Illinois State

Champaign, IL

Columbus, OH

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

With out-of-region games and inter-conference matchups, and even an old rivalry or two, Week 1 of the high school football season in Northern Kentucky is often as interesting and attractive as any all season. The 15 games for all 21 teams this weekend make that clear.

15 games get high school football off to a flying start this weekend

A to Z Sports

The Game occurs every November, but the rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State is ongoing. Michigan earned the commitment of 2025 tight end Eli Owens earlier this year, and the offensive weapon revealed the differences between the recruiting strategies of both programs.  The 6-foot-2, ...

Key 2025 offensive weapon Michigan commit blasts rival Ohio State for recruiting strategy

Colorado State

Lexington, KY

247Sports

There's been a lot of jockeying back and forth for Atlanta (Ga.) Overtime Elite 5-star shooting guard Jasper Johnson, but coming down the stretch, it appears as though Kentucky has moved out in front. After posting there had been a major shake-up in Johnson's recruitment on Wednesday, 247Sports national recruiting...

Crystal Ball: Top-10 prospect Jasper Johnson to Kentucky

Iowa State

Iowa City, IA

Yardbarker

Iowa can't even cheat correctly.On Thursday, the NCAA suspended head coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr for Iowa's Week 1 game against Illinois State on Aug. 31.Per ESPN, the punishment stems from a recruiting violation regarding quarterback Cade McNamara, who joined the program following the 2022 season.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr will be suspended one game for a violation related to the recruitment of transfer quarterback Cade McNamara, sources confirmed to ESPN. https://t.co/HON4eAcVmY— ESPN (@espn) August 22, 2024
The violation didn't do the Hawkeyes any good.In his first season in Iowa City, McNamara appeared in five games...

Kirk Ferentz suspension adds embarrassing layer to Iowa's ugly 2023 offense

The US Sun

IOWA Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr have been handed one-game suspensions for a recruiting violation. The NCAA have been leading an ongoing investigation into the Hawkeyes’ football program. Bans received by Ferentz and wide receivers coach Budmayr relate to the recruitment of quarterback Cade McNamara. According to The Athletic, the self-imposed […]

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and Hawkeyes assistant suspended after NCAA investigation into Cade McNamara transfer

Sarasota, FL

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Akeena

Rusty Bucket, a beloved comfort food chain known for its casual American fare, is closing its Sarasota, Florida location later this month. The Sarasota branch, the only Rusty Bucket in Florida, will shut its doors permanently on August 18. The news, which was confirmed by a bartender at the restaurant, came as a surprise to employees, who learned about the closure just a week ago.

Popular Comfort Food Chain to Close Florida Location Permanently

North Carolina State

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Chapel Hill, NC

Town Talks

A solid education is crucial, often leading to better job opportunities and higher salaries. While educated individuals can be found across the country, some regions have a particularly high concentration of educated residents.

These 2 North Carolina Cities Are The Most Educated In America

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan Wolverines On SI

The top-ranked Michigan recruit is now an Auburn Tiger.

Top 2025 Michigan football commit leaves the Wolverines for SEC school

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

On3.com

Tweets Of The Day Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz will serve a one-game suspension to start the season (Aug. 31 against Illinois State). According to reports, Ferentz is facing a potential Level II NCAA violation for tampering with a recruit, which happens to be former Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara. McNamara entered the transfer portal Nov. […]
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Newsstand: Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz suspended for alleged tampering with former Michigan QB Cade McNamara

Georgia State

Boston College landed a commitment from Oaks Christian (Cali.) '25 tight end Stevie Amar on Friday evening. The tight end made his decision and announced it on Instagram before his season opener for his senior season. A three-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, the No. 45 tight end nationally and the No. 71 prospect in the state of California in 2025.

'25 TE Stevie Amar Jr. commits to Boston College

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Manhattan, KS

A Kansas State football representative posted this week on X (formerly Twitter), that an X account was posing as a Kansas State recruiting representative. However, the worst part is that this person also sent direct messages to high school prospects inviting them to visit K-State. Sign up for GoPowercat VIP...

Daily Delivery: X account poses as Kansas State recruiter, DMs with prospects

Knoxville, TN

Squirrel White was absent when held its Orange & White Game back in April, but the wide receiver had a good reason to miss out on the exhibition scrimmage at Neyland Stadium. He was watching his teammates perform without him while awaiting the birth of his son, a life-changing event that has given the 20-year-old a new perspective on life and football heading into his junior season. Now wearing No. 3, White already has visions of celebrating touchdowns with his son, Sky, watching in the stands, fresh motivation for one of Tennessee’s most established playmakers.

Squirrel White has added motivation heading into new season with Vols

ESPN Quad Cities

Early this morning the news broke that Iowa's head coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr will be suspended for a recruiting violation.

Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, Jon Budmayr Suspended For Recruiting Violation

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Seymour, IL

Mahomet, IL

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Ogden, IL

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Royal, IL

Ivesdale, IL

NewsBreak

Illini position battle update: Illini push for more competition, depth at cornerback

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois used the spring transfer portal window to improve the secondary after massive struggles last season. The Illini added a pair of cornerbacks in...

Illini position battle update: Illini push for more competition, depth at cornerback

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