Jans spoke with reporters on Tuesday, as Bulldogs are back in AP Top 25 this week:

A little surprised, but Blake Shapen announced he plans to return to State next year. Van Buren, though, just announced he's transferring out:
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The transfer portal is open - and it's wild:

Just won a state title last weekend, but three-star RB Jaeden Hill has heard from Mizzou and others:

Updates from our friend Sam Spiegelman. Some State signees involved here:

Long time Oklahoma commit Gracen Harris signed with State this afternoon. Committed to the Sooners when Jeff Lebby was still there in March of 2023:

That rout of Pitt has the Bulldogs back in, at No. 25:

I didn't get the chance to see the game, as my wife and I were hosting my son's 8 year old bday party, but here's the recap from the game:

Big loss tonight for Staye, in the 2026 class:
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State had a couple of hits, but still some losses for the 2025 class. Here's Rivals analyst Sam Spiegelman's take:

Heck of a way to bounce back from a loss. Good chance State is ranked again next week after this one:

I mean, wow. This will become more common, now that National Letter of Intent is no longer a thing. Tyler Lockhart signed his paperwork this afternoon with Ole Miss, which announced him in its class. But tonight, State announced IT had received Lockhart's paperwork. So while coaches cannot contact recruits because it's a dead period, players are no longer bound to NLI and can flip as much as they choose. So, FOR now, he's with State, which believes it has him. Of course, Lockhart himself has not announced this. So, this still bears watching.

Full video from Lebby, who spoke at noon. Note here, this was before the losses of Tyler Lockhart and Josiah Clemons:

Commit just came in, but for 2026 in Jaiden Taylor, Kamario's brother:
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