Ron Jumper of SportsOverload.com comes back to BlitzRadio to revisit the 2010 Fantasy College Football Invitational expert league draft held on Sunday, plus share his insights on the exciting Arkansas Razorbacks, led by QB Ryan Mallett.

MOCK DRAFT RESULTS GRID

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Three months until kickoff means three things around the FCB virtual office – that crazy NCAA Project freshmen draft starts soon, we finish up invites to the industries expert league FCFI, and mock draft time. In a year when I plan to pull back on my duties around here (more on that later), I am oddly more prepared at this early point than ever before. So with some quiet time in my schedule I want to get y’all up to date on my early thoughts on the upcoming college fantasy football season.

First off in this mini-series will be a quick thought stream on my picks in the Athlon Sports 2010 College Fantasy Football Mock Draft .

Vince’s strategy session

As the industry moves more to a 2QB starting lineup for all-FBS leagues, so has the Athlon Mock Draft. This format puts more of a value on QBs since twice as many are in play – a direct opposition to the time-tested FCB stance that you should not pick a QB until the rest of your starting lineup is filled. The rest of the lineup format was 3RB, 3WR, 1each Flex, TE, K, D. 18 rounds, twelve experts. Go!

Round One, pick 9 – Kendall Hunter, RB Oklahoma State

With Steve Lassan grabbing the Quiz and Drew taking my pre-season #1 overall Shane Vereen of Cal, I will admit to some homerism on this pick but it is still justified. New OC is Dana Holgerson of Texas Tech and Houston fame, so expect a very open spread offense with lots yardage production. Kendall Hunter is by far the most experienced and talented known quantity of the returning offensive Cowboys, of which there are only four. Hunter has ball skills for the passing game also, so I can see him performing very similar to a 2009 Charles Sims (1300 yfs) of Houston but better. Risk? Pretty green O-line. I thought it was too early for the top WR to come off the board, so I gathered Hunter (right, IconSMI).

Round Two, pick 16 – Blaine Gabbert, QB Missouri

System pick but with the added value that Gabbert showed remarkable grit playing hurt last year. I am expecting Chase Daniel like numbers this year from Gabbert.

Round Three, pick 33 – Titus Young, WR Boise State

Drew again grabbed my target DeAndre Brown, but I am very happy going to the blue turf grabbing Kellen Moore’s favorite target. Many stars align for Boise this year as they return all but one of the offensive starters from last year’s amazing unit – I can see 40+ TDs from Moore, so at least 15 should go to Young.

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Great insight into your fantasy playoff matchups by listening to two Expert League playoff participants – Ron Jumper of SportsOverload.com and 2008 FCFI Champion Mike Hurcomb of CBSSports.com.

About fifteen minutes in I get in a shot at the Tennesse Vols players who are charged with armed robbery, but at the expense of the CBS IT staff. With less turnover than Jay Cutler, I give you BLITZradio!

Mike Hurcomb of CBSSports.com, the 2008 champion of our expert league Fantasy College Football Invitational, talks about the industry and the innovations in the CBS Sports commissioner product.

Then after the break we quickly breakdown each conference in the country for Week 3 – lots of love for the service academies and Florida Gators. Find his archives here.

Game 1 Recap: Fantasy College Blitz (1-0) def. CFF Insider (0-1) 129.36 to 119.40

Best Player: The best player for the FCB group was clearly Michael Floyd (pictured left courtesy Icon SMI) of Notre Dame, who only caught 4 balls, but in doing so caught 3 touchdowns and racked up close to 190 yards.  For CFF Insider it was Taylor Potts, the new signal caller for Texas Tech, who despite throwing three picks, accounted for 4 scores.

Disappointing Player: Arrelious Benn was overrated by some entering the season, however no one could have predicted an injury during week one, which almost crushed FCB’s chances.  For CFF Insider the disappointment was Brooks Orbson, who could only muster two catches for Ball State against North Texas.

Who to Watch for Week Two: Kendall Hunter only got 9.80 points in week one against a tough Georgia defense.  Watch him double that, possibly in the first half as Oklahoma State plays Houston Saturday.  For CFF Insider watch out for Potts, who will go up against Rice.  Rice allowed Joe Webb to look like Tim Tebow in week one, so expect another massive night for Potts and the Red Raiders.

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