Jan. 22—Games against Eastern Illinois and Purdue have been swapped on Indiana State’s 2024 football schedule. A university news release Monday stated the EIU and Purdue games were flipped “following conversations with both institutions.” Thus, the Sycamores open the season at Purdue on Aug. 31. The game at Ross-Ade Stadium continues a scheduling deal between the schools through 2026. The …

The Carolina Panthers have hired a familiar face for their next general manager, and they may add to the front office, as well. Assistant general manager Dan Morgan, a former Pro Bowler for the franchise in the 2000s, is the team’s new president of football operations/general manager. This comes after a search, led by team owner David Tepper, that involved more than …

Todd Bowles’ decision not to take a timeout at the end of Sunday’s loss to the Lions was bad. His answer as to why was worse. Baker Mayfield threw an interception that left 1:33 on the clock for the Lions with Tampa Bay holding one timeout. The Lions could not run out the clock unless the Bucs didn’t take a …

The final 247Sports Rankings have been updated and it’s littered with Notre Dame 2024 signees. Keep in mind that this is just their rankings, not the composite, which will show much different rankings as they compile each of the major recruiting services into one. Regardless of that fact, the Irish are still brining in one of the most impressive classes …

Every Sunday night, oddsmakers drop the upcoming week’s NFL betting lines, and if you are wondering if the opening spreads look accurate, we’ve got you covered. Each week, FOX Sports Betting Analysts Geoff Schwartz, Sam Panayotovich and Jason McIntyre will break down the opening numbers in this space and point out if they think the line is too low, too …

Shanahan confident Greenlaw learned lesson from interception mistake originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Dre Greenlaw’s fourth-quarter interception sealed the 49ers’ 24-21 divisional round playoff game win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium, but his attempt to run the football back for a potential touchdown had everyone on the edge of …

Getty Images Former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum will serve as the university’s interim athletic director while the Aggies search for Ross Bjork’s replacement, the school announced Monday. Bjork is set to depart Feb. 1 for the same job at Ohio State.  Slocum, 79, won 123 games leading the Texas A&M football program from 1989-2002. It will mark his second …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills can’t beat Patrick Mahomes. Not in the postseason. Hear me out: That really ain’t so bad.  Yes, yes, it’s brutal that Buffalo is living the Groundhog Day existence, with perennial divisional-round exits in the postseason. I walked through the hoards of Bills fans at Highmark Stadium after the …

With the NFL regular season behind us, it is time for teams to begin preparing for next season. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator.  Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers interviewed NFL chief football administrative officer Dawn Aponte for their general manager position, the team announced Monday. The Chargers are looking to fill the role after parting ways with Tom Telesco in December.  This would be a historic addition for the Chargers as Aponte would become the first female general manager in the NFL if she …

Less than 24 hours after San Jose State announced Ken Niumatalolo will take over for former head coach Brent Brennan who left for Arizona, Spartans’ running back Quali Conley and linebacker Bryun Parham have entered the transfer portal. After transferring from Utah Tech to SJSU, Conley was integral to the Spartans’ ascension from 1-5 to bowl eligible, rushing for 842 …

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 22, 2024, 05:31 PM ET CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Rangers center Filip Chytil is traveling back to New York on Monday after making progress training at home in Czechia while recovering from a head injury, sources told ESPN. Chytil, 24, returned to his offseason home in late December as a mental reset in his …

CHARLOTTE, NC – NOVEMBER 19: Carolina Panthers helmets during an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers on November 19, 2023 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Carolina Panthers have hired Dan Morgan as their general manager and president of football operations. The Panthers announced …

Now that Alabama head coach Nick Saban has ridden into the sunset of retirement, it may have seemed like Notre Dame would make more waves recruiting the southern states. However, it didn’t take long for the new Crimson Tide coaching staff to make a decision on Irish 2025 quarterback commit Deuce Knight, as they re-offered the lefty on Monday afternoon. …

One of the best stories in this year’s playoffs has been the Detroit Lions, who have won two home playoff games — doubling their previous playoff win total in the Super Bowl era — with some of the most raucous home crowds in recent playoff history. Following Detroit’s 31-23 divisional round victory over the Tampa Bay Bucaneers on Sunday, the …