Austin, TX

Athlon Sports

Texas' Quinn Ewers is ESPN's No. 4 quarterback for the 2024 college football season.

ESPN ranks top 10 quarterbacks for 2024 season

South Carolina State

Gainesville, FL

247Sports

The Florida Gators started off Friday with the No. 43 ranked class on 247Sports team recruiting rankings, which was comprised of 12 verbal commitments. With Miami (Fla.) Booker T. Washington Top100 cornerback Ben Hanks Jr. becoming the latest name to jump on board with the Gators, the class now sits at 13 verbal commits, and made a big jump in the team recruiting rankings. With the addition of Hanks Jr, Florida football's 2025 class moves 13 spots, and now sits at No. 30 on 247Sports team recruiting rankings for the class of 2025.

Gators 2025 class moves up 247Sports rankings following latest commitment

Hawaii State

Sporting News

What to know about the first week of the college football season.

When does college football start in 2024? Full Week 0 schedule, TV channels for FBS teams

Ohio State

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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

Nebraska State

Lincoln, NE

Here's what BTN's Dave Revsine and Howard Griffith had to say about the Huskers on their Training Camp visit to Nebraska. The Big Ten Network passed through Lincoln on Wednesday as part of their training camp series on Big Ten teams. BTN's Dave Revsine and Howard Griffith offered their insights,...

BTN rolls through Lincoln: Some of the crew's Training Camp thoughts on Nebraska

If you're not from one of these states, sorry. More fun will be had elsewhere. There are 134 FBS teams spread across 41 states, but just a select few of these regions enter the 2024 season as bonafide college football hotbeds. Some states boast multiple teams in the preseason AP Top 25. Others tout backloaded state rosters with several contenders in the Power Four and Group of Five ranks. Combined with its own football culture, it's clear which states are the greatest for college football this fall.

The top 10 greatest states for college football in 2024

Montana State

Wyoming State

WyoFile

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

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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

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Bellevue, WA

High School On SI

Highline moves up from 2A KingCo, and boasts one of the most productive signal callers in the state in Ronan Rasmussen

Washington high school football predictions: Who will lead 3A KingCo in passing, rushing, receiving, sacks?

South Bend, IN

CBS Sports

The Notre Dame Insider team has its finger on the pulse of Notre Dame football as camp gets underway in South Bend

Notre Dame football 2024 practice storylines: Camp news, depth chart predictions from Fighting Irish experts

Iowa State

Iowa City, IA

Tim Lester speaks on Iowa's offensive philosophy, the quarterback situation, and more. Last week was media day for the Iowa football program, and new Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester was one of the coaches who was surrounded the most during the availability. Lester is entering his first season as Iowa's...

Coach Conversation: Iowa OC Tim Lester on what he has seen from Cade McNamara, Brendan Sullivan in fall camp

Boulder, CO

Pasadena, CA

The Spun

ESPN College GameDay analyst Desmond Howard has named his top three quarterbacks who impact the game the most in college football. He has Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe in the third spot and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers in the second spot, with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders in his top ...

Desmond Howard Names College QB Who Impacts Games The Most

Alabama State

Tuscaloosa, AL

A few months after accepting the job as Alabama's head football coach in January, Kalen DeBoer revealed the head coach's office in the Mal Moore practice facility -- previously occupied by Nick Saban -- was undergoing a summer renovation to showcase a more modern style. That renovation was completed in...

Before, after photos of Nick Saban's office at Alabama renovated for Kalen DeBoer

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

The Kentucky Secretary of State on Friday announced 14,502 Kentuckians registered to vote in July. “Kentuckians are signing up to vote in big numbers, because they trust the integrity of our elections,” said Secretary of State Michael Adams.

Kentucky voter registrations increased by more than 14,500 in July, the most since 2022

North Carolina State

Lexington, KY

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are the first blue blood to strike in the 2025 recruiting class. On Friday morning, Malachi Moreno, the No. 25 overall recruit in the country, announced live on 247Sports that he will be staying home and playing for the Kentucky. He is the first commitment for Coach Pope and UK in the 2025 class.

No. 25-ranked Malachi Moreno stays home, commits to Kentucky

College Football HQ On SI

These college football head coaches are facing the most pressure in 2024.

College football coaches on the hot seat in 2024

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

The initial 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions are in for one of the top available quarterbacks out West as the dominoes continue to tumble. With just over a month remaining until Brady Palmer reveals his college decision, Utah is the program generating the most buzz. The Utes are among the dozen...

Insight on new Crystal Ball prediction for the Utah Utes

It's just about time for Charlotte (NC) Providence Day School five-star offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. to announce his commitment. The 6-6, 290-pounder from the class of 2025 will announce his decision live on the 247Sports YouTube Channel and CBS Sports HQ on Saturday, August 17 at 1:15 pm ET.

Final call on five-star offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. 48 hours from his commitment

Boise, ID

Group of 5 On SI

Jeanty comes in as the #25 overall player in ESPN's annual list

Boise State Football: Ashton Jeanty Tabbed As Best G5 Player in ESPN Top 100

NewsBreak

College football rankings: Top 20 defensive players for 2024 season

From lockdown cornerbacks to game-wrecking pass-rushers, these are the best defenders in college football this season. College football welcomed a defensive renaissance over the past few...

College football rankings: Top 20 defensive players for 2024 season

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