USATSI Michigan has hired Chip Lindsey as its next offensive coordinator, the school announced Friday. Lindsey served most recently as North Carolina’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the last two seasons and worked with current New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye during the 2023 season. “Coach Lindsey is an innovative offensive mind who likes to run and pass the …

49ers injury report: Greenlaw day-to-day after making 2024 debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA – The 49ers did not escape Week 15 with a win but they did avoid any serious injuries in their 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night at Levi’s Stadium. On Friday coach Kyle Shanahan shared that all three …

Nov 9, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; A U.S. Army parachute jumper prepares to land in Notre Dame Stadium before a game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Florida State Seminoles. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images While Notre Dame football has played on Friday’s, they haven’t done so at home in a very long time. According to Chuck …

Football is a sport many regard to be the ultimate team game. That’s why 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell refusing to sub in for Dre Greenlaw during the team’s 12-6 loss against the Rams on Thursday caused an uproar among his teammates. It’s also why 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan affirmed Friday that Campbell won’t play another down as a 49er. The …

Photo: Isaiah Hole A local product who handled both kickoff duties and punting, it was an uneven season for Michigan football’s Tommy Doman. The fourth-year punter was still solid on kickoff but outside of a handful of games, Doman struggled, often kicking short punts or shanking punts. However, against USC and Ohio State, Doman shined, with a defining 68-yard punt …

Eagles injury report: Just 1 Eagles player ruled out vs. Steelers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles receiver/punt returner Britain Covey (neck) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Steelers. Everyone else on the 53-man roster is good to go. That includes safety Reed Blankenship, who will make his return on Sunday against the Steelers after missing …

The Army and Navy take great pride in everything they do, but this week, their mutual respect is also an opportunity for competition. The Army-Navy Game provides one of the most striking and patriotic scenes in all of sports, but before the entire student body of cadets and midshipmen march on the field, and the AAC teams meet Saturday inside …

Lions vs. Bills features two teams fighting for postseason positioning, the top two scoring offenses in the league, a dome setting for controlled weather, and the highest over/under of the week at 54.5 points, according to the latest NFL odds. It won’t be cheap to roster the top options from this contest in the NFL DFS player pool such as …

BATON ROUGE — LSU football starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier announced his decision that he would be returning for his final year of eligibility earlier this week, much to the delight of coach Brian Kelly, his staff, players and fans. In his first year starting, Nussmeier pieced together a solid junior season, leading the Tigers to an 8-4 record and the …

Should Tee Higgins be Patriots’ priority in NFL free agency? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots need a major upgrade at wide receiver before the 2025 NFL season, and while the upcoming draft is a good place to potentially find this player, the free agent market could provide the best and most immediate returns. The top …

USATSI LSU coach Brian Kelly and his wife, Paqui, will personally match up to $1 million in contributions to the Tigers’ name, image and likeness collective with a gift to the Tiger Athletic Foundation’s Excellence Fund. The initiative, dubbed the “Kelly Family Million Dollar Match Challenge,” is set to run from Dec. 13 to Feb. 5, 2025. “LSU has a …

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been one of the NFL’s most successful franchises since the Super Bowl era started in 1966, but during that span, there’s been one thing the team hasn’t been able to do and that’s win a game in Philadelphia.  The last time the Steelers came away with a win in “The City of Brotherly Love” came 59 …

By now, it’s well-documented that Bill Belichick is in a new element. The six-time Super Bowl-winning champion coach was hired and introduced as North Carolina’s newest football coach on Thursday. It’s a move that sent a shock throughout college football given Belichick’s age of 72 and his lack of coaching experience in college football. Former Alabama coach Nick Saban was …

The only thing that was clear after the San Francisco 49ers’ loss on Thursday night was that De’Vondre Campbell wouldn’t be welcome in the locker room anymore. Campbell, a starting linebacker for the 49ers most of this season and a nine-year NFL veteran, refused to go into a game against the Rams and when coach Kyle Shanahan asked him about …

The No. 22 Army Black Knights (11-1) will wrap up their historic season when they face the Navy Midshipmen (8-3) on Saturday with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy on the line. Army got off to a 9-0 start for the first time since 1996 and won all eight of its conference games before blowing out Tulane in the AAC title game last …