Following just one season as a member of the Duke football program, Star Thomas officially entered the transfer portal in late December, citing "personal reasons" swaying a difficult decision to bolt. A few weeks later, the 6-foot, 210-pound running back from Louisiana is now heading to the SEC.

Star Thomas is a veteran running back and an all-purpose producer with more than 2,500 yards from scrimmage and 22 TDs in his career.

Auburn is No. 1 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings for the 13th consecutive morning and will likely also remain No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the second straight week when it updates Monday.

Transfer running back Star Thomas announced his commitment to the Vols. “Rocky Top! Let’s do it,” Thomas announced on X. The 6-foot, 210-pound running back recorded 871 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 213 attempts in 2024 at Duke. He also totaled 20 receptions for 153 yards and one touchdown.

After producing 1,000-yard rushers each of the past two seasons, the Tennessee Volunteers hope they've found their next "Star" at running back.

Tennessee has landed a big-time playmaker out of the NCAA Transfer Portal. Former Duke running back Star Thomas has committed to the Vols, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Thomas is joining the Tennessee program after serving as the top running back for the Blue Devils in 2024.

Duke transfer running back Star Thomas has spent the last 24 hours in Knoxville visiting Tennessee. After the trip, Volquest caught up with him to discuss where things stand in his recruitment. “I enjoyed everything about it,

It was supposed to be more of a nail-biter — two top-20 teams competing against each other for the first time since 2013. But No. 16 Duke completely shut down No. 18 Cal, coming away with a 72-38 victory in a game that was characterized by the Blue Devils’ methodical defense — and even reminded Lawson of her days at Tennessee.

Auburn is back in the top spot in Monday’s KenPom update after going 2-0 in SEC play last week. The Tigers jump Duke for the No. 1 slot by creating separation in the efficiency margin category. Auburn begins the week with a +36.03 efficiency margin, Duke is No. 2 with a margin of +35.67.

If successful, the funding will expedite the Clinch River SMR project by two years, targeting commercial operation by 2033.

The Tennessee Volunteers are coming off a pretty successful 2024 season, going 10-3 overall and 6-2 in SEC games. Their most impressive win of the season was against No. 7 Alabama, winning 24-17.

Thomas ran for 871 yards and seven touchdowns this season with the Blue Devils. He played two seasons at New Mexico State before transferring to Duke.