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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Touted Playmaker Admits to Change of Heart Possibility on Georgia
Touted Playmaker Admits to Change of Heart Possibility on Georgia originally appeared on Athlon Sports. One Atlanta-based playmaker in the 2026 recruiting class is planning to begin his college football career for the Boise State Broncos. At least, that's his plan at the moment. Advertisement Three-star receiver Terrious Favors told On3's Jeremy Johnson that he is still communicating with the Bulldogs, who are pushing to convince the wideout to stay much closer to home for school. 'Coach Coley has been texting me every day, checking on me, sending me graphics about my track season because I just got out of track. So we've been communicating really well," Favors told Johnson. "They want me really bad. They've been saying that I need to come to Georgia. "There's nobody like Georgia.' Favors suggested a change in his commitment is possible. 'It would be a school I would consider if I were to decommit from Boise and pick somewhere else. They're really just a great program. They got Coach Kirby. He coached under Nick Saban, the best coach, probably of all time. He's got good experience with great players," added Favors. Georgia Bulldogs football head coach Kirby Smart© Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Considered an athlete on the 247Sports composite rankings, Favors sits outside the top 50 at his position and on the Georgia in-state rankings. The composite rankings have him rated as the No. 818 prospect in the 2026 recruiting class. Advertisement But the Bulldogs are eyeing Favors likely because of his speed. "Favors' track speed grabbed Georgia's attention this spring. The Bulldogs' development of speedy players like Arian Smith has grabbed Favors' attention," wrote Johnson. Despite his love for Georgia, Favors concluded saying his commitment to Boise State is "locked in." The Bulldogs, though, will have another crack at changing Favors' mind this weekend. Rivals' Jed May reported Thursday Favors will take an official visit to Athens, Georgia this weekend. Related: Georgia Football Gets More Good News on Wednesday From Multiple Coveted Players This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
DNA match solves 33-year-old rape case, brings new conviction for incarcerated Norfolk man
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man already serving a decades-long sentence for a 1992 rape has pleaded guilty to another rape committed just a month earlier, following new DNA evidence uncovered through a state-backed cold case initiative. Anthony Favors, 55, pleaded guilty Tuesday, April 15, in Norfolk Circuit Court to two counts of rape stemming from a February 1992 assault that had remained unsolved for more than 30 years. The breakthrough came thanks to the Virginia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), a grant-funded program that targets the backlog of untested physical evidence recovery kits (PERKs) from unsolved sexual assault cases. Favors is currently serving a 60-year sentence for a separate rape and robbery he committed in March 1992. With this new plea, he now faces up to 40 additional years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for July 18. According to the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, on Feb. 15, 1992, Favors entered a woman's apartment on Lankford Avenue through a damaged door that would not lock. He raped the woman twice and forced her to perform oral sex before briefly leaving the apartment — only to return minutes later, apparently to ensure she had not alerted authorities. After he left a second time, the woman fled, armed herself with a knife, and drove to Naval Station Norfolk to report the attack. A sexual assault exam was performed, and evidence containing the suspect's DNA was preserved. However, forensic technology at the time was not advanced enough to identify the perpetrator. The case went cold, and Favors remained unidentified until the PERK was retested in 2022 under the SAKI program. The renewed investigation matched the DNA to Favors, whose genetic profile had been entered into national databases following his arrest for the March 1992 assault. Investigators obtained a new DNA sample from Favors and confirmed the match. They also verified that he bore a distinctive scar described by the February 1992 victim — a key detail she remembered despite being unable to identify her attacker at the time. Favors ultimately confessed to the 1992 assault and admitted he had long anticipated it might catch up with him. Commonwealth's Attorney Ramin Fatehi commended the perseverance of the survivors and the effectiveness of the SAKI program in finally bringing resolution to the case. 'I express my sympathy to the survivors of Mr. Favors' rapes,' Fatehi said in a statement. 'The justice system cannot undo harm or fix systemic problems, but… it can offer closure, reassurance, and finality.' Favors' earlier case, which resulted in his current imprisonment, involved breaking into a woman's home, assaulting her, and attempting to force her to withdraw cash from an ATM. They caught the attention of passersby on the way to the ATM which caused him to flee that scene. The victim then ran to a neighbor's home to call the police, and he was caught shortly afterward. As a result of that investigation and the victim's direct visual identification of Favors following his arrest, Favors was charged with and pleaded guilty to rape, robbery, and burglary with the intent to commit rape. Favors was sentenced in that case to serve 60 years in prison with another 40 years suspended. The SAKI program, led by the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, continues to test and review unprocessed kits from past decades, with the goal of securing justice in long-dormant cases. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
