Yearly Archives: 2024

Super Bowl: How does overtime work under the new NFL rules?

This is just the second overtime in Super Bowl history, and the first under the NFL’s new rules. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) The Super Bowl is headed to overtime. The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are tied up 19-19 after regulation at Super Bowl LVIII, which is sending the game into overtime at Allegiant Stadium. The NFL changed its …

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Luke Fickell losing his defensive line coach to Michigan

MADISON – Luke Fickell has spent plenty of time since the end of his first full season at Wisconsin remaking his coaching staff. Fickell likely will have to make another move with the impending departure of defensive line coach Greg Scruggs. A Big Ten source on Sunday confirmed a report that Scruggs is expected to join the Michigan staff to …

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Florida football strength coach Craig Fitzgerald leaving for Boston College

New strength coach Craig Fitzgerald’s tenure as Florida football strength coach turned out to be short. Fitzgerald left the Florida Gators less than two months into the job on Sunday to take over as strength coach at Boston College. Fitzgerald made the move based on his close relationship with Boston College coach Bill O’Brien, who was hired on Friday. He …

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With time running short, UCLA narrows its search to replace Chip Kelly

Could Stanford coach Troy Taylor end up with the job at UCLA? (Jed Jacobsohn / Associated Press) UCLA has cast a wide net in its hopes of reeling in the big one for its next football coach. Athletics officials have corresponded with more than a dozen potential candidates for the vacancy created by the departure of Chip Kelly to become …

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Chiefs force a quick 49ers punt, Deebo Samuel shaken up

The 49ers and Chiefs are trading punts in the third quarter. After the 49ers stuffed Isiah Pacheco on a third down deep in Chiefs territory, they took over the ball on their own 36-yard-line. Brock Purdy was pressured on first down by Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones and was able to get the ball away, but wide receiver Jauan Jennings …

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