Shanahan explains his outburst after 49ers’ penalties vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Coach Kyle Shanahan had a disagreement with referee Craig Wrolstad about the legitimacy of the first of back-to-back penalties for 12 men on the field. But the second one, there was little room for interpretation. The 49ers blew it. The …

Getty Images No. 17 Colorado dropped to 8-3 (6-2 Big 12) on Saturday with a 37-21 loss to Kansas. Colorado’s loss coupled with Arizona State’s dramatic victory over BYU earlier in the day creates a complicated scenario heading into the final full week of the regular season next week. Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes no longer control their own destiny to …

Austin Seibert takes in his second missed extra point against the Dallas Cowboys.Photograph: Peter Casey/USA Today Sports If you’re under the impression that NFL special teams this season have been especially wonky, you are completely and utterly correct. Still, as weird as it special teams had been through the first 11 weeks of the season, nothing could quite compare to …

ATHENS, Ga. — Hours after locking down their ninth win of the year, the Bulldogs have now clinched their spot in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 7, according to a league announcement. Georgia officially clinched its spot in its 12th SEC Championship Game following losses from both Alabama and Texas A&M on Saturday. …

Saquon Barkley put together his best game of what’s already been a career season on Sunday night against the Rams, accounting for 302 yards from scrimmage in the 37-20 victory. Barkley rushed for a career-high 255 yards on 26 carries, scoring touchdowns on runs of 70 and 72 yards in the second half. But even without those 142 yards, the …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The best team in the Big 12, at least at the moment, may not go to a bowl game. Such is part of the glorious mess that is currently the Big 12 Conference. Kansas dropped a wrench into the tiebreaker machinery by beating No. 16 Colorado so badly on Saturday they’re feeling it back in the …

Packers cornerback dismisses 49ers’ injuries as ‘excuse’ for loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Without star players Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa and Trent Williams on Sunday, there’s no denying the 49ers were at a disadvantage entering their Week 12 game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. But Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon doesn’t want to hear it. …

Antwann Hill Jr..jpg Quarterback Antwann Hill Jr. (Warner Robins, GA/ Houston County High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fifth edition of the Navy All-American Bowl, Hill will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in the …

For the desperately optimistic San Francisco 49ers fans, there will be a path through this brutal remaining maze and into the playoffs. They’ll point to the exceedingly tight race for the NFC West crown, which could hang in the balance until the last week of the season. They’ll cross their fingers with injuries, hoping that three of their four best …

Getty Images A huge part of the 2024 college football season has been the full-schedule debut of the Big Ten on CBS as the conference moved into the iconic broadcast spot at 3:30 p.m. ET at a time when the league has, literally, never been bigger. In total, the CBS Sports college football schedule included five different doubleheaders and three …

How 49ers’ Week 12 loss to Packers impacts NFC playoff picture originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The nightmare 49ers season continues. San Francisco again got outclassed by an NFC foe, losing 38-10 to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, and fell to 5-6. The 49ers now are 3-5 in the NFC during the 2024 NFL season and …

Northern Arizona’s football season will continue Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs when the Lumberjacks play at No. 15 Abilene Christian in Texas at 1 p.m. MST. First-year head coach Brian Wright’s NAU team earned an at-large berth, NAU’s first playoff appearance since 2017. The Lumberjacks finished this season 8-4 with a 6-2 record in Big Sky Conference …

Getty Images Saquon Barkley had one of the greatest nights for any player in the 91-year history of the Philadelphia Eagles. No player in Eagles history rushed for 250-plus yards or had 300-plus yards from scrimmage in a game until Barkley accomplished both feats in Sunday’s 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.  Barkley finished with 26 carries for 255 …

Brandon Graham may reconsider whether this is his final NFL season, as Year 15 won’t end the way he liked. Graham admitted to reporters in the locker room he tore his triceps in the second half of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, and will be out for the season.  “I trust God, so I’m just …

Getty Images No. 7 Alabama’s shocking 24-3 loss at Oklahoma shakes up the SEC Championship Game picture and puts the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff hopes on life support. The loss drops the Crimson Tide to 8-3 and clinched the first three-loss season in Tuscaloosa since 2010. Oklahoma clinched a bowl berth with the win in Norman.  Over an eight-minute period in the middle …