College Football Podcast: Week 6 DFS Preview and Heisman Check-In

John McKechnie and Nick Whalen dive into the upcoming week in college football, focusing on the biggest matchups and also eyeing up their favorite bets and DFS plays. How will Penn State fair in Iowa City?
College Football Podcast: Week 6 DFS Preview and Heisman Check-In
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John McKechnie and Nick Whalen recap a monster Week 5 in college football before turning their attention to a Week 6 that features a top-five matchup between Iowa and Penn State. The guys also discuss what's been a lackluster Heisman race (so far) and break down how the Big Ten could prevent Cincinnati from crashing the CFP party. Finally, John runs through his favorite DFS plays for the weekend ahead.

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. John McKechnie plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: Fanduel: mckech3; DraftKings: mckech3. Nick Whalen plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: nickwhalen2, DraftKings: wha1en.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
John is the 2016 and 2021 FSWA College Writer of the Year winner. He is a Maryland native and graduate of the University of Georgia. He's been writing for RotoWire since 2014.
Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.
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