We are less than two weeks away from Super Bowl LVIII and the stage is set, with the NFC’s top-seeded San Francisco 49ers set to take on the AFC’s No. 3-seeded  Kansas City Chiefs. This is the first time since 2006 a No. 3 seed has made it to the big game. The Indianapolis Colts were the last three seed in …

Earlier this week, the Buffalo Bills promoted linebackers coach Bobby Babich to defensive coordinator, a position which was de facto held by head coach Sean McDermott this season. Will the head coach continue to call plays now that the Bills have an assigned defensive coordinator? General manager Brandon Beane is open to that idea. “If [McDermott] feels he needs to …

USATSI Boston College coach Jeff Hafley will depart his post to take the vacant defensive coordinator position with the Green Bay Packers, the Packers announced Wednesday. Hafley spent the last four seasons with the Eagles and will replace former Packers DC Joe Barry, who was fired earlier this month. “We are excited to welcome Jeff, his wife, Gina, and their …

Super Bowl-winning football teams usually douse their coach with Gatorade as the final seconds tick off the scoreboard. Know who else celebrates? Bettors who put some green down on the correct celebratory color. RELATED: Super Bowl LVIII odds: Coin toss prop lines, betting history One of the most popular Super Bowl non-game prop bets involves the color of the Gatorade …

Williams’ mom perfectly sums up 49ers star’s journey to Super Bowl originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Mothers always know best, and Trent Williams’ mom is no exception to the rule. After the 49ers clinched a trip to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII in their NFC Championship Game win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, …

The 2024 season will be an interesting one for the Alabama football program.  Kalen DeBoer replaces Nick Saban as the head coach the SEC expands, and the College Football Playoff introduces a new format. Now, Crimson Tide fans have a date they can circle on the calendar and look forward to. Alabama’s homecoming game will be on Oct. 26 when …

A new era is underway in Seattle. The Seattle Seahawks have hired Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their new head coach, the team announced Wednesday. The 36-year-old becomes the NFL’s youngest head coach. According to ESPN, Macdonald is getting a six-year deal. “What an honor,” Macdonald in a story on the team’s official website. “We are super excited to be …

The San Francisco 49ers will square off against the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 11. Kickoff for the 2024 Super Bowl is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The Super Bowl is the most watched television program of the year and there are plenty of Super Bowl bets to choose from. Combining your …

On Monday, Mark Rogers, Matt Zemek and I discussed the latest USC football topics at The Voice of College Football. We discussed NIL questions for the Trojans, the Heisman Trust needing to give Reggie Bush his 2005 Heisman Trophy, USC’s recruiting strategy, whether the Trojans can field a top-20 defense in 2024, and much more. We offered some insights into …

The Green Bay Packers are reportedly hiring former Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley to their defensive coordinator position.  Hafley, who latched on with the Eagles in 2020, guided his troupe to three Bowl-eligible seasons in four years. The 44-year-old spent one season as Ohio State’s co-defensive coordinator before becoming Boston College’s head coach. He has eight years of experience …

49ers-Chiefs rematch to feature 12 starters from Super Bowl LIV originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area These two teams know each other all too well. The Kansas City Chiefs and 49ers will face off in Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11 — four years after they met in Super Bowl LIV. NFL teams typically turn over quickly, and these …

As the Dallas Cowboys continue to lick their wounds in the wake of their NFC wild-card round loss to the Green Bay Packers, star linebacker Micah Parsons opined about a problem with the team’s Super Bowl aspirations: The franchise didn’t address its weaknesses this season. “They’re talking about how we’re going ‘all-in’ this year. Man, that’s what I would hope …

Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith has made it known that the late signing period was going to be used by Michigan State to aid their 2024 recruiting class, and they are doing just that. There is one position group that the staff is really focused on, and that is the defensive line, pursuing multiple prospects on the defensive front. …

Getty Images Kyle Shanahan and Christian McCaffrey are no strangers to Super Bowls. In fact, the San Francisco 49ers’ head coach and running back celebrated two Super Bowl wins together in the late ’90s, when their dads helped the Denver Broncos capture back-to-back titles.  Shanahan was a teenager when his father, Mike Shanahan, served as the Broncos head coach for …

The Dallas Cowboys have spoken in hyperbole when bringing up their season-ending 48-32 NFC Super Wild Card Weekend home loss as the conference’s two seed against the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers, a game in which they trailed 27-0 and did not score until the final play of the first half.  Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones called the upset …