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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Can the No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devils become arguably the most unlikely national champion in college football history? Led by running back Cam Skattebo, who rushed for 1,568 yards and 19 touchdowns, the Sun Devils have won six straight games, including a 45-19 Big 12 Championship Game win over Iowa State. Skattebo is also a force in the passing …
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The San Francisco 49ers were barely hanging on in the playoff race, and desperately needed a win Thursday night to stay afloat. And in the second half of a tight game, linebacker De’Vondre Campbell decided he was done playing. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told media after the game that Campbell, a nine-year veteran for the 49ers who had started 12 …
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Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron speaks to the crowd at the Texas Fight Rally and Parade Wednesday October 9, 2024. Continuing a longstanding tradition, students and fans sent the No. 1 ranked Longhorns to Dallas where they will play Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday. Jahdae Barron’s name is now etched in Longhorns history. On Thursday evening, Barron was …
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Winners, losers as Rams beat 49ers 12-6 on Thursday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Rain and field goals. The Los Angeles Rams got a crucial win at the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football, with both sides just exchanging field goals in a 12-6 result. Matthew Stafford endured a poor start but the Rams just …
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The North Carolina Tar Heels stunned college football on Wednesday, hiring legendary NFL head coach as Bill Belichick to fill its open head-coaching position. The move was first reported by InsideCarolina on Wednesday. It’s a move few, if any, saw coming when UNC announced on Nov. 26 that Mack Brown would not return in 2025. Bringing in the 72-year-old Belichick, …
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How 49ers’ Week 15 loss to Rams impacts NFC playoff picture originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers essentially can kiss their NFL playoff hopes goodbye after their 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday at Levi’s Stadium. With the rainy defeat, San Francisco fell to 6-8 on the 2024 NFL season, while the Rams improved …
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