No position in college fantasy football relies more on weekly matchups than starting a defense.

Ladies and gentlemen, your USC Trojan Defense (Icon SMI)

While there are teams that are traditionally solid year after year such as Alabama or Virginia Tech or TCU on the defensive end, many weeks you need to find the Major school playing a lesser school. Week 1 is the perfect example, as lets say you have drafted Oklahoma but they face a high flying Tulsa team led by GJ Kinne.

Would you rather play the Sooners defense or maybe even LSU’s who goes against Oregon or lets say UCONN’s.   Just so happens the Huskies are playing Fordham…yes Fordham.  Or maybe take a flyer on the powerhouse (saying that with a giggle) of the Michigan State defense when they play Youngstown State.

The bottom line is never draft a defense early, but be early when hitting the waiver wire to expose matchups every week. But we all still need rankings, so here are the top 25 fantasy defenses for 2011.

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Amazing!  Hard to believe the fantasy season is almost over!

For most leagues, this is either the last week, or, the next to the last week, for regular season fantasy action.  These games are important for those fantasy coaches who are looking for a playoff spot…selecting a good fantasy team QB is a must.

Fortunately, this week, there will be few QBs off this week.  Also, many of the top fantasy QBs like Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden (photo, thanks Scout.com) have some favorable matchups. Read the rest of this entry →

It is already the eighth week of the 2010 college football season, and many of you are prepping for the run to your league’s fantasy playoffs…or finishing the final weeks of a lame season.

Still, everyone prefers to win…so you need a good QB.  Or, a seviceable one, if your top fantasy QB is off this week….and many top QBs are off on Week Eight.

This development means that some QBs who may not normally see regular action on fantasy teams are getting their shot at starting this week.  Others, like Texas A&M QB Jerrod Johnson, become one of the best plays of the week. Read the rest of this entry →

While Vince Mullins continues his travels, Daniel Freer will fill in with the weekly BlitzIndex, covering the top fantasy defenses/special teams in college football.

We have already completed four weeks into the 2009 season, and, some interesting things have happened regarding the top fantasy defenses of 2009….

A few of them, well, we had no idea they would be among the top defense/special team performers.

The usual names are there, of course….Florida (#10), Ohio State (#7), and Texas (#3)….while others who have appeared often among the top defenses/special teams….Oklahoma (#5) and South Florida (#6).

However, the #1 fantasy defense/special teams performer so far…is a school whose fight song contains the line “Nothing can stop the US Air Force”.

Air Force (photo, above, thanks Air Force Times) can add a new line for 2009: “Nothing gets past the US Air Force”. Read the rest of this entry →

One of the things I keep bringing up with my FCB colleagues and fantasy players is that, in college football, experience on the offensive line is so important to a college offense.

In college football, having an offensive line with experience is a huge advantage.  Unlike pro football, where more training time is allowed, and, no one has to study for their upcoming Differential Integral Remedial Calculus exam….colleges do not have the time to mold a cohesive offensive line before the start of the season. Read the rest of this entry →