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Generation DFS

A visit to a small New England college campus offered a snapshot of the novice daily fantasy football player, and illustrated the reasons administrators and parents are concerned about students playing DFS

NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Like any wise upperclassman who has learned to manipulate the class registration process, David DeLise’s weekends start on Friday morning. But he still studies hard and takes notes on his day off.

“It’s embarrassing,” he says, looking around the student center at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Conn., making sure no one is listening. “I take my DraftKings notes on my off days.