The Seahawks announced the addition of seven coaches to Mike Macdonald’s staff, including confirmation of the top coaches on offense, defense and special teams. Ryan Grubb will be the offensive coordinator, Aden Durde will be the defensive coordinator, and Jay Harbaugh will be the top special teams coach. Grubb was at the University of Washington last year and joined former …

49ers’ Burford shoulders pass-protection blame, clears air with Feliciano originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Guard Spencer Burford took full responsibility for the overtime play in which the 49ers left Kansas City star defensive tackle Chris Jones unblocked. It was a point that teammate Jon Feliciano revealed on social media when right tackle Colton McKivitz was …

They are making their first true impressions on Penn State football in the past couple of weeks, these half-dozen transfers. Potential leaders, playmakers and positive impacts for the 2024 season. So far, they’ve impressed, according to head coach James Franklin and at least one of his Nittany Lions. Franklin talked about his transfer pickups for the first time publicly on …

Arik Armstead isn’t the only 49ers defensive lineman with an injury that will linger into the offseason. 49ers General Manager John Lynch told reporters on Tuesday that defensive tackle Javon Hargrave has a torn thumb ligament. Lynch said Hargrave played through the injury, but did not say when he suffered it or what the next steps are in his recovery …

Feb. 13—Shannon Webb inadvertently helped recruit two players into her personal “nightmare” of alleged verbal and physical abuse from Idaho women’s volleyball coach Chris Gonzalez. Webb played for two teams at American University, based in Washington, D.C., that made it to the NCAA Tournament. Then in 2018, the school brought in Gonzalez as an assistant coach. “Volleyball was the best …

Dan Quinn is bringing Sharrif Floyd with him to Washington. Floyd is being hired as assistant defensive line coach of the Commanders, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Quinn, the new Commanders head coach, was Floyd’s boss in Dallas last year and will be his boss in Washington as well. The 32-year-old Floyd was a first-round pick of the …

It’s no secret that the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has changed the landscape of college athletics — particularly college football. It’s a recent development, Penn State football coach James Franklin said, that doesn’t necessarily bode well for the sport. “We’ve been on a slippery slope for a while,” Franklin said at his winter news conference on …

Patrick Mahomes has had a Hall of Fame career in the six years since he became the Chiefs’ full-time starting quarterback. With three Super Bowl titles, three Super Bowl MVP awards, two league MVP awards and six Pro Bowls, Mahomes already is drawing comparisons to Tom Brady. Brady remains the greatest of all time with seven Super Bowl rings, five …

ESPN and the College Football Playoff reportedly have agreed to a contract extension to televise the 12-team playoff through the 2031 college football season, according to a Tuesday report by The Athletic. The deal is reportedly worth $1.3 billion per season through the life of the extension. The Athletic added the deal is still contingent on how the Pac-12’s disbandment …

In the first 29 Super Bowls, the 49ers won five and lost none. In the next 29, they lost three and won none. Throw in coach Kyle Shanahan’s role with the Falcons in an epic loss after blowing a 28-3 lead to the Patriots in Super Bowl LI, and a narrative has emerged that Shanahan and the 49ers can’t win …

ESPN has updated its way-too-early college football rankings for the 2024 season. Since ESPN released its initial rankings, Nick Saban retired, Washington lost its head coach and much of its roster, and numerous Alabama players transferred. Not too much has changed for the Georgia Bulldogs over the past several weeks. Georgia has the nation’s No. 13 incoming transfer portal class, …

Feb 14, 2024, 12:58 AM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — Ridly Greig, speaking for the first time since the Ottawa Senators center was cross-checked to the face by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly, summed up the ensuing fallout by saying he “didn’t think it would get this far.” But three days after the incident, and fresh off Ottawa’s 6-3 win …

In the immediate aftermath of Super Bowl LVIII, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan explained that he opted to take the ball after winning the coin toss to start overtime because he wanted to have the third possession of the game, with the next score winning it all. On Tuesday, at their end-of-season press conference, Shanahan and G.M. John Lynch elaborated on …

The 2024 NFL combine will begin later this month in Indianapolis. The league announced the full list of prospects who were invited to participate. In all, 321 prospects were invited. The combine begins Feb. 26 and will run through March 4. All 321 players, grouped by position, are listed below. Quarterback Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Jayden Daniels, LSU Sam Hartman, …

Feb 14, 2024, 12:58 AM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — Ridly Greig, speaking for the first time since the Ottawa Senators center was cross-checked to the face by Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly, summed up the ensuing fallout, by saying he “didn’t think it would get this far.” But three days after the incident, and fresh off Ottawa’s 6-3 win …