LAS VEGAS — The Super Bowl will be played in Las Vegas for the first time ever, and I can already say this is the best idea the NFL has ever had. Las Vegas, as we all know, is the debauchery capital of the world and as the unofficial debauchery correspondent here at CBS Sports, my bosses decided it would be …

Former Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien is back in the saddle as a head coach for a major college football program. Just over a decade after coaching his final game for the Nittany Lions, O’Brien has officially been named the next head coach of the Boston College football program, keeping him in the New England area after his brief …

49ers injury report: Clean bill of health for Super Bowl vs. Chiefs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers will hit the field in the Super Bowl with a near-perfect bill of health. San Francisco essentially will be all systems go when it faces the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. George …

RENTON — Ryan Grubb is expected to make the jump from college to the NFL and be hired as the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night. The move will thrill Seahawks fans who spent the past two years watching Grubb lead one of the most dynamic offenses in …

Elijah Burress, the son of Plaxico Burress, has committed to play his college football at Notre Dame. Elijah is a 6-foot-1 junior wide receiver at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey, and another big get for Notre Dame, which is shaping up to have one of the country’s top recruiting classes in 2025. Among the other recruits who …

Despite rumors that Ohio State offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien has emerged as a leading candidate for the Boston College coaching vacancy, it’s apparently still full steam ahead as of now for the first-year Buckeyes assistant in Columbus, according to coach Ryan Day.  “No update [on O’Brien]” Day told reporters on National Signing Day, which marked the first time he’s spoken …

Feb 11, 2024, 12:01 AM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — Toronto Maple Leafs All-Star defenseman Morgan Rielly cross-checked Ottawa Senators center Ridly Greig to the head with 5.1 seconds remaining in hotly contested game Saturday night between Atlantic Division rivals. Greig had just sped into the Maple Leafs’ zone and fired a slapshot into an empty net, sealing Ottawa’s 5-3 victory, …

The USC women’s basketball team defeated Arizona State on Friday night, as you probably know by now. Elsewhere in the Pac-12, the outlook improved for the Trojans in their attempt to secure one of several goals for the remainder of the Pac-12 regular season. One such goal relates to UCLA. Friday night in the Pac-12 provided a number of noteworthy …

Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons is eligible for a contract extension this offseason and he’s earned one with his play over his first three NFL seasons, but he isn’t pushing himself to the front of the line in Dallas. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is headed into the final year of his rookie contract after the Cowboys exercised their fifth-year option on …

Chip Kelly’s offense with Ohio State’s football talent could be a lethal combination, but we will have to wait and see just how well the new offensive coordinator works in Columbus with the Buckeyes. It is worth noting that Bill O’Brien, as an offensive coordinator with Nick Saban at Alabama, helped the Crimson Tide reach the national championship game in …

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said earlier this week that there was a slim chance that running back Jerick McKinnon would be activated from injured reserve ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, but that turned out to be all the chance he needed. The Chiefs activated McKinnon on Saturday, so he will be eligible to play against the 49ers on Sunday. …

Three-star wide receiver prospect  Joakim Dodson announced his commitment to Tennessee on Saturday. The 6-foot, 178-pound wide receiver is from Collierville High School in Collierville, Tennessee. Dodson committed to the Vols over Missouri, Cincinnati and Indiana. Dodson is the No. 546 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 80 wide receiver prospect and the No. …

New Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh will keep former coach Brandon Staley’s special teams coordinator in place. Ryan Ficken will remain the Chargers’ special teams coordinator for 2024, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. The 43-year-old Ficken has been the Chargers’ special teams coordinator since 2022. He previously spent 15 seasons as an assistant coach in Minnesota, including serving …

USATSI Former Alabama coach Nick Saban is joining “College GameDay” as an analyst, ESPN announced Wednesday. He will also supplement the network’s coverage of the NFL Draft and SEC Media Days.  “ESPN and College GameDay have played such an important role in the growth of college football, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to join their team,” Saban said in a …

49ers set merchandise sales record since end of regular season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In what already has been a very lucrative season for NFL merchandise sales, the 49ers have taken things to another level in recent weeks. Per sports business reporter Joe Pompliano, the 49ers have sold a whopping 100,000 jerseys in the past two weeks …