Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton names a pair of teams who could be darkhorse contenders to steal a playoff bid this fall. View more Video Transcript Throw out everything that you think, you know about the college football playoff and enter the 12 team playoff. Here’s a couple of teams that could shake things up in the postseason, keep an eye …

Shanahan shares 49ers’ contingency plan if Aiyuk doesn’t play Week 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The clock is ticking. And if the 49ers don’t reach a new contract agreement with Brandon Aiyuk soon, the star wide receiver might not be on the field come Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. That’s a scenario coach Kyle Shanahan …

Lane Kiffin and Nick Saban weren’t exactly best friends at Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Once upon a time, a very angry head coach named Nick Saban hired a very ambitious offensive coordinator named Lane Kiffin at Alabama. At the outset, the two appeared to be an odd match, a marriage of convenience at best. Saban was a …

Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said last week that all his healthy starters would play. Most did, with rookie tight end Brock Bowers and star receiver Davante Adams the notable exceptions. Only 11 other players sat out the game against the Cowboys. This week, Pierce said none of the Raiders’ starters will play. That includes Gardner Minshew, named the starting quarterback …

Aug. 21—KENTON — With two state championships, two state runners-up and six other trips to the semifinals of the state football playoffs in the last 32 years, expectations are always high at Kenton. For the last three seasons, results have not been on the high end of the scale for the Wildcats, who went 3-7 last season, 1-9 two years …

Amazing stat showcases 49ers’ YAC dominance during 2023 NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One key aspect of the success of the 49ers’ vaunted offense in recent years has been their ability to gain consistent yards after the catch. NFL analyst Warren Sharp posted a wild stat Wednesday highlighting San Francisco’s strength in that part of the …

Aug. 21—HARROD — Allen East head football coach Joel Billings does not want to look too far ahead. However, with an all-senior offensive line and depth at the skill positions, Billings is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season. In 2023, Allen East went 4-7 overall and 3-4 in the Northwest Conference. The Mustangs got into the Division VI postseason playoffs, …

On Tuesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones alluded to a new addition on the defensive line. The Cowboys recently added Carl Lawson and Jordan Phillips, but that didn’t stop them from adding another Wednesday. The Cowboys have agreed to terms with free agent defensive tackle Linval Joseph, Josina Anderson reports. It reunites Joseph with Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, who coached …

The Lanphier football team is forging ahead under interim head coach Brandon Miller. Miller took the reins after Ademola Adeniji resigned as head coach on Tuesday. There wasn’t any sense of panic or disarray the next day at practice. Lanphier interim head coach Brandon Miller watches over warmups during practice on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. “It’s been some mixed emotions,” Miller …

The 49ers continue to deal with a holdout and a hold-in. One could be ending. Via Cam Inman, coach Kyle Shanahan said in an appearance on KNBR that a deal with veteran tackle Trent Williams is close. “I’ve had some contact with him,” Shanahan said. “Been good talking to him. We’re negotiating hard. Hopefully it’s getting close.” Williams is due …

North Dakota State running game coordinator/offensive line coach Dan Larson greets running back TaMerik Williams back to the sidelines during a Bison football game against Eastern Washington on Sept. 2, 2023. Colorado football’s Week 1 opponent is no slouch. North Dakota State has won nine NCAA Division I FCS national championships and exactly 90% of their games (172-19) since 2011. …

Jennings believes he’d be Super Bowl LVIII MVP if 49ers beat Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes took home his third Super Bowl MVP trophy in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 win over the 49ers in February at Allegiant Stadium. But who would earn the honor if it was San Francisco hoisting the Vince …

Will math be needed in the Southeastern Conference at some point this football season? For the first time since 1991, the SEC has not separated its football teams into divisions. So instead of the SEC championship game featuring the East Division’s top team and the West Division’s top team, the top two in the 16-team standings will play for the …

Why Sorensen wanted to ‘challenge’ rookie Green during 49ers camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Renardo Green hasn’t wasted a second of his first 49ers training camp. The rookie cornerback has thrived thus far with a real shot at playing key minutes in San Francisco’s Week 1 matchup with the New York Jets. The 49ers selected Green at …

Jul 25, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; UNC Tar Heels defensive end Kaimon Rucker speaks to the media during the ACC Kickoff at Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports With all the turnover within the UNC football program this offseason, there’s a lot of mystery in Chapel Hill entering the 2024 campaign. There was just one major coaching …