Raleigh, NC

West Virginia State

State College, PA

247Sports

West Virginia opened the 2024 season with a 34-12 loss to Penn State on Saturday afternoon. The Mountaineers got off to a slow start, and eventually fell behind after allowing a touchdown to end the first half and another one to start the second (after a long lightning delay). A late touchdown from CJ Donaldson was the only time the Mountaineers got into the endzone. EerSports was in attendance, both in the press box and on the sidelines. I was on the field, taking video of the action from a fresh perspective. Check out WVU's highlights and the wild atmosphere of the game, from the field, in the video above.

From the field: WVU highlights vs. Penn State

Iowa City, IA

Ames, IA

Iowa State's offense showed some explosiveness in Week 1, and offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser knows his unit has to hit a few big plays again entering the annual Cy-Hawk matchup against Iowa on Saturday. Mouser has led a more aggressive approach from the coaching booth, resulting in moments like the...

OC Taylor Mouser talks offensive preparedness ahead of Cy-Hawk matchup

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State became the first preseason top 10 team to fall completely out of the AP Poll over its first two games since in Michigan 1998 and all hopes of getting back to the ACC Championship Game with a shot at repeating as league champs are likely over. This is...

Ex-Florida State players rip program after Boston College loss

Georgia State

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DeanLand

Three earthquakes were recorded in Georgia during August, the strongest a 2.4 magnitude which occured far outside of the area where Georgia earthquakes most often occur. The quakes were recorded and reported by the US Geological Survey, which maintains seismograph stations throughout the US.

Rare SE Georgia Earthquake Recorded in August, State's Farthest South in 10 Years

Washington, DC

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp Released from Command in D.C.

New Orleans, LA

The Powercat Podcast looks back at Saturday's season-opening 41-6 victory for the Kansas State Wildcats over Tennessee-Martin, and evaluates the Wildcats as they head to New Orleans to take on Tulane on Saturday. This edition of the Powercat Podcast features GoPowercat.com publisher Tim Fitzgerald and the insights of GPC's Ryan Gilbert and Cole Carmody, and streams on the 247Sports Podcast Network at Megaphone.fm. And, as always, the Powercat Podcast is sponsored by Fridge Wholesale Liquor.

Powercat Podcast: One down and now a trip to Tulane awaits

Cookeville, TN

The Bulldogs coach had plenty to say as the team prepares to host Tennessee Tech on Saturday afternoon. The Georgia Bulldogs took care of business in Week 1 to extend its current regular season win streak to a program-record 40 straight games. After taking down No. 14 ranked Clemson 34-3, the Dawgs will now to their attention to another non-conference matchup.

Everything Kirby Smart said after Tuesday practice of Tennessee Tech week

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Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Iowa State

News: On Sunday, Iowa has landed its top wide receiver target in the 2025 class as West Aurora (Ill.) four-star wide receiver Terrence Smith has announced his commitment to the Hawkeyes. Iowa beat out Minnesota and Purdue for Smith, who is a four-star recruit on the 247Sports Composite. Smith is...

Iowa lands commitment from four-star wide receiver Terrence Smith in the 2025 class

Denver, CO

David Heitz

Despite touting its social equity programs, arrests for marijuana-related offenses in Denver skyrocketed 83% from 2022 to 2023 with 189 arrests, according to the city’s recently released 2024 marijuana report, “The Denver Collaborative Approach: Leading the Way in Municipal Marijuana Management.”

Denver marijuana arrests surge despite lower consumption, report reveals

Louisiana State

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The Lens

During my childhood, when my family visited relatives “across the river,” in Bayou Plaquemine, Bayou Goula, Caddo, the Pointe, and White Castle, my siblings and I would sometimes race up and down the levees, some distance away from the cows grazing there. At the summit of the hill, you could see the Mississippi River waters through stands of trees and brush. It never occurred to me that our “playground” was the living testimony of Black men, prisoners of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola whom the state of Louisiana had re-enslaved in the convict leasing system.

No longer ‘half slave, half free’

Kanawha County, WV

Boone County, WV

South Charleston, WV

Michael Ramsburg

TEEN DEATH: A student from Madison Middle School in Boone County has died after sustaining injuries during football practice on Friday, Aug. 23. Schools throughout the Kanawha Valley are sharing their condolences with family and friends of 13-year-old Cohen Craddock. Students and staff at Nitro High School were asked to wear red and black -- Madison Middle School's team colors -- on Monday in Craddock's memory. South Charleston High School will do the same on Wednesday, Aug. 28. "Our hearts go out to Boone County’s Madison Middle School Redhawks as they face the loss of a young football player and friend, Cohen Craddock," SCHS officials wrote on social media. "The entire SCHS community stands with the Madison Middle community during this difficult time."

Morning Update: Teen athlete's death, 'Mountaineer Main Street', ongoing drought

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three families who were joined through tragedy grieved differently on Monday – the first anniversary of the afternoon when a shooting rampage targeted Black people at a Jacksonville dollar store.

New lawsuits and a scholarship: Families reflect one year after Dollar General shooting

Lincoln, NE

Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders: "First of all, I have a ton of respect for Matt Rhule. He's in... I call it our class of coaches. We all took on a tremendous test that year along with Coach (Kenny) Dillingham and several others. So I feel like we're a fraternity. So I root for that class of head coaches that came in that year. He was a professional, did a phenomenal job. Maybe not the job he aspired to do but he has a ton of experience and I love what he has accomplished in his college coaching career. So I look for them to be physically tough, imposing, try to run the football. They have a freshman quarterback (Dylan Raiola) that had a pretty good day last week. But we gotta do what we do. We gotta go in there and do what we're capable of doing. I think we showed glimpses of that in the second half in our first game against a formidable opponent."

Q&A: Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders recaps NDSU opener, Buffs look ahead to road tilt in Lincoln

Washington State

Timothy A Gruver

Small game hunters and trappers must submit the lower jaw of bobcats they kill as part of the mandatory pelt sealing process, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Friday.

Bobcat Jaw Submission Now Required for Pelt Sealing

Orlando, FL

Gainesville, FL

Florida football coach Billy Napier is at the center of deafening criticism after his team's Week 1 drubbing at the hands of rival Miami, and he only added fuel to the fire with his comments in the wake of that loss when he quipped about unhappy Gators fans. Napier said that his squad needs to drown out the noise from people in "rural Central Florida on social media" and focus on getting better as a football team, causing a stir within the fanbase and drawing a jab from UCF's NIL collective, which Monday night released a "Rural Central Florida" t-shirt that embraces the school's location.

UCF NIL collective trolls Billy Napier, releases 'Rural Central Florida' shirt after Gators coach's quip

Arkansas State

Fayetteville, AR

Saturday's showdown with No. 16 Oklahoma State is arguably the most important game of the entire 2024 Arkansas football schedule. That statement may seem hyperbolic considering it's only Week 2, but the potential ramifications are tough to deny. Despite added pressure and significance surrounding the game, the Razorbacks aren't changing their approach and are treating it as a "business trip."

Arkansas is all business ahead of showdown with Oklahoma State

Kansas State

Champaign, IL

The Illinois fanbase seems to understand how pivotal Saturday's game against No. 19 Kansas is for the Illini season and program. Illinois announced on Tuesday that the game has sold out Memorial Stadium's 60,670 capacity, marking the program's first sellout since 2016 (North Carolina). Of course, the Illini are hoping...

Kansas game officially Illini football's first sellout since 2016

Montana State

Wyoming State

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To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

It's been nothing but good news for Penn State since Saturday's season-opening win over West Virginia. The Nittany Lions parlayed their victory on the field into a pair of crucial recruiting triumphs, as Top247 Portsmouth (Va.) I.C. Norcom wide receiver Matthew Outten flipped from Virginia Tech to Penn State on Monday afternoon and Top247 Paramus (N.J.) Catholic offensive lineman Malachi Goodman committed to Penn State on Tuesday afternoon.

Recruiting Roundup: The latest scoop as Penn State secures a pair of crucial pledges in 2025 class

Garner, NC

Cary, NC

Apex, NC

Knightdale, NC

Willow Spring, NC

Fuquay Varina, NC

Holly Springs, NC

Clayton, NC

Morrisville, NC

Angier, NC

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Pack9 freshman, elite pitching take down Virginia in Top 25 ACC win

No. 23 NC State earned an important ACC series-opening win at No. 10 Virginia Friday night, clinching its ninth win over a ranked opponent this season....

Pack9 freshman, elite pitching take down Virginia in Top 25 ACC win

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