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Panthers place DT Derrick Brown on IR among several roster moves
The Carolina Panthers placed Pro Bowl defensive tackle Derrick Brown on injured reserve with a season-ending knee injury suffered in Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Saints.,Brown, 26, has started 64 of his 67 games since Carolina drafted him with the seventh overall pick in 2020 out of Auburn. He s...

No. 23 Nebraska out to continue rise vs. Northern Iowa
For the first time in five years and seven days, Nebraska will take the field Saturday night with an Associated Press Top 25 number next to its name. ,The Cornhuskers jumped into the AP poll at No. 23 thanks to last week's dominant effort against Colorado -- and they'll try to build on that versus a...

Michigan State giving FCS Prairie View A&M 'full attention'
Michigan State will be focusing on improvement Saturday without looking past visiting Prairie View A&M in a non-conference home game.,The Spartans (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are coming off a come-from-behind 27-24 victory last Saturday at Maryland and are aiming for their first 3-0 start since 2021 when the...

Rookie coach Dave Canales takes blame for Bryce Young's brutal outing
Rookie coach Dave Canales took the blame for Carolina's futile offensive effort and the career-worst 32.8 passer rating from quarterback Bryce Young in the Panthers' 47-10 loss at New Orleans on Sunday. ,In the season opener for both teams, the Saints scored on the first nine possessions they had th...

Report: Panthers DL Derrick Brown (knee) could be out for season
Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Derrick Brown reportedly sustained a potentially season-ending knee injury during Sunday's season-opening loss at New Orleans.,NFL Network reported Monday that Brown's meniscus injury will require surgery, with his timeline determined during that procedure.,It was...

Pitt parts ways with athletic director Heather Lyke
Pitt moved to replace athletic director Heather Lyke on Monday, with chancellor Joan Gabel saying the program needs a "new vision and a new leader.",Lyke, 53, took over the Panthers' athletic department in March 2017 after working as the AD at Eastern Michigan from 2013-17.,"Today, I informed Univer...

Saints dominate on offense, rout Panthers 47-10
Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes, the New Orleans defense forced three turnovers and the host Saints routed the Carolina Panthers 47-10 on Sunday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Carr completed 19 of 23 passes for 200 yards while operating an offense implemented by former San Fr...
Northern Illinois Upset of Notre Dame Plants a New Flag for Huskies & MAC
Northern Illinois upset Notre Dame as 28.5 point underdogs, they've now changed the landscape for themselves and the Mid-American Conference as a whole....
Nebraska Football and Other Big Winners From College Football Week 2
Week 2 of college football is in the books, and Nebraska football, Alabama football and Northern Illinois walked away as big winners....

No. 13 Southern California crushes Utah St., 48-0
Miller Moss passed for 229 yards and one touchdown as No. 13 Southern California notched its first shutout in nearly 13 years while rolling to a 48-0 victory over Utah State on Saturday night in nonconference play at Los Angeles.,Woody Marks rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries and Q...

No. 20 Arizona rallies past Northern Arizona, 22-10
Kedrick Reescano scored on a 56-yard run to give No. 20 Arizona some breathing room in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats rallied in the second half to top Northern Arizona 22-10 on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (2-0) outscored the Lumberjacks (1-1) 16-0 in the second half, extending the n...

Northern Illinois upsets No. 5 Notre Dame for its biggest win
Kanon Woodill drilled a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining, and Northern Illinois blocked a field goal as time expired to stun No. 5 Notre Dame with a 16-14 victory on Saturday in South Bend, Ind., ,Antario Brown finished with 225 yards (99 rushing, 126 receiving) and a touchdown for North...

Pitt storms back to edge Cincinnati
Ben Sauls converted a 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to cap a dramatic 22-point comeback and lift the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers to a stunning 28-27 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in the "River City Rivalry" on Saturday.,It was Pitt's largest comeback since Oct. 9, 1971, when they trail...

Panthers place TE Ian Thomas (calf) on IR
The Carolina Panthers placed Ian Thomas on injured reserve Saturday and signed fellow tight end Feleipe Franks to the 53-man roster. ,Thomas will miss the team's next four weeks due to a calf injury.,He has been sidelined by the injury since early in training camp. He previously had been ruled out f...

Indiana scores school-record 77 points in rout of Western Illinois
Kurtis Rourke passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and Justice Ellison rushed for 117 yards and two TDs, lifting host Indiana to a 77-3 rout of Western Illinois on Friday in Bloomington, Ind.,Indiana established a program record for most points in a game, surpassing the...

Panthers, Saints determined to revive offenses, playoff hopes
Making offensive improvements was a focal point for both the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers this offseason. ,New Orleans and Carolina begin the proving grounds march when they meet Sunday afternoon in the season opener. ,Carolina hired new coach Dave Canales back in January in the hopes th...

No. 5 Notre Dame aims to stay focused vs. No. Illinois
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman's phone buzzed this week after his team jumped to No. 5 in the rankings following a road win against Texas A&M.,It was one of Freeman's coaches from his playing days. He made sure to answer.,"I got a call from my college coach," Freeman said, "expecting to hear ‘great...

No. 20 Arizona 'cleaning up' D with Northern Arizona up next
No. 20 Arizona will be looking for a better defensive effort when it takes on FCS opponent Northern Arizona on Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz., ,The Wildcats (1-0) beat visiting New Mexico 61-39 in the Arizona debut of head coach Brent Brennan, as wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan went off for a schoo...

Panthers release veteran edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson
The Carolina Panthers released veteran edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson on Tuesday after signing him as a free agent to a one-year contract in March.,Chaisson, 25, played the past four seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who made him a first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. ...

Western Illinois brings 25-game losing streak to Indiana
After thumping Florida International in its home and season opener on Saturday, Indiana is bracing for the challenge of hosting Western Illinois on a short week.,The Hoosiers (1-0) will face the Leathernecks (0-1) in a non-conference game Friday night in Bloomington, Ind., in the teams' lone non-Sat...