A 51-yard reception by Rams receiver Puka Nacua (17) set up the deciding field goal in a win over the San Francisco 49ers. (Godofredo A. Vásquez / Associated Press) It’s happening. Again. The Rams rebounded from a dismal first half of the season and they are making a run for the playoffs. Again. Despite a nebulous performance on offense against …

BYU receiver Darius Lassiter crosses the goal line, giving the Cougars the lead as BYU and Oklahoma State play in Provo at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Friday Oct. 18, 2024. BYU won 38-35. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Perhaps the best way to sum up BYU’s 2024 football season — with only a bowl game left on the schedule …

Rams troll 49ers with boombox graphic after key divisional win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Winners get bragging rights – and there’s no need to tell the Los Angeles Rams twice about that. Following the 49ers’ underwhelming 12-6 loss to the Rams on Thursday at Levi’s Stadium, Los Angeles wasted no time in rubbing salt to San Francisco’s …

With Ohio State seeded No. 8 in the first 12-team College Football Playoff, the Buckeyes will face No. 9 Tennessee. Both teams are 10-2 and considered to be comparable. Thus, predictions vary on who will win. Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) celebrates a touchdown by TreVeyon Henderson during the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio …

Deebo states his ‘frustrating’ dropped pass cost 49ers win vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers suffered a tough 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on “Thursday Night Football,” but no one on the team was more frustrated than Deebo Samuel. After the wide receiver made a flurry of social media posts …

The transfer portal opened on Monday with a flurry of activity. Here are the biggest transfer announcements from day four of the 2025 transfer portal cycle. PORTAL IS OPEN: Latest news, notes and analysis MORE TRANSFER PORTAL: Latest news | Transfer search | Transfer Team Ranking | Football Player Ranking 1. DE WILLIAMS NWANERI When Missouri was able to get …

Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in putrid loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ 2024 NFL season blew up Thursday night in spectacular fashion. San Francisco entered the evening with slim playoff hopes. Those hopes were blown to smithereens with a horrendous offensive performance in a 12-6 loss to the Los …

Penn State’s Tyler Warren, Nick Dawkins and Abdul Carter all received national recognition Thursday night. Warren was named the winner of the John Mackey Award, presented to the nation’s top tight end. Dawkins, the Lions’ center, was chosen as the winner of the Wuerffel Award, college football’s premier award for community service. Penn State senior center Nick Dawkins receives the …

Where 49ers would pick in 2025 NFL Draft after brutal loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers’ 2024 playoff hopes all but faded, the focus now turns toward San Francisco’s 2025 NFL Draft positioning. San Francisco’s 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night at Levi’s Stadium moved the 49ers to the …

A few Texas football players earned recognition on Thursday night for their outstanding play in the 2024 season. Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron was awarded the Jim Thorpe Award Thursday night as the best defensive back in college football while offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. was chosen as the Outland Trophy winner for best interior lineman. In Barron’s final year in …

Whitner declares 49ers should cut Campbell for refusing to play originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area NBC Sports Bay Area analysts Donte Whitner and Rod Brooks didn’t hold back on 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell after he refused to play in San Francisco’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. “Cut him,” Whitner, who played 11 NFL seasons, …

We always new the 2024 season would be unlike any other in college football history with massive conference realignment kicking in and the onset of a new 12-team College Football Playoff creating a brand new national landscape for the sport. But even the wildest visions of what could be in 2024 might have fallen short of the chaos we encountered …

Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers’ playoff hopes took a massive hit with their Week 15, 12-6 loss to the rival Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. It was a matchup heavily affected by rain and the first game of the 2024 season to feature zero touchdowns. This was probably not a game many fans wanted to watch, and it was …

Texas Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron (7) reacts to a play during the Longhorns’ game against the Florida Gators, Nov. 9, 2024 at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Jahdae Barron’s name is now etched in Longhorns history. On Thursday evening, Barron was named the 2024 Thorpe Award winner as the best defensive back in the country. The announcement was made …

Shanahan reveals Campbell refused to play vs. Rams, left game early originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan experienced a first as an NFL head coach in the 49ers’ 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday at Levi’s Stadium when one of his players declined to take the field. Linebacker De’Vondre Campbell’s role changed with the …