Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
The Horseshoe fills with October night air, scarlet and gray flags rippling as the top-ranked Buckeyes return home for their only Columbus date this month. Minnesota arrives as a 23.5-point underdog, trying to dent a fortress where Ohio State has won 26 straight October games. Both defenses rank among the nation’s stingiest, both built to […]
October 4, 2025
Memorial Stadium crackles in early October, Nebraska’s roar echoing off steel and brick as Michigan State walks into the storm. Both teams sit 3–1, both licking wounds from top-25 opponents, both knowing this is where seasons pivot. The Cornhuskers lay 21.5, a heavy margin built on offensive precision and defensive discipline, while the Spartans arrive […]
October 4, 2025
The Red River Rivalry looms just beyond Saturday’s horizon. Oklahoma stands unbeaten, ranked fifth, yet forced to turn the page at quarterback. Kent State arrives battered, walking into Norman a forty-five-and-a-half-point underdog, one more sacrificial traveler in a brutal non-conference gauntlet. Below is my prediction for CFB Week 6’s game between the Oklahoma Sooners and […]
October 4, 2025
Gerald J. Ford Stadium’s ready for new-ACC tension; it’s been a century since these programs last shared a field. SMU carries a 17.5-point spread, a line heavy with expectation after a bye week’s reset, while Syracuse arrives battered from a 38–3 collapse against Duke and stripped of its starter. This is tempo and firepower against […]
October 4, 2025
Ross-Ade stands tall in October, its bleachers tight with the weight of history. Illinois arrives ranked and sharpened by an emotional win over USC, one week removed from that Bloomington humiliation that still lingers like a scar. Purdue comes off a bye with two bruises, Notre Dame and USC both scoring in bunches, the Boilers […]
October 4, 2025
The Ohio River hums with October urgency as Cincinnati welcomes unbeaten Iowa State into Nippert, a Big 12 collision painted in scarlet noise and Cyclone resolve. The Bearcats sit 3–1, bolstered by a frenetic offense, while the Cyclones stride in ranked and unblemished at 5–0, a disciplined force traveling east with their reputation sharpened. The […]
October 4, 2025
Snugly back in the Five Lists of Five captain’s chair after a week off; many thanks to fellow fantasy sicko Keagan Smith for nurturing my child in Week 4, to the point where he even tossed you some bonus dynasty content. What a guy! And, honestly, what a devastating week it was. We waved solemn […]
October 3, 2025
Snugly back in the Five Lists of Five captain’s chair after a week off; many thanks to fellow fantasy sicko Keagan Smith for nurturing my child in Week 4, to the point where he even tossed you some bonus dynasty content. What a guy! And, honestly, what a devastating week it was. We waved solemn […]
October 3, 2025
Snugly back in the Five Lists of Five captain’s chair after a week off; many thanks to fellow fantasy sicko Keagan Smith for nurturing my child in Week 4, to the point where he even tossed you some bonus dynasty content. What a guy! And, honestly, what a devastating week it was. We waved solemn […]
October 3, 2025
Snugly back in the Five Lists of Five captain’s chair after a week off; many thanks to fellow fantasy sicko Keagan Smith for nurturing my child in Week 4, to the point where he even tossed you some bonus dynasty content. What a guy! And, honestly, what a devastating week it was. We waved solemn […]
October 3, 2025
Snugly back in the Five Lists of Five captain’s chair after a week off; many thanks to fellow fantasy sicko Keagan Smith for nurturing my child in Week 4, to the point where he even tossed you some bonus dynasty content. What a guy! And, honestly, what a devastating week it was. We waved solemn […]
October 3, 2025