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Football fans across the world tuned into Super Bowl 60 on Sunday night, with the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks battling in a rematch from 11 years ago.

Both teams locked into a defensive battle through the first three quarters, with Seattle holding a 12-0 lead until 30 combined points in the fourth. A pair of former UNC football stars, Drake Maye and Mack Hollins, connected for New England’s first score early in the fourth quarter.

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While Maye and Hollins lost in their Super Bowl debuts, a 29-13 defeat, another former Tar Heel won his first Super Bowl trip.

Chazz Surratt, a quarterback-turned-linebacker who played at North Carolina from 2017-2020, was part of Seattle’s first Super Bowl-winning squad since 2013.

Through Surratt didn’t record a statistic, the Seahawks activated him from injured reserve days ahead of the Big Game. Surratt recorded 11 tackles in 11 regular season games for Seattle, playing primarily on special teams.

Surratt played quarterback for Larry Fedora in 2017, starting seven of the nine games he appeared in, compiling 1,341 passing yards and eight touchdowns. Surratt added 210 rushing yards and five more scored on the ground, then redshirted 2018.

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When Surratt played again in 2019, he turned into a First Team All-ACC selection, finishing as runner up for ACC Defensive Player of the Year. In UNC’s COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, Surratt finished as a Bronco Nagurski Trophy (best linebacker in football) semifinalist.

Surratt began his NFL career with the New York Jets, which suffers from organizational-wide dysfunction to this day. Now with a winning team, Surratt is a Super Bowl Champion four years into his professional football career.

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North Dakota State and the Mountain West Conference are engaged in deep discussions on a deal that would bring the FCS powerhouse into the conference as a football-only member starting this fall, a source familiar with the negotiations told CBS Sports on Friday.

A deal had not been finalized as of Friday night, but progress was being made toward an agreement that would elevate North Dakota State to the FBS level. Such a move would require a negotiated entry fee paid to the Mountain West, in addition to the NCAA’s $5 million FBS transition fee. The size of the Mountain West’s entry fee remains under discussion, a source said.

If completed, the move would mark one of the most significant FCS-to-FBS transitions in recent history. North Dakota State has won 10 national championships since 2011, including its most recent title in 2024. They are 9-5 all-time against FBS opponents, with five wins over power conference programs.

“North Dakota State University is regularly involved in conversations about the future of collegiate athletics, including conference affiliation,” the university said Saturday in a statement posted on X. “We are aware of media reports and will have no further comments.”

The program has publicly signaled its desire to move to the FBS level in recent months under athletic director Matt Larsen and outgoing university president David Cook, who is set to become president at Iowa State University on March 1. Cook’s final day at North Dakota State is Sunday, potentially setting the stage for a notable final act.

Larsen said last month that the school’s interest in exploring FBS membership was “as strong as it’s ever been.”

“I would say in terms of our position, I think both myself and president Cook, we want to play at the…

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Feb. 7—VERMILLION, S.D. — The University of South Dakota has opted for stability in its football program, promoting Matt Vitzthum to head coach following the departure of Travis Johansen.

USD Athletic Director Jon Schemmel announced Friday afternoon that Vitzthum will become the 32nd head coach in Coyote football history, as USD chose to stay in-house to fill the vacancy.

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Johansen departed Vermillion after one season as head coach and seven seasons overall on the Coyote staff to take the defensive coordinator position at Rutgers University, a Big Ten Conference program. His move created a sudden opening, and Schemmel moved quickly to elevate Vitzthum, noting familiarity with the program and proven success at multiple levels of college football.

Vitzthum completed his second season on the USD coaching staff in 2025 and most recently served as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Helping with play-calling duties alongside offensive coordinator Tim Morrison, Vitzthum played a key role in guiding the Coyote offense this past season.

His impact was especially evident in the development of quarterback Aidan Bouman, who enjoyed another standout season under Vitzthum’s guidance. In 2025, Bouman threw for more than 2,000 yards for the third consecutive year and posted a career-best 26 touchdown passes, further cementing his place among the top quarterbacks in USD history.

Vitzthum originally joined the Coyotes ahead of the 2024 season as the wide receivers coach under former head coach Bob Nielson. In his first two seasons at South Dakota, the program reached at least the FCS quarterfinals both years.

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During his debut season on staff, USD advanced to the FCS semifinals for the first time in program history, marking a significant milestone for the program and reinforcing Vitzthum’s…

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Former Virginia wide receiver Jahmal Edrine was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of rape and one count of abduction following a months-long investigation by the Albemarle County Police Department. 

The investigation began Aug. 25 after a victim reported being sexually assaulted the previous day, according to police. The case was later presented to a grand jury, which returned indictments on Feb. 2. Police took Edrine into custody Thursday where he is held without bond at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. Both charges are felonies. Police said the investigation remains ongoing.

The University of Virginia acknowledged the arrest and confirmed Edrine is no longer enrolled at the school. In a statement to Wahoos247, chief communications officer and university spokesperson Brian Coy said the university is aware of the matter and will cooperate fully with law enforcement, but is prohibited by federal student privacy laws from commenting further.

Edrine, 22, transferred to Virginia from Purdue ahead of the 2025 season and became one of the Cavaliers’ top offensive contributors. He finished the season as the team’s second-leading receiver with 46 catches for 564 yards and one touchdown. Virginia won a program-record 11 games and lost in overtime to Duke in the ACC Championship Game.

A 6-foot-3, 221-pound native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Edrine previously played at Florida Atlantic from 2021-22 before transferring to Purdue, where he spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He missed the 2023 season after suffering a season-ending injury during fall…

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