Focused 49ers emphasize red-zone work in final Super Bowl practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area By Nicki Jhabvala, The Washington Post LAS VEGAS — The San Francisco 49ers’ final practice ahead of Super Bowl LVIII was a 68-minute jog-through on Friday that emphasized red-zone work. Clouds started to roll in as the team wrapped practice shortly after 3 …

Ryan Grubb (right) won’t join Kalen DeBoer (left) at Alabama. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Ryan Grubb was supposed to follow Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama. Now he’s heading back to Seattle. The reported Alabama offensive coordinator is taking the same position with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Grubb was presumed to …

For the second time in five seasons, the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will tangle in a Super Bowl, with the latest version — Super Bowl LVIII — just days away. The two teams last faced off four years ago for the Lombardi Trophy, and will meet again Sunday, Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. Both have made deep playoff …

Getty Images We’re just about set for kickoff! After a long NFL season that included 18 regular-season weeks and three rounds of playoff games, Super Bowl LVIII is just two days away. Meeting up for the chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy will be the San Francisco 49ers and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in Las Vegas’ Allegiant …

Tyrone Willingham retired back in 2008, yet he has seen just a few Black men receive the kind of elite opportunity he got when he was hired as Notre Dame’s first Black head football coach more than two decades ago. He was encouraged when Michigan hired Sherrone Moore to replace Jim Harbaugh. Black head coaches at the Division I level …

Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs will be without Joe Thuney for Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers, as he was ruled out with the pectoral injury that has sidelined him this deep in the postseason. Backup offensive tackle Prince Tega Wanogho was also ruled out with a quad injury. Veteran running back Jerick McKinnon is listed as questionable with …

Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers faced off for the NFL title four years ago. Fast-forward to the present as these same two teams are set to meet again in Super Bowl LVIII, which is just two days away. Both the Niners and Chiefs are frantically preparing for the big game in Las Vegas. When exactly will it be played? …

Texans’ Jordan praises Kittle for being a ‘freaking tank’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no surprise that fellow NFL tight ends have a soft spot for George Kittle given how good he is at the position. Speaking to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Laura Britt on Thursday at Radio Row in Las Vegas, Houston Texans tight end Brevin …

UCLA coach Chip Kelly is departing the program after six seasons, the school announced Friday. The veteran coach left his post with the Bruins to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State. The Buckeyes hired Bill O’Brien in January to lead the offense, but O’Brien has reached a deal to become the next coach at Boston College, an unexpected vacancy …

We’re just a couple days away from the highly anticipated Super Bowl LVIII, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas. The last two teams standing in the 2023 NFL season will face off at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. It serves as a rematch between K.C. and San Francisco, which both faced …

Getty Images The top-two teams in the NFL are ready to face off for Super Bowl LVIII to decide who’ll go down in history as this season’s champion. It’ll be the defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs taking on the star-studded San Francisco 49ers, with kickoff just two days away.  Kansas City and San Francisco recently punched their tickets to the big …

Michelle Budge, Deseret News / Source: Getty Images LaVell Edwards wasn’t just running a college football program at BYU. Over the course of his 29-year run at the helm of the Cougars, Edwards operated one of the most decorated coaching academies the sport has ever seen. Forget about the “quarterback factory.” Under Edwards, BYU became an assembly line to churn …

USATSI Super Bowl LVIII is just about here! The defending NFL champion Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will be squaring off Sunday, Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. This is a familiar showdown as both teams met for Super Bowl LIV just four years ago, which the Chiefs won 31-20. Now, the teams are set to face off once …

Patrick Willis reveals initial emotions after HOF induction originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Former 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis is still relishing the news of his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. During an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan on Radio Row in Las Vegas, Willis detailed his emotions since finding out …

Oregon football got another standout when Matthew Johnson committed on Friday night. A four-star edge from De La Salle (Concord, California), Johnson is coming off a recent visit to Oregon. On3 ranks him as the No. 254 player in the nation in the 2025 class. He is ranked as the No. 23 player in California. Johnson checks in at 6-foot-5 …