Just one month away from the start of the 2024 College Football season, one of the storylines that will dominate the headlines all season will be the new 12-team College Football Playoff. For the G5 teams, it means an automatic opportunity for someone. It also means an automatic spot for the winner of the Big 10, Big 12, ACC, and SEC.

SEC Football: How Many Teams Could the SEC Get Into the 2024 College Football Playoff?- Deep Dive Into the Schedules

South Bend, IN

247Sports

As college football's most recognizable and coveted independent, Notre Dame watched from afar in recent years as the nation's power conferences all join in realignment and expansion in a new, lucrative era dominated by TV contracts and revenue discussions. A lucrative future awaits the Fighting Irish if they do decide to join a conference for split revenue sharing and sever ties with Comcast NBCUniversal on a deal that goes through 2029.

Where Notre Dame stands in conference realignment, expansion discussion

Indianapolis, IN

Big surprises are coming to the Big Ten. Big Ten Media Days kick off this week in Indianapolis with the recently-expanded league welcoming four new members, including a major College Football Playoff threat. Coming off the league's first national championship since 2014, the Big Ten boasts several programs inside various preseason rankings and cleaned up in the transfer portal as a conference, strengthening its chances to defend a title.

Big Ten football: 10 bold predictions for 2024 season

Arkansas State

Fayetteville, AR

The primary focus of John Calipari and the Arkansas coaching staff of late has been on the 2025 recruiting class, but it's never too early to look ahead to 2026 and beyond. On Monday night, one of the state's top prospects in the 2026 recruiting class, JJ Andrews, revealed he was re-offered by Calipari and the Razorbacks.

Arkansas basketball re-offers 2026 in-state prospect JJ Andrews

North Carolina State

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Charlotte, NC

Town Talks

When it comes to grocery shopping, consumers often debate the prices at different stores. In North Carolina, two chains are particularly known for their higher prices:. Locations: 16 across North Carolina, predominantly in larger cities like Charlotte and Raleigh.

North Carolina Is Home To Two Of The Most Expensive Grocery Stores in America

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

Nebraska State

Omaha, NE

NewsByJoshua

In a recent development, Wellpath has announced layoffs affecting 64 employees in Omaha, Nebraska, following a change in contract that necessitated the closure of its healthcare operations at a specific location.

Surprise layoffs hit Nebraska as an unexpected company downsizes

Lawrence, KS

When Zach Clemence and Bill Self agreed that the Kansas basketball forward was going to be allowed to remove his name from the transfer portal and return to the Jayhawks, there was just one stipulation: Clemence had to redshirt and sit out the 2023-24 season. As Clemence recalls, he received a challenge from the KU coach to improve every facet of his game and what he offers on the basketball court.

Zach Clemence calls his redshirt season 'the best thing I could have done'

Georgia State

Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets On SI

One of the signs that football season is getting closer is conference media days. The Big 12 and the SEC were the first conferences up for media days and now th

2024 ACC Football Media Days: Start Time, Schedule, How To Watch, And More

Louisville, KY

Former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell won it for The Ville on Monday night. In front of a raucous crowd of 3,812 fans at Freedom Hall, Harrell hit two free throws to hit the target score and lead The Ville to a 71-69 victory over Sideline Cancer. The victory pushes The Ville into the Lousiville Regional final on Wednesday night.

Montrezl Harrell hits two free throws to lift The Ville to a victory

College Football News

The position isn't quite as strong as it's been in previous years, but there are still plenty of good offensive tackles. We highlight the best in our 2024 College Football News Preview top 25 rankings.

Top 25 Offensive Tackles Ranked: 2024 College Football News Preview

Minnesota State

DayTripper

The hit History Channel series "American Pickers" is gearing up for an exciting return to Minnesota this fall. The show's production team has announced plans to film episodes throughout the state in September 2024, offering locals a chance to showcase their unique collections and share their stories with a national audience.

"American Pickers" Set to Unearth Minnesota's Hidden Treasures

Cincinnati, OH

The Cincinnati Bearcats are a popular pick to rise from the lower depths and make waves in the Big XII this season. They've even popped up on a couple of preseason top-25 rankings. Alas, they won't make mine. Cincinnati was a team that I felt underachieved last season. The did...

Not Too Early Big XII Predictions: No. 10, Cincinnati

Alabama State

Tuscaloosa, AL

FanSided

Flying under the radar of the college football world is a thought about Alabama Football's immediate future. Immediate means the 2024 college football season. Already becoming apparent is the post-Nick Saban era of Alabama Football will not be anything like the gloom and doom spread for months following Saban's retirement.

Alabama Football and a scary thought for the college football world

Fitz believes if the Big 12 tries to take Florida State, Clemson and at least two more from the ACC, that conference could shatter with the Big Ten and SEC stepping in to add teams, including taking FSU and Clemson from the Big 12's grasp. And why there are many solid brands in the ACC, adding schools such as USF and UConn to preserve the ACC and to secure the league's two best brands for the Big 12.

Daily Delivery: Big 12 might add just two from the ACC so a mass movement doesn't start

Oregon State

Saint Augustine, FL

Lisa S. Gerard

Brittany Tavar, 45, disappeared from her home in St. Augustine, Florida, on July 6, 2010. She was part of a large family scattered on the other side of the country. Brittany's friends in the area described her as generous and caring. Not only was she regarded as a kind person, she was known to help others in need.

Florida Woman Befriends Homeless Man in 2010; Both Tragically Vanish

Los Angeles, CA

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Paul Finebaum really wants Deion Sanders to try and save USC football.  Really.

Paul Finebaum Unveils Bold Plan to Rescue USC Football

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Big Ten expansion: Tony Petitti addresses future realignment, league's stance

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti applauded the legwork his conference accomplished in welcoming Oregon, USC, Washington and UCLA to the expanded league on Tuesday, but stopped...

Big Ten expansion: Tony Petitti addresses future realignment, league's stance

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