Shanahan seemingly signals 49ers’ strategy for NFL’s new kickoff rule originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The breaking point was Super Bowl LVIII, when each of the 13 kickoffs in the game resulted in touchbacks. The NFL went back to the drawing board after the 2023 season in a quest to bring the kickoff back into the game. It …

Maybe Michigan should have outbid Syracuse for Kyle McCord? It’s never too early to talk about The Game, and UM’s ugly 31-12 home loss to Texas has to have Ohio State fans breathing a little easier. Not that the Wolverines were supposed to be anything close to the Connor-Stalions-at-your-service team that won the 2023 national title, but Saturday showed that …

Saleh commends 49ers’ defensive growth, continuity from time as DC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Throughout the Kyle Shanahan era, the 49ers defense has had a distinct identity centered around physicality and hustle. On Monday, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh — who was responsible for distilling that character as the San Francisco defensive coordinator from 2017 …

USATSI CBS Sports Network’s continued coverage of the 2024 college football season features quadruple header of Saturday games for the Week 2 slate. For the second straight week, all three service academies are in action. Army gets things started at noon in its first game as an American Athletic Conference member against Florida Atlantic. The Black Knights made the move from …

Washington’s veteran backup will be sidelined for at least the next four weeks. The Commanders announced on Saturday that Marcus Mariota has been placed on injured reserve. Mariota is dealing with a pectoral injury that sidelined him for Thursday and Friday’s practices. He was listed as limited on Wednesday. The No. 2 overall pick of the 2015 draft, Mariota signed …

Sep. 7—A defensive performance for the ages, punctuated by Xavier Slayton’s sack of Wyoming quarterback Evan Svoboda on the final play to stop what could have been a game-winning drive propelled Idaho to a 17-13 win against the Cowboys. It allowed Idaho to even its record at 1-1, gave it a victory against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent this season …

The Steelers have made a pair of roster moves in advance of their season opener against the Falcons. Quarterback Russell Wilson was not among the moves, as he’s making the trip to Atlanta despite being listed as questionable with his calf injury. Pittsburgh has placed defensive lineman Logan Lee on injured reserve. The sixth-round pick out of Iowa is dealing …

No. 7 Oregon hosts Boise State in a late-night affair this Saturday as the Ducks are looking to bounce back from a sub-par performance in their season-opener against Idaho. Oregon won 24-14 but led by only three points as late as the fourth quarter as the offense struggled to finish drives and put the Vandals away. They’ll certainly need to …

Saleh shares funny Staley anecdote to describe Bosa’s dominance originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area How does one precisely describe Nick Bosa’s dominance on the gridiron? Could it be describing his physical presence? Or could it be through detailing one of his 53.5 sacks? Surely, there’s a handful of ways of doing it, but when it became New York …

. Ohio State football was shot out of a cannon this week against the Western Michigan Broncos and are heading to halftime with a satisfying 35-0 lead. There was a lot of complaints, and rightfully so, of the slow start by the Buckeyes last week against the Akron Zips and tonight they put those concerns to rest. Western Michigan came …

During training camp, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan seemed to be surprised by the possibility that teams will choose to kick out of the end zone and concede the 30, under the new not-so-dynamic kickoff formation. As Week 1 unfolds, he’s not surprised by the fact that, through two regular-season games, it has played out that way. On Saturday, Shanahan was …

A week after No. 5 Notre Dame was praised for its toughness and big plays in a huge, season-opening win, the Irish folded again at home under coach Marcus Freeman — and likely disintegrated what seemed a week ago like a sure-fire path to the College Football Playoff. Northern Illinois 16, Notre Dame 14.  It was not just a hiccup Saturday, …

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has been diagnosed with an MCL sprain, per multiple media reports. Love is expected to miss 3-6 weeks, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Love went down in the final seconds of Friday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil. Although the missed time will be a blow to the Packers, the diagnosis comes …

5/22/2017: Former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire (9) has yet to announce which school he’ll attend next season. Tribune photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN11/30/2016: Notre Dame’s Malik Zaire (9) waves as he exits the field following Notre Dame’s 45-27 loss to Southern Cal last Saturday. Zaire reportedly will request his release from the school.Notre DameÕs Malik Zaire (9) waves as he exits the …

There’s been a lot of confidence from the 49ers about running back Christian McCaffrey’s availability over the last few days, but the team isn’t setting anything in stone for Monday night. McCaffrey is listed as questionable to face the Jets on the team’s final injury report of the week. McCaffrey is returning from a calf injury that kept him out …