# How to join fantasy football?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 28, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-join-fantasy-football/667435 "2013-08-28T20:10:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dingbang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-join-fantasy-football/667435/1 "2013-08-28T20:10:23Z")

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My 9 yo son wants to play fantasy football but I can’t figure out how to get him started. When I google, I find plenty of info about fantasy football and lots of NFL leagues that he could join, but he’s only interested in college football. I can’t find any college leagues.

Apparently there’s fantasy football at Sports Illustrated Kids ([sikids.com](http://sikids.com)) but I can’t find a link for how to join.

Any help?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-join-fantasy-football/667435/2 "2013-08-28T20:16:56Z")

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**Senor Beef** is running a whole bunch of leagues here on the Dope - maybe you and he could make a team together for his first one.

Otherwise, there are tons and tons of free ones all over the place. [Yahoo! has open leagues](http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/signup/)that you can join. I don’t see anything at [sikids.com](http://sikids.com) other than some fantasy football articles.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-join-fantasy-football/667435/3 "2013-08-28T20:22:02Z")

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I’m not sure Fantasy College Football is a thing.

But I second Johnny Bravo’s suggestion of Yahoo. Their Fantasy setup is the best.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-join-fantasy-football/667435/4 "2013-08-28T20:24:23Z")

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Heh, I completely glossed over the college bit. I didn’t think that was a thing either, but apparently it is.

[http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/collegefootball](http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/collegefootball)

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-join-fantasy-football/667435/5 "2013-08-28T20:39:23Z")

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FF for college is very niche. For a beginner it might be better to get into a simple NFL league just because there’s so much coverage, discussion, advice and social activity around it. Even if he’s not as invested in the players or the game, the mechanics and strategy will be easier to adapt to with the extra choice and support.

Yahoo FF site is the best. ESPNs is okay. CBS’s sucks.