Yahoo Sports activities Faculty Soccer analysts Eric Froton and Nick Bromberg reveal their boldest predictions for Week 8 of the CFF season.
Contents
TCU QB Jaden Craig carves up West Virginia like a pumpkin
Craig has thrown for at the least 294 yards in 4 of his final 5 contests and operates a TCU passing offense that ranks nineteenth nationally, averaging 16.8 yards per profitable dropback. TCU has had bother scoring in opposition to the strong BYU and Baylor defenses, and is barely capable of run the ball, rating 137th in yards per profitable rush (6.5) and 128th in yards earlier than contact.
Commercial
Fortuitously, TCU faces a West Virginia that’s primed for a shootout, rating 126th in SP+ protection and 136th in yards per dropback (9.1). I anticipate Craig to have his finest recreation as a Horned Frog and strategy the 30-point mark in opposition to the Mountaineers. — Eric Froton
NC State WR Keenan Jackson erupts for 100+ yards and a landing
NC State has struggled to run the ball with any consistency, rating 111th in yards per profitable rush. The Wolfpack have leaned on a sturdy cross recreation that ranks thirty eighth in passing success fee (47%) with a 68% completion fee and 31% of passes being schemed extensive open (fifteenth in FBS). Jackson is the clear WR1 with a team-leading 37 targets, 396 yards and 5 TDs within the final 5 video games. He is averaging 16.4 PPG over that span with 71% of receptions leading to first downs.
Stanford is at the moment the 111th-rated total protection and is permitting 3.0 factors per drive, which ranks 134th nationally. Stanford’s porous protection is strictly what NC State wanted as they try and bounce again from a convincing 38-14 loss to Wake Forest. I anticipate Jackson to have 100 yards and a landing en path to a 20+ level fantasy efficiency because the Wolfpack rating 35+ factors on the hapless Cardinal protection. — Froton
Commercial
That is the week you drop Arch Manning — or bench him for the foreseeable future
Manning continues to be rostered in 98% of leagues. Solely Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss and Utah’s Devon Dampier are on extra groups. For those who’re one of many groups in these 98% of leagues that has Manning in your roster, it is okay to drop him. Or at the least take him out of the beginning lineup.
The Texas offense hasn’t been capable of get its act constantly collectively this season and I am not satisfied issues will all of a sudden snap into place in Week 8 in opposition to Ole Miss.
There are 43 quarterbacks who’ve scored extra factors than Manning this season, and there are 20 which have scored 50% extra factors than the Texas QB. There are many choices out there who’re higher bets each now and going ahead, like Arizona’s Noah Fifita (20% of leagues), BYU’s Bear Bachmeier (30%) and even Northwestern’s Aiden Chiles (7%). — Nick Bromberg
Commercial
Virginia Tech’s Jeffrey Overton Jr. will discover the tip zone
Overton hasn’t scored a dashing landing in any of Virginia Tech’s final three video games, however that is not due to a scarcity of quantity. Overton has obtained 12 or extra carries in every of the final three weeks and added a receiving landing within the Hokies’ 34-24 win over Georgia Tech in Week 7. Clemson is permitting over 140 dashing yards a recreation this season and Overton has 613 yards on simply 103 carries. — Bromberg