diff --git a/sportsdataverse/cfb/cfb_loaders.py b/sportsdataverse/cfb/cfb_loaders.py
index 415dc436..868854c9 100644
--- a/sportsdataverse/cfb/cfb_loaders.py
+++ b/sportsdataverse/cfb/cfb_loaders.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from typing import List, Callable, Iterator, Union, Optional
 from sportsdataverse.config import CFB_BASE_URL, CFB_ROSTER_URL, CFB_TEAM_LOGO_URL, CFB_TEAM_SCHEDULE_URL, CFB_TEAM_INFO_URL
 from sportsdataverse.errors import SeasonNotFoundError
-from sportsdataverse.dl_utils import download
+from sportsdataverse.dl_utils import download, valid_url
 
 def load_cfb_pbp(seasons: List[int]) -> pd.DataFrame:
     """Load college football play by play data going back to 2003
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def load_cfb_pbp(seasons: List[int]) -> pd.DataFrame:
         pd.DataFrame: Pandas dataframe containing the play-by-plays available for the requested seasons.
 
     Raises:
-        ValueError: If `season` is less than 2003.
+        SeasonNotFoundError: If `season` is less than 2003 or data cannot be found.
     """
     data = pd.DataFrame()
     if type(seasons) is int:
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def load_cfb_pbp(seasons: List[int]) -> pd.DataFrame:
     for i in tqdm(seasons):
         if int(i) < 2003:
             raise SeasonNotFoundError("season cannot be less than 2003")
+        if not valid_url(CFB_BASE_URL.format(season=i)):
+            raise SeasonNotFoundError(f"We don't seem to have data for the {i} season.")
         i_data = pd.read_parquet(CFB_BASE_URL.format(season=i), engine='auto', columns=None)
         #data = data.append(i_data)
         data = pd.concat([data,i_data],ignore_index=True)
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ def load_cfb_schedule(seasons: List[int]) -> pd.DataFrame:
         pd.DataFrame: Pandas dataframe containing the schedule for the requested seasons.
 
     Raises:
-        ValueError: If `season` is less than 2002.
+        SeasonNotFoundError: If `season` is less than 2002 or data cannot be found.
     """
     data = pd.DataFrame()
     if type(seasons) is int:
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ def load_cfb_schedule(seasons: List[int]) -> pd.DataFrame:
     for i in tqdm(seasons):
         if int(i) < 2002:
             raise SeasonNotFoundError("season cannot be less than 2002")
+        if not valid_url(CFB_TEAM_SCHEDULE_URL.format(season=i)):
+            raise SeasonNotFoundError(f"We don't seem to have data for the {i} season.")
         i_data = pd.read_parquet(CFB_TEAM_SCHEDULE_URL.format(season = i), engine='auto', columns=None)
         #data = data.append(i_data)
         data = pd.concat([data,i_data],ignore_index=True)
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ def load_cfb_rosters(seasons: List[int]) -> pd.DataFrame:
         pd.DataFrame: Pandas dataframe containing rosters available for the requested seasons.
 
     Raises:
-        ValueError: If `season` is less than 2014.
+        SeasonNotFoundError: If `season` is less than 2014.
     """
     data = pd.DataFrame()
     if type(seasons) is int:
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ def load_cfb_team_info(seasons: List[int]) -> pd.DataFrame:
         pd.DataFrame: Pandas dataframe containing the team info available for the requested seasons.
 
     Raises:
-        ValueError: If `season` is less than 2002.
+        SeasonNotFoundError: If `season` is less than 2002.
     """
     data = pd.DataFrame()
     if type(seasons) is int:
diff --git a/sportsdataverse/dl_utils.py b/sportsdataverse/dl_utils.py
index 56bc8cf9..fc95a6fa 100644
--- a/sportsdataverse/dl_utils.py
+++ b/sportsdataverse/dl_utils.py
@@ -183,4 +183,26 @@ def camelize(string, uppercase_first_letter=True):
     if uppercase_first_letter:
         return re.sub(r"(?:^|_)(.)", lambda m: m.group(1).upper(), string)
     else:
-        return string[0].lower() + camelize(string)[1:]
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+        return string[0].lower() + camelize(string)[1:]
+
+def valid_url(url, params = {}, num_retries=15):
+    try:
+        req = requests.head(url)
+        if hasattr(req, 'status_code'): 
+            if req.status_code < 400:
+                # Successful responses and redirections are valid
+                return True
+            elif 500 <= req.status_code < 600:
+                time.sleep(2)
+                # recursively retry 5xx HTTP errors
+                return valid_url(url, params, num_retries=num_retries-1)
+            else:
+                # 4xx HTTP responses
+                return False
+    except requests.ConnectTimeout as e:
+        # Per docs, requests that produced this error are safe to retry.
+        return valid_url(url, params, num_retries=num_retries-1)
+    except Exception:
+        print('Invalid URL:', url)
+        return False
+    return False
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