As we get closer to the start of the 2009 college football season…just over three months away…it is never too early to talk about the top signal-callers heading into the new season.

Will one, or both, of the past two Heisman Trophy winners (Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford) continue to pile up stats?  Will a less-familiar name (Houston QB Case Keenum…pictured…photo, thanks IconSports) shake up the college football and fantasy establishment?  Will your humble fantasy analyst look like a genius again…or just smart?

Take a look at who I believe will be the top fantasy QBs heading into to 2009… Read the rest of this entry →

More in the continuing series of previews on NFL Draft prospects from schools in Division I-FCS and below…from Fantasy College Blitz’s “Minister of the Non-BCS”, Daniel Freer.

Throughout the history of the National Football League, many of the top QBs played their college football at the prime-time, big-time, football powers.

However, quite a few of the all-time top NFL QBs have played at the lesser-known smaller schools…or schools that were, at the time, not a major football program.

Four-time Super Bowl winning Pittsburgh Steelers  QB Terry Bradshaw honed his skills at Louisiana Tech, then a Division II school.  Legendary Baltimore Colts QB Johnny Unitas played his college ball at Louisville…then a NAIA school.  Former Cincinnati Bengals star QB Ken Anderson spent his undergraduate days at Division III Augustana College

And, although not an “all-time great”, former Seattle Seahawks QB Dave Kreig (who did have some good seasons in the 1980′s) played at tiny Division III Milton College…a college so obscure that it soon closed its doors after Kreig left.

Can Central Arkansas QB, Nathan Brown, (photo, thanks UCA Sports), join the list of elite NFL QBs from the non-traditional powers? Read the rest of this entry →

With pre-season camps finishing their first week, there already have been some issues affecting the QB situation at a few schools.

Of course, the big newsmaker was the injury to USC QB Matt Sanchez, which could affect the Trojans QB situation for the early part of the season.

Also, while there may be some losers…some will reap the benefits, possibly Cincinnati QB Dustin Grutza (pictured, thanks IconSMI ).

Here is a rundown of the affected QBs and schools.

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