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Fantasy football offers chance to compete as a professional
Emily Pickart
Issue date: 9/15/05 Section: Feature
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With the kickoff of the NFL season on Sept.. 8, fantasy football fever has once again taken the sports world by storm.
Fantasy football is becoming as popular as real football, since it offers a variety of options for the fantasy fanatic. It gives the fan a chance to run their own team and the opportunity to pull the trigger on trades with big-name players.
Blake Havard, a first-year student at Kirkwood plays fantasy football and is glad the season has begun.
"I like the competition and I also like the fact that if you win you have bragging rights for the week or the whole year if you win the championship," said Havard.
Participants can play free of charge or choose the pay-to-play option while possibly earning cash prizes if their team performs well.
"I like that if you pay to play you can earn some extra money if you're knowledgeable in fantasy football," said Havard, who plays in a free league.
Students can join public or private leagues or create and control their own leagues. Fantasy football offers the chance to compete against coworkers, friends or family to see who will secure bragging rights by Christmas.
A typical starting lineup consists of: one quarterback, one running back, one running back/wide receiver, two wide receivers, one tight end, one defense/special teams and one kicker.
Fantasy football is well-suited for the college student. With all the free leagues on the Internet, college students do not have to feel left out just because they don't have any expendable cash.
Some websites where students can play for free are: www.espn.com, www.yahoo.com, www.sportsillustrated.com, www.sportingnews.com and www.aol.com.
Fantasy football is becoming as popular as real football, since it offers a variety of options for the fantasy fanatic. It gives the fan a chance to run their own team and the opportunity to pull the trigger on trades with big-name players.
Blake Havard, a first-year student at Kirkwood plays fantasy football and is glad the season has begun.
"I like the competition and I also like the fact that if you win you have bragging rights for the week or the whole year if you win the championship," said Havard.
Participants can play free of charge or choose the pay-to-play option while possibly earning cash prizes if their team performs well.
"I like that if you pay to play you can earn some extra money if you're knowledgeable in fantasy football," said Havard, who plays in a free league.
Students can join public or private leagues or create and control their own leagues. Fantasy football offers the chance to compete against coworkers, friends or family to see who will secure bragging rights by Christmas.
A typical starting lineup consists of: one quarterback, one running back, one running back/wide receiver, two wide receivers, one tight end, one defense/special teams and one kicker.
Fantasy football is well-suited for the college student. With all the free leagues on the Internet, college students do not have to feel left out just because they don't have any expendable cash.
Some websites where students can play for free are: www.espn.com, www.yahoo.com, www.sportsillustrated.com, www.sportingnews.com and www.aol.com.