How 49ers’ Staley uses cancer battle to maintain perspective originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s important to maintain perspective in life, which is easy for 49ers assistant head coach Brandon Staley to do. In 2006, a 24-year-old Staley — then a quarterback at the University of Dayton — was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. After six months of chemotherapy …

Wisconsin top class of 2025 target E.J. Walker committed to South Carolina on Friday. The Badgers were among the four-star power forward’s finalists along with the Gamecocks, Purdue Boilermakers and Ohio State Buckeyes. Related: Ranking the Big Ten football television windows from worst to best Walker chooses a South Carolina program that is run by former Wisconsin assistant coach Lamont …

PHILADELPHIA — Youth is the theme of the Philadelphia Eagles at defensive tackle this season, as the roster doesn’t have a player at the position over the age of 25.  The Eagles drafted Jalen Carter (23) and Jordan Davis (24) in the first round in each of the last two drafts. Milton Williams is the oldest defensive tackle at 25, …

Reynolds running back Max Guest announced his commitment to Appalachian State football late Thursday night. “First off I want to thank my family and friends for helping me make this decision, as well as Coach Laws, Coach Pike, and all the coaches at AC Reynolds for making me the player I am today!” Guest wrote on Instagram. “I also want …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 24, 2024, 05:42 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Winnipeg Jets have named Scott Arniel their new head coach; he played for the previous incarnation of the franchise in the 1980s. Although the Jets interviewed other candidates for their opening, it was widely speculated that Arniel would end up with the job thanks …

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — NaVorro Bowman was able to see as a player how quickly Jim Harbaugh could turn a team into a Super Bowl contender. Bowman has reunited with Harbaugh, albeit in a different capacity. Harbaugh hired Bowman in February to be the Los Angeles Chargers’ linebackers coach. It is Bowman’s first coaching job in the NFL after …

USC fans might hate Oregon, but there is a part of the shared story of USC and Oregon football which has left something to be desired. Neither USC nor Oregon fans like it when the other school succeeds, especially in this modern era defined by NIL and Phil Knight’s massive investment in Oregon athletics. However, even the most ardent Oregon-hating …

Brock Purdy has continually impressed the San Francisco 49ers, including star defensive end Nick Bosa, who likened the young signal-caller to star golfer Scottie Scheffler — with an exception. “I think he’s definitely getting a little more vocal within the building. I don’t think he’s ever going to change. I don’t think he’s somebody that’s going to change even when …

Barnwell awards 49ers fitting 2024 NFL offseason superlative originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ 2024 offseason has received mixed reviews by NFL experts. And that includes ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, who handed out offseason superlatives to all 32 teams in his latest column. Barnwell’s superlative for San Francisco was underwhelming, to say the least. Team most likely to …

Washington football achieved in 2023 what USC football fans have not yet tasted over the past 10 years. Washington made the College Football Playoff, won a semifinal game, and played in the national championship game. USC, in 10 years of playoff competition, has not yet participated in the event. The Trojans won the Rose Bowl in the 2016 season but …

Getty Images The 2023 season was supposed to be a big one for the New York Jets. Not just on the field, but also on TV. After the Jets acquired Aaron Rodgers via trade last offseason, the league stacked the schedule with prime-time games — including one on “Monday Night Football” against the division rival Buffalo Bills in Week 1. …

Getty Images Marcus Mariota will become the first quarterback in modern NFL history to wear the No. 0 jersey this season, and the Washington Commanders veteran has a very specific reason for his selection: No one believes in him. Wait, what? Mariota is indirectly lending credence to his critics, rather than paying tribute to a childhood number or a personal …

Rutgers football owes much of its success last season to offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca. And not surprisingly, Ciarrocca is one of the highest paid offensive coordinators in college football. According to Pro Football Focus, Ciarrocca’s $1.4 million annual salary is the twelfth highest in the country. The Rutgers offensive coordinator is one of four Big Ten offensive coordinators on the …

The NFL offseason has reached the point where minicamps are in full swing as teams begin to prepare for the grind of the 2024 season. Free agency and the NF Draft are in the rearview mirror as teams begin to incorporate new plays and perfect the playbook with the start of the regular season just over three months away.  Teams …

There’s a long way to go until the end of the 2024 season, but 49ers linebacker Fred Warner wants the team to have its eye on the finish line. The 49ers have gone to the NFC Championship Game in four of the last five seasons, but they have wound up losing their final game of the year all four times. …