Austin, TX

Columbus, OH

247Sports

It's a new era for Ohio State athletics. The Buckeyes said goodbye to longtime athletic director Gene Smith, who retired after 19 years on the job, on Friday and began July by officially welcoming Ross Bjork as the Scarlet and Gray's new senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director on Monday.

Ross Bjork is 'fired up' as he begins his tenure as Ohio State's athletic director

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Times

Linebacker Mark Iheanachor of Narbonne and defensive end Chinedu Onyeagoro of King/Drew commit to Southern Methodist University.

Two City Section football players with Nigerian roots commit to SMU

Athlon Sports

Five of the 15 schools that will change conferences over the summer made those moves official on Monday.

5 College Football Programs Officially Change Conferences Monday

North Carolina State

Chapel Hill, NC

We're now into July, meaning Minnesota Football kicks off their 2024 season in less than 60 days. Rosters are set, and it's time to get to know the Gophers' opponents a little bit better. I reached out to our North Carolina site at Inside Carolina to get some insight about what this Tar Heel team will look like compared to when Minnesota fans last saw them in Chapel Hill. Jeremiah Holloway covers this team as well as anyone, so I first wanted to know how he thought North Carolina escaped the transfer portal.

Minnesota Football Summer Preview: North Carolina

Alexandria, VA

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Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

Georgia State

DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

College Football HQ On SI

College football is king, as made apparent by this ranking of the athletic programs with the most revenue from last season.

Ranking college sports programs by revenue: Big Ten, SEC in the lead

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

The USC football program received some good news on Sunday. St. Louis-based high school receiver Corey Simms chose USC over Big Ten competitor Penn State and his home-state team, Missouri. Beating out Penn State for a receiver gives USC value on two levels: adding to its roster while depriving a Big Ten foe of a roster enhancement. Beating out Missouri feels like a bigger deal now than it would have three years ago because the Tigers are currently a top-10 program under coach Eli Drinkwitz, and have a real shot at the College Football Playoff this year.
One wonders if Missouri’s...

Receiver Corey Simms chooses USC over Penn State and Missouri

USC has played the Big Ten in college football for almost 100 years. The first game saw the Trojans take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in 1925. The Trojans won that game, 18-0. The last game pitting USC against the Big Ten also involved Iowa, a 2019 loss in the Holiday Bowl. A five-year absence of USC games against Big Ten opponents will end when USC joins the Big Ten with UCLA, Washington and Oregon.

The USC Trojans have dominated the Big Ten in football

USC football has had yet another player decommit from the program after committing just months earlier. Hylton Stubbs joined Justus Terry and Isaiah Gibson as a commit-turned-decommit who claimed to want to play for USC and then quickly changed course. USC fans have learned the hard way that in 2024...

USC can't let itself get taken for a ride by recruits

Maine State

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Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Ann Arbor, MI

Alex Orji has a team-first approach in regards to the Michigan football QB race.

Alex Orji Shares Honest Thoughts On Starting Quarterback Race At Michigan

Wisconsin State

Madison, WI

Class of 2026 offensive lineman Bear McWhorter announced his decommitment from Arkansas on Sunday.
Wisconsin offered the three-star interior lineman back in March, then had him on campus for a visit during the spring.
Related: Wisconsin football’s top remaining targets in the class of 2025 recruiting cycle
McWhorter is ranked as 247Sports’ No. 374 player in the class of 2026, No. 30 interior offensive lineman and No. 39 recruit from his home state of Georgia. His extensive offer sheet includes Alabama, Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.
The Georgia...

Class of 2026 OL with Wisconsin offer decommits from Arkansas

Buford, GA

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Texas State

The Texas Medical Board adopted new guidelines for the state’s abortion ban at a panel on June 21, causing some confusion as some of the medical community considered the guidelines not specific enough. The initial regulation required physicians to document if they were able to transfer patients with life-threatening...

Texas Medical Board introduces new abortion guidelines

ClutchPoints

If there’s one conference that’s taking on a completely different look for the 2024 season, it’s undoubtedly the Big 12. This conference has been in a major transition phase ever since last season when it added four new schools: BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston. However, this season, it might be more about the losses of […]
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Ranking top five college football stadiums in Big 12 after conference expansion

Alabama State

Tuscaloosa, AL

On3.com

When Kalen DeBoer was hired at Alabama‘s, he put together his staff with the intent of making the Crimson Tide program his own while maintaining the winning culture that Nick Saban instilled in T-Town for nearly two decades. While there appears to be an emphasis on bringing coaches into...

Kalen DeBoer opens up on building his Alabama staff

Del Valle, TX

Manor, TX

Pflugerville, TX

Manchaca, TX

Buda, TX

Round Rock, TX

Cedar Creek, TX

Cedar Park, TX

Hutto, TX

Elgin, TX

Leander, TX

Kyle, TX

NewsBreak

What athletes being paid may mean for Texas Athletics

On May 23, the NCAA and the Power Five conferences came to a historic settlement, allowing students to be paid by their universities for the first...

What athletes being paid may mean for Texas Athletics

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