Coach Jans' media session yesterday, ahead of State's game tomorrow against Oklahoma:
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Good morning y'all! Bit of an update this morning on one of State's top targets in the 2026 class, four-star LB Chad Fairchild. He's visited the Bulldogs 4 times now, including for the Feb. 1 junior day. I just wanted to catch up with him to see if that changed anything.
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Fairchild said he's up to 25 offers right now. But I really think this is down to just a handful of schools. I can tell you the three that came up the most in my talk with him: State, Georgia Tech and NC State. He told me the junior day to Starkville was his first since the Missouri game in November. Fairchild said he'll be back for a spring practice (no date set) and has an official visit set for June 13.

It sounds like what Fairchild really took away from the visit was lots of time meeting with assistant coach Coleman Hutzler. Fairchild said they broke down defensive film and just hung out. He said of Hutzler, "Me and him have a very good relationship. We’re still building a good one, but he’s a great person, coach and father." Overall, I think the Bulldogs are the leader here. Fairchild has been VERY active on social media and posting about them. He also told me, "It feels great, like I belong there. It just feels natural."

This is another one that I'm SUPER close to putting in a FutureCast to State for. But I know Georgia Tech is still pushing hard and he was there for a junior day the weekend before he was at State. I think the Yellow Jackets lost some ground when their defensive coordinator, Tyler Santucci, left for a spot with the Baltimore Ravens staff. Fairchild is still getting to know the new defensive coordinator, Blake Gideon, who came from Texas. No official visit set up to GT yet, but it's close by, so that's not a massive deal.

NC State is who's slid in here as a result. He has an official visit set there June 20.That's key because Fairchild said he wants to announce his decision after that date. The main relationship he cited here is with coach Dave Doeren, as there were more position coach changes. That seems to be part of why State is in such good shape, as the competition had staff changes, where Hutzler and msot of the Bulldogs staff is intact. That still means a lot.

Spring practice visits are being worked on for State, NC State and Kansas, the latter of which is a wildcard at this point. More on the peripheral barring some revelation when that visit happens. Again, I think State is a massive leader here. So, if you see a FutureCast come here from me, it shouldn't be a surprise.

Full story coming.

Via our friend Sam Spiegelman. I think the Bulldogs and Indiana are in the best shape right now, but we'll see how this spring plays out:

I mean, a MASSIVE second half for the Bulldogs, with arguably the biggest win of the season:

Big get today for the Bulldogs in the 2026 class. Tucker ranked No. 14 in the state:
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The Bulldogs are in the top five, according to Rivals, for best running back additions through the transfer portal. Story below.

State is up one spot to No. 21 after a loss to Florida, then win at Ole Miss:

Via our friend Sam Spiegelman:
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Big time win for the Bulldogs to get back to .500 in the SEC. Really balanced, too, as five guys were in double figures in scoring: