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16 hours ago | 247sports.com | Jamey Vinnick

WASHINGTON STATE'S FOOTBALL ROSTER currently stands at 108 players by our count, but the need to drop to 105 by July 1 is now in flux. Judge Claudia Wilken, the federal judge overseeing the NCAA's $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement, said last week she will deny final approval if current athletes lose their roster spots. Long story short, whether rosters this season will come in around the old average of 120-plus or the proposed newly prescribed limit (105) is an open question.

17 hours ago | 247sports.com | James Jackson

Patty Gasso said it best going into the weekend's series against Texas. "Our destiny is literally in our own hands," she said. The Sooners faced a unique situation: They didn't know if their resume was good enough to host a Regional and Super Regional. But with likely the toughest schedule to end the season against a top-10 Texas and Florida team, Oklahoma could bolster themselves if they could grab a couple of games.

19 hours ago | 247sports.com | Jamey Vinnick

WHEN WASHINGTON STATE reeled in Cameron Ward out of the NCAA football transfer portal in January 2022, NIL was still in its infancy. It was supposed to be about players agreeing to promote the local sandwich shop, not the pay-for-play epidemic it's devolved into. There was no Cougar Collective in those days and Ward was light years away from becoming the No. 1 overall pick this past weekend in the NFL Draft.

19 hours ago | 247sports.com | Gabe Brooks

Yes, Texas boasts an enormous population figure as the country's second-largest state. But the per capita draftee rate also is surprisingly high (1-in-869,167 … for context, Louisiana and Georgia were better than 1-in-500,000, but Florida and California were 1-in-1.016 million and 1-in-2.628 million, respectively ).

19 hours ago | 247sports.com | Jeremiah Holloway

North Carolina scored Omarion Hampton as a four-star local prospect for its 2022 recruiting class when he was a standout at Clayton (N.C.) Cleveland High School. And after three seasons with the Tar Heels, Hampton made a cross-country trip to California where he'll begin his NFL career. Hampton delivered his introductory press conference on Friday after being selected 22nd overall by the Los Angeles Chargers in this year's draft.