On Saturday morning, @ALLYCE_TRAPP passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She never gave up, fighting cancer until the end.
Please take a moment to read more about her. Allyce was stunning. It was the greatest honor to love and be loved by her.
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CJ Bailey told me there were “a lot of good offers out there” from teams that wanted him to transfer, even though he never entered the portal. A look at how NC State kept its QB:
NEW: NC State QB CJ Bailey tells @walexander he "talked to a ton" of schools during transfer portal season:
"I heard a couple of schools out, and it just didn’t feel the same. I wanted to be here."
Story: https://t.co/6BZFUeVY0P
Billy Napier realized "I probably was a little stubborn" by holding onto play calling at Florida, something he won't do at JMU.
"I'm delegating a lot more and empowering other people throughout, and I think, ultimately, that's been healthy for me."
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NEW: James Madison's Billy Napier reflects on his time at Florida with @walexander:
"I think that we really struggled to manage the workload that came with NIL, that came with the portal."
Napier has given up play-calling, saying he should've done it "a while back."
Story: https://t.co/FQ9rWwRbPC
NEW: The Big 12 and Monster Energy have entered a multi-year sponsorship agreement, Brett Yormark announced.
Schools will have jersey patches and field logos featuring the brand.
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Thank you to @TheLSWA for naming me Beat Writer of the Year in Louisiana and awarding two other stories with first place. It’s an honor to have my work recognized, especially when it was done in the midst of such a difficult year. Grateful for this.
NEW: Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss to @walexander on the one game he’s looking forward to most👀
"Louisiana State University."
Chambliss added: "Lane Kiffin is at LSU now, Weis is at LSU now, and some of our former players that were on the team last year are at LSU. It’s starting to be a pretty heated rivalry now."
Story: https://t.co/4BOIoUJMBm
$350K is the new floor for a four-star recruit — and it only goes up. @On3 surveyed GMs, agents & more on how June's OV season actually went.
“It feels like $350K was the starting price for a low four-star this year. ... There are no layups anymore in high school recruiting."
Read: https://t.co/DIYquBiu2Y
NEW: John Mateer to @walexander on the CFP appearance banner inside Oklahoma's indoor practice facility:
"It’s cute. You know, it’s up there. But everybody’s like, 'No, that’s not the goal.' So, there’s a couple things like that, which from an outside piece, it’s like, 'Oh, that’s great. You made the playoff.' But it’s like, no, it’s not."
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