DETROIT – In a major shakeup of the United Football League (UFL) for the 2026 season, the Michigan Panthers are among four teams slated for relocation, according to James Larsen of PFNewsroom.

A local source confirmed that the professional United Football League is interested in moving a franchise to the Columbus.

The Michigan Panthers, one of the four USFL teams to survive the merger into the UFL, will open the 2024 season at 4 p.m. Saturday at Ford Field, against the St. Louis Battlehawks of the old XFL.

The Michigan Panthers were knocked out of the UFL playoff semifinals by the Birmingham Stallions, who completed a second-half rally to beat Michigan, 31-18, for the second straight week.

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A report states the United Football League is moving the Showboats, Houston Roughnecks, Birmingham Stallions and Michigan ...