Given their two-year suspension from post-season competition and reduced scholarships, current junior and senior USC Trojans get a transfer waiver and can play the 2010 season. Pac Ten tries valiantly to usurp the waiver while simultaneously taking over college football west of the Mississippi River, so stay tuned. Some big names here, likely the biggest for recruitniks is Marc Tyler.

Keep your eyes open for movement here to help your fantasy team – all would appreciate your comments if you see one of these guys enrolling elsewhere:

As we head into the Spring Practice season for Division I-FBS schools, this is a good time to check out all the coaching changes that happened in the off-season….and the impact they will have on fantasy football this upcoming fall.

Almost 20% of Division I-FCS schools changed coaches in the off-season, with the biggest moves taking place at Notre Dame (Brian Kelly…from Cincinnati...photo, thanks SI.com), USC (Lane Kiffin…from Tennessee), and Florida State (Jimbo Fisher….already named head coach before Bobby Bowden retired).

Although there were a large number of coaching moves in the off-season, this does not mean there will be a large impact on fantasy football for the 2010 season.  In fact, a number of the moves brought in similar-type coaches and similar-type offenses to coaching-change schools….and….a number of the schools brought in conservative coaches to replace more up-tempo coaches.  Check out our list of the top Coaching Changes in 2010….and their fantasy impact…

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He plays oufielder for a perennial nationally-ranked baseball program….he rushed for the most yards in California high school football history….he took 21 credit hours of classes this fall semester….he darn near won the Heisman Trophy….

That “he” is Stanford running back Toby Gerhart….who also is our Fantasy College Blitz – Pac 10 Fantasy Player of the Year….repeating the same honor from last season (FCB 2008 Pac 10 Fantasy Player of the Year).

Gerhart (photo, thanks SportsIllustrated.com), a senior from Norco, CA (Norco HS) led the Cardinal with over 1500 yards rushing and 23 rushing TDs (stats quoted are through November 21st games).  Gerhart, who also had nearly 200 yards receiving, was the top fantasy running back, nationally, in 2009.

Joining Gerhart on the Pac 10 All-Fantasy Team are….. 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 →

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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