The Saints had to wait until the Super Bowl was over to finalize the hiring of their new offensive coordinator, but the move is now official. Klint Kubiak was announced as the team’s new offensive coordinator on Wednesday. Kubiak had been the 49ers’ passing game specialist, which is why the Saints had to wait until now to seal the deal. …

Feb. 14—Five local football standouts were named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-State Football Teams for their performance during the 2023 season. GACA names two all-state squads per classification, a south team for regions 1-4 in each class and a north team for regions 5-8. The teams were released Wednesday. Dalton’s Adriel Hernandez, Northwest Whitfield’s Myles Mays, North Murray’s …

Tragedy struck at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII championship parade Wednesday when shots were fired near the west side of Union Station in downtown Kansas City, just minutes after Chiefs players and officials spoke triumphantly at the end-of-parade rally. Read more: Latest coverage of shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl parade Between 10-15 people were injured …

Kelce believes Shanahan, 49ers handed Chiefs advantage with OT call originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs couldn’t believe Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers’ overtime decision in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. On the latest episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Kelce and his older brother, Jason, discussed Shanahan’s choice, …

Ivory Kelley garnered third-team honors on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A all-state team Wednesday. Kelley, a senior defensive back from Wichita Falls High, was the only local Class 4A to receive higher than honorable mention. He’s also the final Coyote to be elected to the TSWA all-state football team. Graham did place two players on the honorable mention …

Bears president Kevin Warren speaks glowingly about Justin Fields with the NFL draft approaching originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The 2024 NFL draft, as well as the new league year, are rapidly approaching. That means the Bears will soon have to decide whether or not they’d prefer to retain Justin Fields or find a new signal caller. In an …

The Chargers have announced the members of head coach Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff for the 2024 season. Some of the biggest names were already known as the hirings of offensive coordinator Greg Roman and defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and the holdover of special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken. Roman will be working with passing game coordinator Marcus Brady, quarterbacks coach Shane …

Choose Your Patriots QB: Does trading up for Caleb Williams make sense? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Editor’s Note: The New England Patriots have a franchise-altering decision to make at quarterback this offseason. As part of our “Choose Your Patriots QB” series, we’ll highlight five different paths the team can take at QB in 2024, laying out the pros …

The Shamrock Series is back and heading to the Bronx. Notre Dame football made the official announcement on Wednesday that the 2024 edition of The Shamrock Series will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Yankee Stadium, against Army. It is the first time since 2022 that Notre Dame will have a Shamrock Series game after not having one last …

‘The Dynasty’ delivers the goods on Patriots’ Shakespearean story originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston I sat in my blue chair staring at my laptop until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. I watched every episode of the 10-part Apple TV+ documentary “The Dynasty” back-to-back-to-back. My two-sentence synopsis: “It got every bit as bad as we told you. It was even better …

Getty Images One person is dead and upwards of 10 to 15 were injured after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, Kansas City Police Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a press conference. Shots were fired west of Union Station near the garage. The status of the victims is still unclear and officials do …

The SEC is dealing with one of those good problems. As the conference prepares to expand to 16 schools with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas, SEC leadership is debating how to construct its schedule. In 2024 and most likely in 2025, the SEC will play eight conference games as they work out the details for what could come down …

New Patriots OC Alex Van Pelt emphasizes importance of strong run game originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a lot of issues to fix on offense heading into the 2024 NFL season, and one of them is getting the rushing attack firing on all cylinders again. After ranking 12th in rushing yards per attempt in …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to the top player from New York in the 2025 class. Four-star offensive tackle Rowan Byrne announced on Tuesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. He is rated as the No. 1 player from New York in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. Byrne ranks as the No. …

Getty Images Just two days after their Super Bowl LVIII overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters that he expects all of his coaches to be back in 2024. On Wednesday, Shanahan changed course. Shanahan informed reporters that the 49ers were parting ways with defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, per CBS Sports …