The 49ers squeezed past the Packers on Saturday night and one of the storylines heading into the NFC Championship Game will be the availability of wide receiver Deebo Samuel. Samuel left the game in the first half with a shoulder injury and did not return to the 24-21 49ers win. After the game, head coach Kyle Shanahan said his outlook …

Denver Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb will get a close look at quarterbacks featured in this year’s East-West Shrine Bowl. Webb has been named the offensive coordinator for the West team. Quarterbacks set to participate in the East-West Shrine Bowl include Devin Leary (Kentucky), John Rhys Plumlee (UCF), Jack Plummer (Louisville), Austin Reed (Western Kentucky), Kedon Slovis (BYU) and Jordan …

The 49ers’ win over the Packers on Saturday night means they’ll be in the NFC Championship Game for the 19th time, the most times any NFL team has appeared in a conference championship. Starting with the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, this year will mark the 54th AFC and NFC Championship Games, and no team has been in as many conference championships …

Four-star athlete Cameron Sparks made his return to Auburn on Saturday and the Tigers made quite an impression on him. “It’s been great being here all day. Getting around campus and talking to coaches,” Sparks told Auburn Undercover’s Christian Clemente. “Just how family-oriented it is. They’re real big on faith here and culture. I love it.” Listed as an athlete, …

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. To Brian: I got a chuckle out of Mickey Geslak’s take on Ohio State and Michigan’s newfound place at the top of college football world. Obviously Geslak had is head in the sand for the last 20 years. Ohio State was usually at the epicenter of college football …

Getty Images A name who once dominated NFL head-coaching cycles a few years ago has been on the lips of candidates and teams alike in recent weeks. Multiple sources tell CBS Sports that UCLA head coach Chip Kelly has been mentioned as a possible offensive coordinator by multiple head-coaching candidates this cycle, and multiple teams have started due diligence on …

The Detroit Lions and their playoff failures are well known, having only two playoff victories since their last championship in 1957. One of those wins came in the wild-card round last week, as the Lions are one victory away from their first conference championship game since the 1991 season.  Detroit hosts its second playoff game in as many weeks, the …

Never underestimate the rate of coaching turnover in the SEC. Before the season, I foolishly thought the nation’s most rugged conference might navigate a year without any coaching changes. My rationale: Struggling coaches like Billy Napier were a year away from a firing. Mississippi State would give the Zach Arnett experience two years. Jimbo Fisher would bounce off the mat. …

The final matchup of divisional-round weekend is a very familiar one: For the third time in four seasons, the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs will meet in the playoffs.  This is the first time that game will take place in Buffalo, though, as the Chiefs are headed on the road for a postseason contest for the first time in …

The St. Augustine Record selects its annual All-County team for 2023 high school football in St. Johns County. FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE QB Locklan Hewlett St. Augustine’s quarterback Locklan Hewlett (11) targets a receiver during first quarter action against Nease. Jr., St. Augustine Wake Forest commit helped Jackets to Class 3S title game, completing 151 of 239 (63%) for 2,702 yards, 23 …

Packers coach Matt LaFleur said after Saturday night’s loss to the 49ers that his team was hurting after getting bounced out of the playoffs. “It stings,” LaFleur said. “Part of the reason it stings so bad right now is we fully believed and fully expected to win this game. Give San Francisco credit, they made more plays in some of …

Florida State football hosted its first junior day of 2024, hosting roughly 30 players from the 2025 recruiting class on campus Saturday. Head coach Mike Norvell and the Seminoles are fresh off a 13-1 season, an ACC Championship and a top-10 recruiting class in 2023. To build on that, FSU hosted three 5-star 2025 recruits – receiver Jaime Ffrench, linebacker …

Since the end of the 2023 season, the three winningest head football coaches in Lenawee County have all stepped down. Bill Wilharms from Lenawee Christian, Ron Estes from Blissfield and Joshua Lindeman from Addison have moved on from coaching this offseason, leaving a large hole in county coaching ranks. Those three put their stamp on football in the county, combining …

We’re now two full seasons into the Marcus Freeman era at Notre Dame and there have clearly been some ups and downs. Things started in a troubling way as the Irish began Freeman’s run 0-3 but they’ve gone 19-5 since being upset by Marshall in Week 2 of 2022. How does Freeman compare to some of the other head coaches …

Right about now, assuming you’re reading this heading into divisional weekend, you’re prepping for four heavyweight NFL throwdowns. College football has been over for nearly two weeks, with most teams having wrapped their seasons well over a month ago. But this time next year, we’ll still be awaiting the final game of the 2024-season College Football Playoffs, the culmination of …