way to gain an edge over your fantasy football leaguemates? Draft players ahead of their breakout seasons! Here, the team at Yahoo Fantasy highlights five of their favorite TE breakout candidates to consider in drafts. Yahoo Fantasy Roundtable: 5 breakouts at QB | RB | WR | TE It’s strange to predict a breakout for a tight end who has …

Wisconsin wide receiver Trech Kekahuna will switch his jersey number from No. 12 to No. 2 this fall, per his recent Instagram post. The speedster, who appeared in one contest a season ago, is listed as Wisconsin’s No. 2 slot receiver behind star pass-catcher Will Pauling. Kekahuna’s showcased his ceiling during his limited game action in 2023. As a freshman, …

The Arizona Cardinals are not entering the 2024 NFL season with much fanfare coming off of consecutive 4-13 seasons in 2022 and 2023, the latter of which was Jonathan Gannon’s first as head coach. However, a few underlying metrics reveal there may be more to them than the surface level win-loss numbers. For starters, one has to factor in face-of-the-franchise …

The Las Vegas Raiders named Gardner Minshew their Week 1 starting quarterback, beating Aidan O’Connell in a training camp and preseason competition. Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce also said the quarterback won’t play in the Week 3 NFL preseason finale. There are multiple starters, however, in the three NFL games on Friday who are expected to play, including the Jaguars, …

On Sunday, Jahan Dotson was the primary target on a short completion thrown by Jayden Daniels during the Washington Commanders’ second preseason game. Four days later, Dotson was jettisoned out of Washington after he was dealt to the rival Philadelphia Eagles.  Initially, the transaction seemed as simple as the Commanders getting some future drafts picks in exchange for a former first …

The 2024 NCAA college football season begins Saturday with a four-game slate, including one in which the FCS’ Montana State Bobcats visit the New Mexico Lobos of the FBS. Montana State went 8-4 overall and 6-2 during Big Sky Conference play last year, with its final contest being a 35-34 overtime loss to North Dakota State in the second round …

Getty Images If one NFL team had completely abandoned the fullback position, you’d think it might have been the Kansas City Chiefs, who have been known for highly creative offense under coach Andy Reid. In 2024, however, fullback may well be a regular piece of the reigning Super Bowl champions’ attack, with undrafted rookie Carson Steele repeatedly stealing the spotlight …

There’s been no definitive word from the Packers about their plans to play quarterback Jordan Love in the team’s final preseason game this week, but Love doesn’t seem to have any doubt about his readiness for the regular season. Love made a brief appearance in the first preseason game this month and has seen action in joint practices with the …

BERKELEY, CA – SEPTEMBER 09 – Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Photo by Austin Perryman/Auburn Tigers Auburn football is set to kick off the 2024 season in just a matter of days with some looming optimism …

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The Washington Commanders are moving on from one of their recent first-round picks. Washington will send wide receiver Jahan Dotson and a fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a third-round pick and two seventh-round picks. The Eagles confirmed the deal on Thursday morning. The move comes a week after head coach Dan Quinn said publicly that several …

The College Football Playoff has expanded ahead of the 2024 season. But the pool of realistic national title contenders is still pretty small. Per BetMGM’s odds, four teams have odds at or better than +850 to win the national title. Georgia is the favorite at +300, ahead of Ohio State at +325. Oregon is set at +700, while Texas sits …

The unfortunate season-ending injury to J.J. McCarthy temporarily puts the Minnesota Vikings’ young franchise quarterback on the shelf until 2025, but the development plan should not change for the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 draft.  Despite facing an arduous recovery from a torn meniscus will limit the rookie quarterback’s experience to film room sessions and chalk talks conducted …

Jan 10, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; The College Football Playoff National Championship trophy at CFP Champions press conference at Los Angeles Airport Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska football’s preseason hype continues to roll, with several national college football analysts projecting a successful season for the program. Joel Klatt believes Nebraska will be able to knock on …