Ranking the ten best college football coaches in the country ahead of the 2026 season

With the changes happening in college football over the last half decade, most notably NIL and the transfer portal, the proliferation of talent in the game has been as balanced as ever.

With that, you could make the argument that coaches mean more than they ever have before, since it requires more strategy than just rolling the ball out and letting your 22 five-stars "talent" their way to victory.

Despite legends like Nick Saban calling it quits a few years ago, college football is in great hands with some phenomenal coaches among its ranks.

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Speaking of which, I thought today would be as good a day as any to rank the ten best coaches in college football right now.

This list is obviously subjective, but some of the factors I'm weighing are: total resume, recent success, and whether they have overachieved or underachieved relative to the resources they've been given.

With that said, let's dive right in.

We start this list off with a man who, five years ago, probably would have been comfortably within the top five: Lincoln Riley.

The USC head coach is heading into his fifth season in Los Angeles, and if you asked most Trojan fans, they would probably admit he has underperformed with regard to the expectations they had when he arrived.

Ironically enough, his first year at Southern Cal was his best, as the Men of Troy won 11 games and were a fourth quarter collapse away from making it to the College Football Playoff.

Since then, it's been tough sledding for Riley, but last year should provide some hope to fans of the program, as the 42-year-old pulled off what was perhaps his best coaching job since leaving Oklahoma and guided USC to a nine-win season while unlocking the potential of quarterback Jayden Maiava.

Heading into 2026, Riley and Maiava will look to finally send USC to the CFP, and it seems like the pieces are in place for that to happen.

If it does, I expect Riley to shoot back up this ranking come next season.

When it comes to "doing more with less," there are few who can top what head coach Clark Lea has done while at Vanderbilt (I can think of one other, but we will talk about him later).

When Lea arrived in Nashville in 2021, he proclaimed that he would have Vandy competing for SEC and national championships.

The whole college football world pointed and laughed, and rightly so, because the Commodores had long been a doormat in the SEC save for a few seasons with James Franklin at the helm.

Fast forward just five short years, and Lea has done exactly what he said he would, giving Vanderbilt its first ten-win season in school history and having the 'Dores within a stone's throw of the College Football Playoff.

For all his accomplishments on the field, he's done just as well on the recruiting trail, landing the program's first five-star in quarterback Jared Curtis.

Kind of unbelievable for anyone who knows anything about Vandy, and if he's able to repeat his success over the next couple of years without Diego Pavia as his quarterback, it will only strengthen my belief that Lea is one of the best coaches in America.

You could almost consider this spot for Kyle Whittingham a lifetime achievement award, but that would do a disservice to just how good of a coach he still is.

The man was an absolute machine while coaching the Utah Utes, guiding them through conference realignment and an ever-evolving college football world, racking up several of the best seasons in school history in the process.

He's the winningest coach in Utah history, and his defensive prowess and penchant for developing unheralded recruits into NFL Draft picks is the stuff of legend.

This past offseason, Whittingham left the friendly confines of Salt Lake City and headed east to Ann Arbor, where he will hope to instill some stability to a wildly chaotic Michigan program.

It's a testament to Whittingham that he continues to end up on lists like this year after year, and it proves that he's a rare combination of talent and longevity.

The Wolverines should be in good hands with Whittingham at the helm.

College football fans disagree on a lot, but there may not be a more universally hated name outside of Baton Rouge than Lane Kiffin.

His antics have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, particularly regarding his most recent breakup with Ole Miss, but there is no question the man is a brilliant football coach.

Kiffin's offensive acumen knows no equal, and he's regarded as one of the best X's and O's guys on that side of the ball in quite some time, but he makes this list for more than just that reason alone.

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The former Rebels head coach turned Ole Miss from an afterthought in the SEC to a national power, and by the time of his unceremonious exit, had them in a position to legitimately win a CFP title.

He's such a good head coach that he had people actually believing that it was just as easy to win a championship at Ole Miss as it would be to win one at LSU or Florida.

That fact is not lost on me, but the only reason he isn't any higher is because he hasn't actually gone out and won the thing yet.

Few have, to be sure, but Kiffin has a chance to rocket near the top of this list should he win even one natty while on the bayou.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is a lot like Lane Kiffin in many ways, so the two are ranked right next to each other for a reason.

Sark has access to a lot more resources and talent at Texas than Kiffin did while he was at Ole Miss, and has been far more consistent as a result.

He is considered one of the top offensive play callers in the game and consistently has the Longhorns in the national championship conversation year after year.

It will be interesting to see how he handles the expectations this year and how he coaches quarterback Arch Manning through another year of Heisman hype, but I believe Sark will be up for the challenge.

His recruiting prowess deserves mention as well, as Texas has always had the resources to get whoever it wants, but Sark has been able to unlock that in a way that has given Texas one of the most talented rosters since he's arrived.

When Brian Kelly jumped ship for LSU in 2021, many believed it was because he had gotten Notre Dame to its ceiling as a program in the modern landscape of college football.

Marcus Freeman proved that the Irish still had room to grow, and has lifted the program to new heights, both on the field and on the recruiting trail.

Notre Dame made it all the way to the national championship game two seasons ago, and after finishing in the top 10 in the AP Poll last season is projected to be a top-five team this coming season as well, showing Freeman's ability to keep the Irish consistently elite.

He has been lauded for his ability to coach elite defenses dating back to his days as a coordinator, and it shows in Notre Dame's ability to keep churning out top-flight units every season.

The fact that he has the Irish recruiting in the top five is noteworthy as well, which was thought to be almost impossible in the age of NIL.

Freeman is very young, so he will only continue to improve as he gains more experience.

4. Dan Lanning (Oregon)

Another brilliant, young defensive mind, Dan Lanning has the Oregon Ducks absolutely rolling since arriving in 2022.

Hailing from the Kirby Smart coaching tree, Lanning has been aces in Eugene pretty much from day one.

The Ducks have won at least 10 games every year of Lanning's tenure, as he has pretty much accomplished everything short of winning a national championship for them.

He is a recruiting wizard, which makes sense given his ties to Smart, and his chops on the trail coupled with Oregon's much-publicized resources have turned the Ducks from great recruiters to full-on Death Star status.

Another underrated aspect of Lanning's game is his ability to identify and hire elite coordinators, as he has had three move on to head coaching jobs since he donned an Oregon visor four years ago.

I firmly believe Lanning has everything in place to accomplish that as early as this season, especially with the talent he continues to assemble in the Pacific Northwest.

I was so torn between Ohio State's Ryan Day and my number two, that their rankings might just depend on what kind of mood I'm in that day.

With that said, Day is an elite coach in every sense of the word, which sounds wild to anyone who just woke up from a coma for the last two years.

It's amazing how a national championship can change perceptions, but Day was a phenomenal coach before he won it all just 18 months ago.

He's an excellent recruiter, a great offensive mind, and his coordinator hires are some of the best in the business, employing the likes of Matt Patricia, Jim Knowles, Chip Kelly, Arthur Smith, and Brian Hartline among others.

That matters in this day and age, and his hiring of Knowles specifically may have been the secret sauce that propelled the Buckeyes to a natty following the 2024 season.

I can't foresee Ohio State ever being ranked outside the top-ten to finish a season as long as Day is locked in, which says a lot about both his ceiling and consistency.

The best part (at least for Buckeye fans) is that Day isn't even 50 years old yet, so he will be among the elites for quite some time.

If you wanted to rank Day ahead of Smart or vice versa, I really wouldn't have a problem either way; it really was like splitting hairs between these two.

What it came down to for me were Smart's two national championships and the fact that he accomplished that while Nick Saban was still at the top of his game at Alabama.

I also believe Smart took over Georgia when it was in a slightly worse position than Ohio State was when Day took over, though neither program was exactly in the gutter.

What could you possibly say about Kirby that hasn't already been said?

He's an elite defensive coach, one of the best recruiters of his era, develops NFL talent at an absurd level, and absolutely feasts on his rivals.

Perhaps an even bigger feather in his cap is the fact that one of the other coaches on this list hails from his tree (Dan Lanning), meaning he even has a penchant for developing great coaches.

I would say he's the closest thing we have to a modern Saban if not for...

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I mentioned it near the top of the list when discussing Clark Lea, but no one, perhaps in the history of college football, has done more with less than Curt Cignetti at Indiana.

Just think about where the Hoosiers were in their entire history before Coach Cig got there.

There have been so many "firsts" in program history it's hard to even keep track: first 11-win season, first Playoff berth, first undefeated season, first national championship, first five-star recruit.

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The only knock I can think to make against Cignetti is that he hasn't been at Indiana for long enough to rack up some of the accomplishments of the all-time greats, but I keep having to remind myself he's at freaking Indiana.

I've written plenty about Cignetti's greatness but suffice to say, he's the king of the mountain right now and I don't know how anyone will dethrone him outside of a guy like Kirby winning the next four national titles.

If all that still hasn't convinced you, just Google him. He wins.

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Trump bets economic pressure can squeeze Iran as regime’s own failures deepen the pain

President Donald Trump is signaling, at least for now, he is prepared to let mounting economic pressure on Iran do more of the work rather than immediately expand military action against Tehran.

"We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money," Trump told Axios’ Barak Ravid in a phone interview Sunday. Axios reported Aug. 9 that Trump described the U.S. approach as "low-keying it" and said Iran was in severe economic distress and struggling to pay its troops.

Trump has argued that the U.S. naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz has compounded Iran’s financial crisis. His comments come after weeks in which the administration repeatedly raised the possibility of renewed large-scale military action. 

But as the administration increasingly points to Iran’s financial distress as leverage, a more complicated question is emerging: How much of Iran’s economic crisis is the result of U.S. sanctions, the war and blockade — and how much stems from decades of corruption, economic mismanagement and spending decisions by the Islamic Republic itself?

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Trump reinforced the message on Truth Social Sunday, writing that Iran had shown "51 years of bad behaviour" while sharing a graphic depicting the Iranian rial’s steep decline. The graphic was titled "Iran has NO MONEY" and described the currency as "trash."

The economic pressure is increasingly visible in the daily lives of ordinary Iranians. An investigation published by the Iranian newspaper Jahan-e Sanat last week described supermarket workers encountering customers who allegedly shoplifted basic groceries including bread, cheese and meat, or ate packaged food inside stores because they could no longer afford it. The accounts offered a stark glimpse of the strain on Iranian households as prices rise and purchasing power erodes.

Washington, meanwhile, has intensified its campaign against Tehran’s revenue streams. Under what the Treasury Department calls Economic Fury, the administration has targeted Iran’s oil trade, shadow banking networks, weapons procurement operations, cryptocurrency holdings and sanctions-evasion infrastructure. Treasury said June 10 that the campaign had prevented "tens of billions of dollars" in revenue from being accessible to the Iranian regime and its proxies. On July 29, Treasury said OFAC had sanctioned more than 100 vessels linked to Iran’s shadow fleet since the beginning of 2026.

A Treasury spokesperson told Fox News Digital on background that "Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash."

"Iran’s economy is in freefall, inflation has skyrocketed, and as President Trump said on Sunday, the regime’s ability to pay its troops has been decimated," the spokesperson said.

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A U.S. official told Fox News Digital on background that the administration still views economic pressure as one part of a broader strategy.

"President Trump has always been clear that he will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. While he has been consistent in saying he prefers a diplomatic solution, he continues to retain all options if Iran continues to engage in terrorism and refuses to make a deal," the official said.

"The United States is strangling what’s left of Iran’s economy with one of the most successful naval blockades in history – and Iran would be wise to make a deal. Otherwise, they know what will happen."

Miad Maleki, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former Treasury Department sanctions official, said the pressure has accelerated Iran’s economic decline, but argued that Tehran’s own policies created many of the underlying vulnerabilities.

"Sanctions and the war have accelerated Iran's economic decline, but both are consequences of the regime's own troublemaking; its nuclear brinkmanship, missile and drone attacks on tankers, and support for terror proxies, not causes imposed on an innocent bystander," Maleki told Fox News Digital.

"It's a government's basic responsibility to provide for and serve its nation — this regime has instead served a failed revolutionary ideology that has produced nothing but suffering for ordinary Iranians," he added.

Maleki said the deeper story can be seen over decades, arguing that even when sanctions eased and oil revenues increased, Iran continued directing significant resources toward its security establishment and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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According to Central Bank of Iran national accounts data provided by Maleki to Fox News Digital, Iran’s military share of total government spending rose from 16% in 1993 to 52% by 2006, while education spending fell from 27% to 15%. Spending on health and social affairs also declined as a share of government expenditures, he said.

Maleki pointed to the 2020 budget as another example of the disparity. The IRGC received approximately $6.96 billion, compared with $2.73 billion for Iran’s larger conventional military, known as the Artesh — roughly 2.5 times as much, according to an analysis published by the United States Institute of Peace’s Iran Primer based on figures from Iran’s parliamentary research center.

"The issue is not simply that Iran spends heavily on defense," Maleki said. "It is that an oil-dependent economy repeatedly directed enormous resources toward the military and the IRGC while basic public services and ordinary households were under increasing pressure."

And the official budget captures only part of that spending. Maleki, citing both his experience at the Treasury Department and outside research, said the IRGC benefits from significant commercial and off-budget resources. A 2017 American Enterprise Institute study estimated that the IRGC’s so-called "gray budget" could add another 50% to 100% to its military outlays.

"Ultimately, the responsibility lies not with external pressure but with structural corruption, chronic economic mismanagement, and spending priorities fundamentally detached from ordinary Iranians' needs and the country's genuine economic potential," Maleki said.

That influence extends far beyond military spending. The IRGC has also built a sprawling economic apparatus that gives it control over major sources of revenue and, critics argue, leaves it particularly well positioned to profit from the opaque channels sanctions create.

Its economic arm, Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters, became a major force in the Iranian economy after the Iran-Iraq War and expanded across construction, energy and infrastructure. The Treasury Department designated Khatam al-Anbiya in October 2007, describing it as an IRGC engineering arm used to generate income and fund the organization’s operations.

Treasury acknowledged that Iran is increasingly turning to opaque financial channels to circumvent U.S. pressure, but argued that those networks are themselves becoming targets of the campaign.

"The regime is increasingly having to invent new ways to try to evade U.S. sanctions through shadow banking networks, including through exploiting crypto," the Treasury spokesperson said. "Treasury continues to monitor and aggressively dismantle these networks to ensure Iran cannot sustain its campaign of terror and regional destabilization."

On Aug. 7, Treasury announced separate actions against cryptocurrency exchanges it said were being used to finance the IRGC and against international currency networks that it said were moving hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran.

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Morad Tahbaz, an Iranian-American conservationist who spent nearly six years imprisoned in Iran’s Evin Prison before being released with four other Americans in September 2023, said sanctions have effectively created what he described as a lucrative "franchise" for those controlling the channels through which money and goods move.

"They have created a huge franchise for themselves because of these sanctions," Tahbaz told Fox News Digital. "Money can't flow freely to the Iranian government's treasury because of the sanctions. So what happens, everything is like a black market, gray market, illegal smuggling from the oil to everything else coming in and out."

"And of course, the people who are hurt most by all of this are the people of Iran," he added. "They're unfortunately, very unfortunately, taking the brunt of all of these in their daily lives."

Tahbaz said the entrenchment of the IRGC-linked economy may itself complicate efforts to end the confrontation because those profiting from restricted financial channels have an incentive to preserve them.

"They don't want to see the sanctions go away, because they will lose their franchise, if you will," he said. "They will lose their power, their control over the money and everything that goes along with it."

Tahbaz said the economic interests created by the sanctions also help explain some of the internal tensions within Iran. 

"This is the battle going on inside Iran when you hear there is tension within factions," he said. "And I think to see a solution to this war, if you will, we have to look to what's happening in Iran," he said. 

Treasury said it maintains standing authorizations intended to limit sanctions’ effects on ordinary Iranians, including certain humanitarian trade involving agricultural products, medicine and medical devices; noncommercial personal remittances; and communications-related software, hardware and services. OFAC also considers additional requests on a case-by-case basis, the spokesperson said. The authorizations are contained in OFAC regulations and General License 8A.

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WNBA’s lack of clarity on gender eligibility policy is ‘herald of the times culturally,’ ex-NBA player says

Royce White, a former NBA player who said he will declare for the 2027 WNBA Draft, said Sunday the league is an "example" of "us losing a lot of things in this country."

White appeared on Fox News Channel’s "Fox & Friends Weekend" and was asked whether the league was at risk of losing its new audience amid the growing trans athlete debate surrounding the league and the lack of a clear policy when it came to gender eligibility.

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"The WNBA is an example of a herald of us losing a lot of things in this country," White said. "We have to secure our elections, we have to restart the mass deportations, we have to start arresting some of these Deep Staters, I’m a huge fan of banning Sharia Law and Marxism nationwide and also some of these PACs and lobbies, but the WNBA and their lack of terminology, precision is a herald of the times culturally, for sure."

The WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement’s Article XIII, Section 1(a) states: "Only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA." But as OutKick/Fox News Digital previously reported, the 409-page agreement never defines "woman" or "women." The terms "transgender" and "gender identity" don’t appear anywhere in the document.

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"It’s just astounding that the WNBA can’t define the ‘W’ in the name," White added. "I think we’re going through a very necessary conversation about who’s actually eligible to play in some of these sports leagues I guess on both sides of the gender spectrum. My goal is to help elevate the WNBA. I think the ticket prices and the attendance will soar. I think the live audience will increase and I think, ultimately, it’s good for the game.

"It’s gonna help evolve the game. I mean, who would argue that a player like myself or an Enes Kanter (Freedom) or in the future, maybe a LeBron James after he expires in the NBA, maybe he wakes up and he realizes he’s a woman as well, who could argue that wouldn’t make the women’s game better?"

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent a letter to teams on Friday addressing concerns over the inclusion of transgender athletes in the league as White and Kanter Freedom said they wanted to declare for the draft.

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"I know many of you have received questions in recent weeks regarding transgender athlete participation in women’s basketball, and I expect this topic will continue to receive significant attention," Engelbert wrote in the memo, per The Associated Press.

"I wanted to reach out to share how we are approaching these conversations at the league office and to thank those of you who have responded to questions from the media with thoughtfulness and professionalism."

Engelbert went on to call the debate "nuanced."

"We recognize that this is a complex and nuanced topic, and we will continue to have important conversations with all of you and the Players Association in the weeks and months ahead," Engelbert said in the memo. "We also plan to convene additional discussions and offer listening sessions for any team leaders who would like to participate. Your perspectives and feedback are invaluable, and I appreciate those who have already reached out to share their thoughts."

As far as the WNBA Draft, White said on "Fox & Friends Weekend" he was "having a blast in my feminine era."

"I never thought that I was a woman I always trusted the science," he said. "I thought that I was a man my entire life. After further review, strong look at my personal preferences, it would appear, indeed, that sometimes I identify as a transgender woman. And I think it’s only fair that I get a chance to play with some of my queens here in the twilight of my career, my athletic prime."

Fox News’ Dan Zaksheske contributed to this report.

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America’s best fast-food burger revealed — and it’s not available in every state

The best fast-food burger in America can’t be found in every state, but it’s been named a fan-favorite for the third year in a row.

The Double Char burger from Habit Burger & Grill earned first place in USA TODAY’s 2026 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards, marking the third consecutive year the chain's burger earned top honors.

Habit was also voted the best fast-casual restaurant for the second year in a row.

"Charring burgers over an open flame since 1969, Habit Burger & Grill started in Santa Barbara, California, and has grown to include over 350 restaurants," USA TODAY reported. "Order the Double Char from the Habit’s California-inspired menu and get ready for two freshly chargrilled beef patties, caramelized onions, fresh lettuce, and tomato, pickles and mayo on a toasted bun. You can also add cheese."

About the restaurant itself, USA TODAY reported that Habit Burger & Grill has been offering "a diverse array of menu items spanning from chicken clubs to Caesar salads to ahi tuna filets, but the restaurant chain really shines when it comes to red meat," highlighting the Charburgers and the way they’re cooked individually over an open flame as their particular appeal.

The annual readers’ choice contest includes several travel and lifestyle categories nominated by a panel of experts and voted for by USA TODAY readers.

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In-N-Out’s Double-Double burger came in second place on the survey, due, according to USA TODAY, to the item's "freshly baked bun made with slow-rising sponge dough, two slices of American cheese, two patties of 100% American beef, onions, tomato, lettuce and a proprietary spread recipe unchanged since 1948."

Coming in at number three was Freddy's Original Double, which USA TODAY noted is a classic sandwich offering "two savory steakburger patties loaded with cheese, onion, pickles and a healthy dose of mustard."

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The Papa Burger from A&W, "with two 100% beef patties and two slices of melted American cheese, plus lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and A&W Papa Sauce on a lightly toasted bun," came in at number four.

Rounding out the top five was Culver’s double ButterBurger Cheese.

"This burger made Wisconsin a serious contender in the burger wars," USA TODAY reported. "It’s made with fresh, never-frozen beef seared to order and topped with real American cheese made in Wisconsin."

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Shake Shack’s SmokeShack cheeseburger, the cheeseburger from Five Guys, Burger King’s Whopper, Wendy’s Son of Baconator and Whataburger’s Double Meat Whataburger also made the top 10 list, in that order.

Habit Burger is owned by Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut. According to the chain’s website, there are more than 380 Habit locations across 14 states and internationally.

Habit Burger locations include Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

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US Army offering defense firms 'concierge access' to test weapons at military ranges

The U.S. Army is opening up military test ranges to private defense companies and promising "concierge" access aimed at dramatically cutting the time it takes companies to test new weapons and technologies.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters in a call on Friday that companies will be able to secure testing opportunities within 30 days of submitting a request, compared with a typical wait of roughly 18 months.

"We just had to get out of our own way," Driscoll said. "And so the 30-day clock starts today. So if somebody goes to testrange.army.mil, submits it in the next hour, we will have you on a range within 30 days."

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The move is part of a broader Army effort to speed up the development and delivery of technologies including drones, counter-drone systems, long-range fires and low-cost interceptors.

"If you look at what is occurring all over the world today, if you look what Ukraine has done so incredibly well, it's this innovation through necessity and it's innovation at the speed that is near or close to matching the commercial sector," Driscoll said. "And so what we, the Army, are trying to do is break down every single barrier that we have put up over the last 20 and 30 years."

The Army is opening four stateside locations to industry: Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, West Cibola Range at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi and Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in Michigan.

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The Army is also working with U.S. Africa Command and partners to provide industry access to the Multidomain Training Area in Morocco, according to an Army press release. Companies will be able to request test range time through a new online portal and will be assigned a dedicated "concierge" to help navigate the scheduling process. Companies do not need an existing federal contract or prior relationship with the U.S. government to apply.

"A company with a good idea shouldn’t need a team of lawyers and a program of record just to prove their equipment works," Driscoll said.

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The ranges are intended to give companies access to realistic environments where they can rapidly test and refine emerging technologies, including under conditions resembling those encountered on modern battlefields.

The Army cautioned that submitting a request does not guarantee a company its preferred location or testing date because of capacity constraints, but said its concierge team will work with applicants to identify available testing windows and locations.

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Democrats targeting 12 additional red districts in midterms push to retake House

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced 12 additional red U.S. House districts the organization intends to target in November, on top of the 46 it had already designated as possible flips.

The DCCC identified seats held by Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, French Hill of Arkansas, Mike Flood of Nebraska and several other Republicans as being "in play" for Democrats in the midterm elections.

"House Democrats are expanding the battlefield deep into Trump terrain because we have a winning message focused on fighting for an Affordable America," DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene said in a statement on Wednesday.

"At the same time, MAGA Republicans who historically have considered themselves ‘safe’ have let down the people they were elected to represent, passing disastrous policies that are crushing working families and our communities," DelBene added. "Democrats are going to win in November and make Hakeem Jeffries the next Speaker of the House."

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Fox News Digital reached out to the DCCC for more insight into why certain candidates were listed as vulnerable.

Many of the Republicans the DCCC has previously targeted for ouster are candidates that have been embroiled in scandals in recent months.

One such example is Rep. Max Miller of Ohio's 7th District, whose ex-wife Emily Moreno has accused him of physically abusing both her and their young daughter.

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Another Republican congressman seen by the DCC as ripe for removal is Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey's 7th District.

Kean was absent from Congress for nearly four months and in that time, he missed 140 roll call votes in the House. He returned on June 30 and announced that he had been diagnosed with depression.

Rep. Mike Lawler of New York's 17th District is also named on the DCCC's list of vulnerable Republicans.

Lawler has been in the crosshairs of Democrats since he narrowly defeated centrist Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney in 2022. In 2024, Lawler handily fended off a challenge from Mondaire Jones, the ex-congressman who used to represent the 17th District.

The district includes all of Rockland and Putnam counties, which President Donald Trump won by double digits in the 2024 election. However, it also includes parts of Westchester County, which overwhelmingly voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Devastated mother blames soft-on-crime policies after career criminal is charged in son’s death

The family of a 12-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet in the Bronx is demanding change after a suspect with a lengthy arrest record was charged with his murder.

After the death of Jacob Freytes, the son of a retired NYPD detective sergeant, his mother and sister are pushing for "Jacob's Law," which they say would require life sentences for people convicted of recklessly taking a child's life.

"I gave him a kiss, and I walked out, and we always do a little dolphin kiss. And I walked out and went to work," Migdalia Martinez, Freytes' mother, told "Fox & Friends" Tuesday.

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"Around five o'clock, they called me and said that he had gotten shot. And all I could do was try to think of different ways to get here faster," she added. "When I got there, I just seen my boy gone."

Freytes, who was riding his bike to a nearby bodega to buy a ball, was shot and killed after a suspect opened fire during an alleged street dispute. Two other adults were also wounded in the shooting.

Police said William Ferrer, 45, was arrested and faces multiple charges, including second-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty. Ferrer has an arrest record dating back more than 25 years, including prior charges for drunk driving, drug possession, menacing and criminal contempt, according to the New York Post.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch addressed Ferrer’s arrest on X, writing, "Jacob was an innocent bystander on his bike when he was taken from his family yesterday in an act of senseless gun violence.

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"No arrest can ever ease the pain of this unimaginable loss, but the NYPD will continue to do everything in our power to seek justice for Jacob."

The family is calling for a proposed "Jacob's Law" that they say would require life sentences for people convicted of recklessly taking a child’s life. The family also criticized New York's crime policies, including cash bail reforms for misdemeanors and the end of stop-and-frisk.

"It's just so much that they allow that, at this point, it's just safer more for the criminals than it is for hardworking people," Martinez said.

Freytes’ sister, Angelica Coriano, said the family welcomed the charges but remained uneasy about whether the suspect would receive enough prison time if convicted.

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"'Jacob's Law' will allow for there to be no in-between whether somebody goes to jail or not for taking a child's life recklessly. It'll allow for criminals to go straight to jail or prison instead of the family having to go to court continuously hoping and wondering if they're [going to] get the justice that they deserve for the child that they lost," Coriano said.

"And we went to court and found out all the charges that he'd be receiving, which is great, but we still have to sit with the worry whether he'll face all the time that is necessary enough to keep him where he needs to be. And that type of uncertainty is very uncomfortable for us as a family, knowing that we'll never see our child again."

Martinez remembered her son as a "funny, quirky kid" who loved his friends, family and playing video games. 

"There wasn't an old woman he didn't help with bags or cross the street," she said. "There wasn't a person that if he caught your eye, he'd make sure to tell you hi."

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