Foerster explains why 49ers don’t need first-rounders on O-line originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers did not draft an offensive lineman until the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and run-game coordinator Chris Foerster agrees with the philosophy. While public opinion might be that San Francisco should have taken advantage of the offensive …

Todd Kiley has stepped down after 21 seasons as Holliston High’s head football coach, and, in a text to the Daily News late Wednesday night, said he accepted the head coaching position at Franklin High. Eian Bain, the new coach at Bridgewater-Raynham after spending eight years at Franklin, praised Kiley in a text to the Daily News and weighed in …

What drives 49ers RB coach Turner’s passion after 52 years in football originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Running backs coach Bobby Turner still feels incredible passion for football, even after 52 years in the game, including the last seven with the 49ers. This is exemplified by Turner’s infamous offseason efforts to dig deep into every …

When USC and LSU take the field opening weekend in Las Vegas it’ll surely draw one of the biggest tv-audiences of the entire season. Two traditional powerhouses starting the year out with a big-time opponent, why wouldn’t it? Despite the appeal of two bluebloods meeting, USC has tried to get the game removed from the schedule. According to a report …

May 29, 2024, 09:59 PM ET LOWELL, Mass. — Minnesota won the inaugural championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Wednesday night, getting 17 saves from Nicole Hensley to beat Boston 3-0 in a winner-take-all Game 5 and claim the Walter Cup. Three nights after prematurely celebrating a would-be game-winner in double overtime that was waved off for goaltender …

Chargers defensive line coach Mike Elston calls defensive coordinator Jesse Minter “the best game-day coordinator I’ve worked with in terms of calling a game.” (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) The Chargers were supposed to be good defensively under former head coach Brandon Staley. He had just coordinated the Rams’ defense to No. 1 in points and yards allowed when the …

Ohio State has dialed up its recruiting efforts to an 11 and they have most recently nailed down a recruiting visit from a five-star offensive tackle in the class of 2025 from the state of Georgia in Josh Petty. He is widely considered a top five offensive tackle in the class and is projected as an immediate contributor level player. …

New York Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux is ‘going for’ Michael Strahan’s single-season sack leader record – and, the 2001 Defensive Player of the Year has wished him well. Thibodeaux is entering his third year in the league, and after coming off of a 50-tackle, 11.5-sack season, confidently revealed this week he is gunning for Strahan’s record of 22.5 sacks …

Yannick Ngakoue hopes to re-establish himself as one of ‘fiercest competitors’ in the NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Yannick Ngakoue is looking to jump back into the NFL after having his 2023 season stolen from him on account of breaking his ankle with the Bears during Week 14. But he isn’t thinking about offer sheets or contracts. He’s …

The end of the Pac-12 means the end of the classic Rose Bowl we grew up loving and cherishing. We’re not going to have the Pac-12 champion against the Big Ten champion in the Rose Bowl at 2 p.m. in Pasadena on January 1, unless the College Football Playoff seedings and brackets happen to work out perfectly. Tradition is fading …

Kittle reveals he played majority of 2023 season with injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — On Wednesday, for the first time since undergoing successful core muscle surgery this offseason, George Kittle spoke to the media. The 49ers tight end shared that the injury occurred at some point in the middle of the 2023 NFL season, …

RN_AggiesWire_FB1 Ahead of a busy recruiting summer, Texas A&M is still in the mix for elite 2025 five-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett, who holds deep ties to the program and possesses NFL-like receiving traits with an incredibly high ceiling. While head coach Mike Elko and his staff have done a solid job of keeping Lockett close to College Station with …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bailey Zappe is in a tough spot. While he remains on the New England Patriots roster as the team continues to roll through OTAs, his path to playing time has grown murky at best. Over the last few months, the head coach that drafted him parted ways with the franchise, and the new regime signed veteran Jacoby …

USATSI Courtland Sutton wants a new contract, but he reportedly isn’t looking to break the bank. The Denver Broncos’ veteran receiver is hoping for a raise that would pay him between $15-16 million per season, according to ESPN (via Sports Illustrated).  It was reported earlier this offseason that Sutton is hoping to receive a new deal before the start of …

The USC Trojans hope Lincoln Riley can match what Pete Carroll achieved. This is the Trojans big hope in the 21st century. Washington, meanwhile, has had two coaches who made the College Football Playoff this century and recalled what Don James did decades ago. James was the architect of a Washington empire, much as Pete Carroll built a USC dynasty. …