Maiocco’s observations: Guerendo, Kittle fuel 49ers’ win over Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE The 49ers finally had a little bit of fun on Sunday. After a couple of games in which the 49ers were embarrassed in decisive losses, they turned the tables on the Chicago Bears at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers put together a dominant …

Getty Images Kyle Whittingham will return next season as Utah’s coach.  There has been some speculation about Whittingham’s future plans, but the 65-year-old coaching veteran announced Sunday that he has no plans to step aside. And he channeled Michael Jordan in signaling his intention to return for the 2025 season.  Whittingham has led the program since 2005 but saw a streak …

George Kittle and the 49ers had their way with the Bears’ defense, and Chicago’s offense didn’t fare much better. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) A week after the Buffalo Bills blew them out, the San Francisco 49ers had their own chance to play bully. Hosting a Chicago Bears team that had fired head coach Matt Eberflus nine days ago, the 49ers …

Tweets by CowboyFB Chris Low of ESPN has reported that the Oklahoma State Cowboys and head coach Mike Gundy will be hiring former New Orleans Saints defensive line coach Todd Grantham as their defensive coordinator. Grantham had moved from the defensive line coach position to a senior advisor role in early November after Darren Rizzi took over as the interim …

USATSI Arguably the biggest storyline from Sunday’s game between the Giants and Saints took place during pregame when a plane asking Giants owner John Mara to fix “this dumpster fire” flew over MetLife Stadium.  Not surprisingly, Giants players were asked about the plane following Sunday’s 14-11 loss that dropped Big Blue to 2-11. While the question was expected, Giants rookie …

The most chaotic College Football Playoff selection process in the history of the event — given it is the first year of the 12-team bracket — concluded Sunday, though there was little debate as to which program would earn the No. 1 seed. Despite playing to the wire in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday night, Oregon (13-0) ultimately …

Kyler Murray’s two interceptions led to two short Seattle touchdown drives, and the Seahawks lead the Cardinals 24-10 at halftime. The Seahawks dominated the first half, outgaining the Cardinals 272 to 156. Murray threw back-to-back picks for the first time in his career, with Ernest Jones’ interception leading to a one-play, 19-yard touchdown drive and Coby Bryant’s interception resulting in …

Utah football has only had three losing seasons during Kyle Whittingham’s 20 years as head coach. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) After Kyle Whittingham raised some doubt as to whether or not he would return to Utah for his 21st season, the Utes’ coach made his intentions for 2025 quite clear. In a memo issued by the …

The two-time defending Super Bowl champions have already clinched their 10th consecutive playoff berth, but the Kansas City Chiefs will aim for another AFC West title when they host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has finished with fewer than 270 passing yards in five of his last seven outings and has a passing …

Getty Marshall coach Charles Huff is leaving his position to be the coach at Southern Miss, it was announced Sunday. In his place, Marshall has reportedly targeted NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as its next head coach, according to FootballScoop.  The departure comes only one day after Huff led Marshall to its first conference championship since 2014 after a …

Yes, both of Puka Nacua’s feet are inbounds. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Catches like this are why Puka Nacua is one of the NFL’s most exciting young receivers. With 7:33 left in the first hall of Sunday’s showdown against the Bills, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford looked downfield to Nacua on the sideline on second-and-10. Nacua delivered with a catch that few …

Oct 20, 2018; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Lee Morris (84) celebrates with running back Kennedy Brooks (26) after catching a touchdown pass during the first half against the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma Sooners earned bowl eligibility with their win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Sooners’ …

Getty Images The New York Jets have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL this season, limping to a 3-9 record through 12 games entering Sunday with Aaron Rodgers playing every one of them as a starting quarterback. The season wasn’t supposed to go this way for a franchise looking to end the longest playoff drought in the …

USATSI Purdue has hired UNLV’s  Barry Odom, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. Odom led the Rebels to 19 wins over the past two seasons, the most in program history.  UNLV’s 2024 season was a magical one for the program as the Rebels won 10 games for the first time since 1984. The program shocked Houston and Kansas on the …

Roob’s Observations: Eagles hang on vs. Panthers, tie franchise record in the process originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Had ‘em all the way. Yikes. The Eagles improved to 11-2 and tied the longest winning streak in franchise history Sunday with their ninth straight win, but they sure put you through hell for three hours, didn’t they? The Eagles hung …