SOLVING THE WRONG PROBLEM Of all the issues the sport is dealing with, College Football Inc. wants to make a long season even longer BLAKE TOPPMEYER | USA TODAY Apr 25, 2026 Apr 25, 2026 0 1 of 2 Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese pursues Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning during a game on Aug. 30 at Ohio Stadium. ADAM CAIRNS, COLUMBUS DISPATCH Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea suggested making the season longer would be good for player "health and safety." DENNY SIMMONS, USA TODAY NETWORK Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BLAKE TOPPMEYER | USA TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL| COMMENTARYkAmr@==686 u@@E32== x?4] 7:?2==J 7@F?5 2 492?86 :E 4@F=5 AFCDF6 H:E9@FE 86EE:?8 DF65]k^AmkAm%96 uq$ @G6CD:89E 4@>>:EE66 H2?ED E@ >2<6 E96 D62D@? =@?86C] *6D[ C62==J]k^AmkAmpAA2C6?E=J[ 2 =@?86C\E92?\6G6C D62D@? 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Man pleads guilty of distributing 156 pounds of meth in Burke, McDowell counties The man supplied large batches of methamphetamine to local dealers. Crash temporarily shut down lanes of I-40 in McDowell County Monday night Mission Health’s Mountain Area Medical Airlift helicopter was sent to the scene. The Madness holds soft opening of the new Marion restaurant The new restaurant/bar is located at the Larry D. Miller Business Complex, where Burrito Bros. used to operate. About 3,500 lose power in McDowell County; cooling station open Thursday evening Due to the extreme heat, a cooling station is open at the McDowell Senior Center, located at 100 Spaulding Road, Marion.Â
Update: 1 injured in I-40 wreck in McDowell County; truck veered off road The truck went down a slight embankment, hit two large trees and then overturned onto the driver’s side.
Man pleads guilty of distributing 156 pounds of meth in Burke, McDowell counties The man supplied large batches of methamphetamine to local dealers.Â
Crash temporarily shut down lanes of I-40 in McDowell County Monday night Mission Health’s Mountain Area Medical Airlift helicopter was sent to the scene.Â
The Madness holds soft opening of the new Marion restaurant The new restaurant/bar is located at the Larry D. Miller Business Complex, where Burrito Bros. used to operate.
About 3,500 lose power in McDowell County; cooling station open Thursday evening Due to the extreme heat, a cooling station is open at the McDowell Senior Center, located at 100 Spaulding Road, Marion.Â
