The 2027 college football recruiting cycle has warmed up in the first months of the 2026 offseason.

A sizable number of prospects in the class of 2027 have already announced their college commitments. Most are still scouring around for their best options and taking visits to the schools that appeal to them.

One uncommitted prospect inching closer to his decision is running back Jayden Miles. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ranks as the No. 31 running back, No. 13 prospect in Louisiana and No. 391 overall prospect in the class of 2027, per Rivals.

Miles helped guide Baton Rouge Catholic High School to a 10-2 overall record and state semifinal appearance during his sophomore season. During his junior season, he set a school record by scoring seven total touchdowns in a single game. He was named to the LFCA All-State First Team and LSWA All-State Honorable Mention in 2025.

Miles took an important step in his recruitment by trimming his list of schools to choose from. Hayes Fawcett of Rivals reported that Miles’ list is now down to six schools on Thursday.

LSU

The drive from Baton Rouge Catholic High School to LSU’s campus is about 10 minutes. The Tigers offered Miles a scholarship in early February of 2025.

The Tigers did not sign any running backs from the 2026 recruiting cycle, although they were able to retain Caden Durham despite the coaching change. Stacy Gage (UCF), Dilin Jones (Wisconsin) and Rod Gainey Jr. (Charlotte) all joined LSU’s 2026 roster from the transfer portal.

Kentucky

The Wildcats are a newer development in Miles’ recruitment. Kentucky offered him a scholarship in early January, one of a myriad of offers Will Stein’s new staff has made since its arrival in Lexington.

Kentucky acquired running backs CJ Baxter (Texas) and Jovantae Barnes (Oklahoma) out of the transfer portal. The Wildcats signed three-star running back Delvecchio Alston II to their 2026 class.

Auburn

Miles received his offer from Auburn back in January of 2025. Like both LSU and Kentucky, Auburn has undergone a coaching change since the end of the 2025 regular season.

The Tigers did not sign a running back from the 2026 recruiting cycle. However, Auburn brought in transfer running backs Tae Meadows (Troy), Bryson Washington (Baylor) and Nykahi Davenport (USF) to restock the position group.

Ohio State

The Buckeyes are one of three programs outside of the SEC that Miles has expressed interest in. Ohio State is returning a 1,000-yard rusher in Bo Jackson, who enters his sophomore season of college football.

Ohio State brought in Florida transfer Ja’Kobi Jackson for added depth to its 2026 running back room. Four-star Legend Bey and three-star Favour Akih were the Buckeyes’ two running back signees in the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Florida State

The Seminoles were the first program to offer Miles back in May of 2024. He attended a camp at Florida State in June of 2024.

Quintrevion Wisner (Texas) and Gemari Sands (Florida Atlantic) both joined the Seminoles via the portal in the 2026 offseason. Florida State signed three-star running back Amari Thomas in the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Texas Tech

The Red Raiders are the lone Big 12 program Miles is showing interest in. Texas Tech is coming off a season in which it made its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance.

Texas Tech returns a 1000-yard rusher from a season ago to its offense in Cameron Dickey. The Red Raiders did not bring in a running back in their 20-man portal class, but they did sign three-star Ashton Rowden in the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Spring is a time of warmer weather, blooming flowers and when trees regain their leafy branches.

During this time, many Louisiana residents will likely begin landscaping projects, like shaping up the trees and bushes on their property.

Although, if a neighbor’s tree or bush limbs reach over to your property, are you allowed to trim them?

You can trim branches from neighbor’s trees in Louisiana if they cross onto your property

When it comes to tree branches or roots, bushes or plants on a neighboring property, landowners have the right to demand that anything extending over or into their property be trimmed.

This means if a neighbor’s trees, bushes or plants encroach onto someone else’s property, the branches or limbs may be trimmed at the expense of that neighbor.

However, landowners do not have the right to demand such if the neighbor’s roots or branches do not interfere with the enjoyment of the landowner’s property, according to Louisiana State Legislature.

If a neighbor refuses to cut or trim trees or bushes that reach over onto your property, then you may be permitted to cut or trim them yourself.

However, you could be held liable for property damage if you cut or trim parts of a tree or bush that are still on your neighbor’s property without their permission, says Bayou Tree Service. If a neighbor’s tree or plant dies as a result of you cutting or trimming a portion, this could also make you liable for property damage.

Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team for USA Today. Find her on X @PresleyTyler02 and email at PTyler@Gannett.com

A U.S. Air Force Base that houses B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons detected “multiple unauthorized drones” in its vicinity earlier this month, a base official confirmed to Fox News Digital.

“Barksdale Air Force Base detected multiple unauthorized drones operating in our airspace during the week of March 9th,” a Barksdale AFB spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Friday.

The spokesperson added: “Flying a drone over a military installation is not only a safety issue, it is a criminal offense under federal law.”

Base officials are working closely with federal and local law enforcement agencies to investigate the drone sightings, the spokesperson said.

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“The security of our installation and the safety of our people are top priorities, and we will continue to vigilantly monitor our airspace,” the official added.

Barksdale is east of Shreveport in Louisiana and encompasses 22,000 acres with a population of around 15,000. 

The drone detections come amid heightened security at Air Force bases in the U.S. as the war in Iran continues.

A shelter-in-place order was issued on March 9 at the base that was lifted shortly after, but the drone sights continued through the week.

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Mick Mulroy, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, told ABC News it didn’t look like an average drone enthusiast.

“It looked like this was deliberate and intentional to see just how they would react,” he said. “Seeing this probe on a base in the United States is very troubling.”