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Bear McWhorter’s life changed forever when his family fostered, then adopted his two little sisters. Now the 4-star Michigan offensive line commit is using his NIL to promote adoption. The Brother Bear Foundation. “Because every child deserves a family.” nytimes.com/athletic/63999…

A year after Greg Newman's career ended his mind began to betray him. The ensuing two decades were a tragic slide. Unhoused before his death, Greg's "imaginary world was more real to him than this.” On a family’s search for the answer they long suspected. nytimes.com/athletic/64964…

Colorado coach Deion Sanders was dealing with an aggressive cancerous tumor on his bladder this summer. Had his bladder removed and his medical team said the cancer is now gone.

Quarterback recruiting - there's nothing like it. And Landon Duckworth's journey with South Carolina is proof. On him landing with the Gamecocks, the process of QB recruiting and why South Carolina is as good as anyone at leaning into the chaos of it all: nytimes.com/athletic/65137…

Welcome to the ACC Network family, Jimbo Fisher‼️

Thread: 43 years ago, NBC aired this brief, throwaway shot of a young Clemson fan cheering after a second quarter TD in 1981 national championship game. Decades later, it wound up becoming a huge moment for a grieving South Carolina fan …

Watching Sam and Antonio pour into this project -- interviewing 40-plus staffers! -- was so cool. So much work was put into this and I'm so glad it's finally here.

For the last six weeks, @AntonioCMorales and I tried the impossible: to rank every projected FBS starting QB, from No. 1 to No. 136. With intel from 40+ coaches and staffers across the country, we introduce the result: @TheAthletic’s College QB Tiers: nyti.ms/3IMdwWY

Looking for an uplifting way to kick off your week? Meet 21-year old @Andrew_Cherico, one of the most remarkable people I’ve ever met. nytimes.com/athletic/64881…

Texas scores another win over Georgia on the recruiting trail today. What an afternoon for the Longhorns, wow.

Texas goes into the Peach State back-to-back years and lands a 5-Star recruit over Georgia 2025: Justus Terry (DL) 2026: Tyler Atkinson (LB) Both recruits were offered by the Bulldogs as 8th Graders on3.com/college/texas-…

Texas beats Georgia for 5-star LB Tyler Atkinson, top-ranked player in Peach State nytimes.com/athletic/64955…

Huge news for Texas: 5-star LB Tyler Atkinson has committed to the Longhorns over Georgia, Clemson and Oregon. Atkinson is the No. 1 player in Georgia and lives only about an hour away from Athens.

It’s a GDTBATH!

Lamar Brown is staying home to play for LSU, a mile away from his high school. On one of Brian Kelly's biggest recruiting wins of his career: nytimes.com/athletic/64858…

UCF coach Scott Frost on what he learned from Nebraska: "Don't take the wrong job."

Superstar Ohio State wideout Jeremiah Smith is guaranteeing he will not lose to Michigan again 👀

Dante Reno (@dantereno10) Zoomed with schools for about 3 weeks when he entered the transfer portal. Then he went to his parents with an idea: "What if I just go play for Dad?" On the former South Carolina QB heading to Yale and reuniting with his family: nytimes.com/athletic/64461…

I spent a lot of time and crunched a lot of different numbers to try to answer this very important question: What's the worst program that peak Nick Saban could have led to a national title? Michigan State? Louisville? Oregon State? Kansas? nytimes.com/athletic/64511…

I’m thrilled to announce that I won the 2025 Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award from @TheFWAA. I’ve had a lot of cool moments in my career, but this is up there. Short 🧵:

Jeyarajah named Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award recipient fwaa.com/a/3c7a32a4