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College Football Playoff contender hit by brutal blow after losing promising youngster and projected starter

College Football Playoff Contender Loses Freshman All-American For 2024 Season

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Which college football teams secured elite wide receivers in the 2025 class?. Another elite wide receiver in the 2025 recruiting class is off the board after Sachse (Texas) five-star Kaliq Lockett committed to the Texas Longhorns and Steve Sarkisian on Wednesday. Following this decision, just six of the 31 wideouts in the updated Top247 rankings for the cycle are available with the early signing period a few months away.

Where the top 10 WRs in the 2025 recruiting class are committed after 5-star Kaliq Lockett picks Texas

Kansas City, MO

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

Patrick Mahomes Reveals He's 'Done' Having Kids with Wife Brittany Mahomes After Baby No. 3

Herbie J Pilato

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

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Colleton County, SC

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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

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Jacksonville Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

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

Denver, CO

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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

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Texas has been lagging behind its rivals in the 2025 team recruiting rankings for months. Boasting an already deep roster, the Longhorns worked the transfer portal hard this year to replenish its skill positions. 
But a big commitment this week has moved the Horns up four sports in ESPN’s rankings, from 18 to 14 overall. Texas landed one of 2025’s top wide receivers in Kaliq Locket. 
Locket ranks 23rd overall in the class and fourth among receivers in ESPN’s rankings. 247 ranks the Sachse High School star as the No. 2 WR in the country and No. 12 overall player. 
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2025 recruiting and why Texas moved up in the rankings

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After reaching the College Football Playoff in 2023, the Texas Longhorns are expected to be one of the best teams in college football this season. The preseason polls that were released this week had the Longhorns checking in at number four in the country, behind Georgia, Ohio State, and Oregon. Their national title hopes may have just taken a huge hit though with today's news. It is being reported that the star sophomore running back, CJ Baxter, will miss the entire 2024 season with an injured right knee.

Texas Longhorns Lose Star Running Back for 2024 Season

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Four-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett, No. 23 in the 2025 ESPN 300, announced his commitment to Texas on Wednesday afternoon, landing with Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns as the highest-ranked member of the program's 2025 class.

Longhorns add 4-star WR recruit Kaliq Lockett to 2025 class

College Station, TX

With the Lone Star Showdown set to resume, will new Head Coach Mike Elko prove himself to be the right man to lead the Aggies?

Rival of Texas Longhorns named as one of college football's 'biggest underachievers'

Alabama State

Top-25 recruit Kaliq Lockett committed to Texas over Alabama, Florida State, LSU and Texas A&M, he announced Wednesday. Lockett is a four-star receiver and the No. 23 overall recruit in the 2025 class, according to ESPN. He's also rated as the fourth-best wide receiver in the 2025 recruiting pool. A...

4-star WR Lockett picks Texas over Alabama, others

Ann Arbor, MI

Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has received a four-year show-cause penalty for his role in the Wolverines' recruiting violations case, the NCAA announced Wednesday. The punishment is unrelated to Michigan's sign-stealing scandal, which is expected to result in additional penalties for those involved. The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions...

Ex-Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh dealt four-year show-cause by NCAA for recruiting violations, unethical conduct

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Crisp County, GA

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On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

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Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorn have been red-hot on the 2025 recruiting trail, and that continued in a big way on Tuesday with the addition of five-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett.Lockett, from Sachse, Texas, committed to the Longhorns over the likes of Alabama, Florida State, LSU and Texas.That's a massive commitment and recruiting win for Sarkisian and his staff, and he has wide receivers coach Chris Jackson to thank as well.Lockett gave both Sarkisian and Jackson a shot-out when discussing his commitment.“It really came down to putting on for my home state and belief in what Coach Sark and...

Texas lands five-star WR over top programs

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Texas football recruiting: Five-star WR Kaliq Lockett commits, inching Longhorns 2025 class closer to top 10

Texas picked up its first five-star commitment in the 2025 recruiting cycle Wednesday when in-state receiver Kaliq Lockett announced his commitment to the Longhorns on the...

Texas football recruiting: Five-star WR Kaliq Lockett commits, inching Longhorns 2025 class closer to top 10

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