The time of year has come. Shouting, crying, punching the air, and yelling out in anger all because of fantasy football. Boys, men and even girls cry out in anguish and sit on the edges of their seats hoping the players they chose will pull through and not leave them in the dust.

“I like fantasy football because it gives me an opportunity to interact with my favorite sport,” Alex Gloudeman said.

Fantasy Football starts with 10 teams in ESPN league. They have weekly match-ups against each other determining wins, loses, and ties. After week 11 the best four records go into the playoffs.

The number 1 team plays team number 4 and the 2nd best team plays number 3. Winners play and losers play each other. Winner of the winners place first in the league.

“I use ESPN.com and I spend about 40 minutes on my draft. During the week my updates/stat check takes me about 3 hours per week,” Gloudeman said.

Although Gloudeman checks his stats strictly some players just check their stats for a few minutes.

“I check mine everyday, but my time spent checking varies,” sophomore Sutton Roe said.

Gloudeman commits multiple hours and time on his dream team. Although, he only plays for fun. Others may play for money.

“So far my record is 4-0. I’m doing awesome,” Gloudeman said.

While Roe is headed towards the other direction.

“My record is 1-4,” Roe said.

Robert Griffen, LeSean McCoy, Ben Tate, AJ Green, Andre Johnson, Wes Welker, Owen Daniels, Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley, and Mason Crosby are the starters for Gloudeman’s league.

“I have so many opinions on all of my picks but wide receiver Wes Welker is on my favorite team, the Broncos, and I thought him and Peyton Manning would have a good connection,” Gloudeman said.

For fantasy football, you are allowed to pick players from other teams.

“Adrian Peterson and Calvin Johnson are my two main players that I favor,” Roe said.

A couple of different fantasy football websites for you to get started or follow other teams are ESPN and NFL.

by SAVANNAH HOUDEK