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Texas A&M Aggies Ex Haynes King Not ‘Quitting’ on Georgia Tech After Portal Interest
Although it didn’t go exactly as planned the first time, former Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Haynes King has put together a productive and respectable career. The former four-star quarterback prospect from Longview, Texas, is viewed as one of the top returning signal-callers in the nation this season, as he has put together two strong seasons as the starter at Georgia Tech.
And despite receiving interest from other schools this offseason, as has been revealed in a recent interview with ON3’s Pete Nakos, the Texas native decided to return to the Flats for his redshirt senior season with the Yellow Jackets.
“I’m not the one who tries to jump ship and quit, … ” Haynes said. “This is the ship that I helped build, and I’m part of it.”
The decision to return to Georgia Tech is likely despite receiving better NIL offers elsewhere. Tampering has become a major problem in today’s college football, and no matter if players are a starter or backup, everyone is a potential target to be poached off a roster.
King was no exception this past offseason. After a strong 2023 season, where he threw for 2,842 yards and 27 touchdowns while rushing for 737 yards and 10 more scores, he followed it up with another impressive campaign in 2024.
Leading the Yellow Jackets to their second straight 7-6 season – the first time Georgia Tech has won seven games in back-to-back seasons since 2013 – he threw for 2,114 yards and 14 touchdowns with just two interceptions while playing in 11 games. He also got it done with his legs, rushing for 587 yards and 11 more touchdowns.
After starting his career in College Station, where he started only a handful of games before ultimately transferring to Georgia Tech following the 2022 season, he has turned into the quarterback many were hoping to see at Texas A&M.
He boasts a 17-14 record as a starter and has helped Georgia Tech build back to being a more respectable program. The Yellow Jackets have managed upset wins over ranked opponents like Miami, North Carolina, and Florida State in their two seasons with King under the center. Which doesn’t mention the fact that they nearly knocked off Georgia during last season’s eight-overtime game.
Baseball
June 1, 2026
Oklahoma WALKS OFF No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech to win regional | Full 10th inning
June 1, 2026
Oklahoma baseball knocked out No. 2 overall national seed Georgia Tech to clinch a spot in super regionals, thanks to a towering walk-off home run to dead center in the bottom of the 10th inning from Dayton Tockey. Watch the full extra-inning finish here.
A Griffin, Georgia man is now under arrest, charged in connection with a cold case homicide investigation in New Jersey, prosecutors say.
It’s been nearly 37 years since 42-year-old Mauricio Cuadra was shot during an apparent home invasion; now, authorities say 62-year-old Joseph Quiros-Soto is charged with his murder.
Officials say on Aug. 9, 1989, the officers with the Bayonne Police Department responded to reports of a home invasion and shooting at an apartment on the 400 block of Avenue C. Inside the home, they found Cuadra suffering from a gunshot wound. Cuadra died shortly after.
The case remained a mystery until 2024, when Quiros-Soto confessed to the murder to police in Locust Grove, Georgia, saying that he had become a born-again Christian, NJ.com reports.
Police told the outlet that he gave the detectives details of the crime and allowed visiting Hudson County authorities to take a DNA sample, which matched a stain on the victim.
Authorities were eventually able to obtain a warrant for the Georgia man’s arrest. On May 27, 2026, deputies with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office arrested Quiros-Soto at his home in Griffin, charging him with murder and murder during the commission of a burglary.
Quiros-Soto is being detained in Georgia, awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball has made the super regionals in the NCAA Tournament and will face a team its already played four times.
The No. 14 national seed Bulldogs (43-17) are matched up with No. 3 Georgia (49-12). The best-of-three series will take place in Athens, Georgia, because Georgia is the higher seed.
The super regionals run from June 5-8, and the winner will make the College World Series.
MSU is 0-4 against Georgia this season, getting swept at Dudy Noble Field and then losing a fourth time in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Georgia won the SEC regular season and tournament championships.
Both teams made it through their regionals without a loss. Mississippi State blew out Louisiana 19-5 on May 31, while Georgia defeated Liberty.
MSU has played Georgia only once in postseason history, losing in the 1990 College World Series.
Mississippi State baseball history in super regionals
Mississippi State has played in 10 super regionals and won five of them. It has won three straight super regionals. MSU is 2-4 as the visiting team in super regionals.
New Mississippi State coach Brian O’Connor is 7-2 in super regionals.
NCAA baseball tournament schedule
- Super regionals: June 5-8
- College World Series: June 12-22
Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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