NFL

Seahawks to hire Brian Fleury as offensive coordinator

Losing Klint Kubiak was an expected outcome for Seattle. It was also common belief that the Seahawks would promote from within to fill his vacancy.

Instead, the organization is reaching to a division rival, plucking Fleury from the 49ers. Serving as San Francisco’s tight ends coach and run game coordinator, Fleury helped oversee a strong offense and even stronger positional group. Seattle’s newest offensive play-caller won’t have a tight end like George Kittle at his disposal — AJ Barner is awesome, nonetheless — but he’ll take overtake another effective unit.

Kubiak, while only spending one season in Seattle, leaves massive shoes to fill. We saw with the Eagles last season how a bad offensive coordinator hire can plague a defending Super Bowl champion. The Seahawks are surely hoping they don’t fall to a similar fate. Only time will tell.

Raiders to hire Andrew Janocko as offensive coordinator

Conventional wisdom suggested that Janocko would be promoted to offensive coordinator of the Seahawks. After all, he served as Seattle’s quarterbacks coach and was a sensible replacement for Klint Kubiak. Alas, Janocko will instead be joining Kubiak in Las Vegas.

His responsibilities will be different than what they would’ve been with the Seahawks, too. Kubiak reportedly plans to call plays for the Raiders, so Janocko’s role, while spanning wide, won’t consist of delivering calls to the quarterback.

Janocko will still heavily influence Las Vegas’ quarterbacks, however. Presumed No. 1 overall selection Fernando Mendoza will surely have Janocko in his ear, guiding him as he navigates the early stages of his NFL career. That’s an important role, and at least Janocko’s title will change, too — even if he’s not procuring significantly more responsibility.

NCAAB

Kansas State to fire Jerome Tang

This situation is still evolving, as it’s been reported that Kansas State is trying to fire Tang for cause. That’s a bold attempt, and it’ll surely be challenged by Tang’s team. Nonetheless, the Wildcats will search for a new head coach to fill an interesting job.

Tang’s tenure in Manhattan started with a bang — a 26-10 season that ended in the Elite Eight. Kansas State brass doesn’t expect to make the second weekend every year, but Tang’s subsequent seasons have represented a worrisome downward trend.

The Wildcats finished 19-15 in 2024, marking a sharp drop in Year 2. Year 3 wasn’t any better, as Kansas State went 16-17 and also landed tied for ninth place in the Big 12.

Finally, the bottom fell out last week. At 10-15, Kansas State decided it had enough, and pulled the plug on Tang’s tenure. The coach’s run with the program didn’t fail due to a lack of resources, as the Wildcats paid handsomely for multiple transfers, including Coleman Hawkins and PJ Haggerty. In the end, Tang couldn’t come close to replicating his Year 1 success.

What’s next? Your guess is as good as mine, but it’s starting to feel like it’ll be a wild coaching carousel — similar to what we saw in college football this winter. In that case, Kansas State would face hefty competition for various candidates. While this is a solid job, it wouldn’t be at the top of the best candidates’ lists.

Kansas State is a place you can win, however. With the right hire, the Wildcats can be right there with the best of the Big 12.

UTSA 88, Charlotte 79

Charlotte’s 7-2 start in American play was a farce. Not only have the 49ers dropped three in a row, they’ve now been dispatched by the worst team — by a large margin — in the conference. That doesn’t spell doom, but a trip to Tulsa on Wednesday might.

Cincinnati 69, Utah 65

As Cincinnati has stabilized, a big three of sorts has emerged for the Bearcats. Baba Miller has been a force all season, but Moustapha Thiam and Day Day Thomas have upped their games in recent weeks. Unfortunately, the Bearcats dug themselves a massive hole and only sit at 14-12, despite three consecutive victories. Alert me if the Bearcats win in Lawrence on Saturday.

Rutgers 68, Maryland 57

If there’s anything we can count on Rutgers for, it’s holding serve at home. Maryland isn’t the deadliest of opponents, but the Scarlet Knights took care of business yesterday. Tariq Francis led the way, scoring 21 points on 12 made free throws.

There’s nothing we can count on the 2026 Maryland Terrapins for. Year 1 for Buzz Williams in College Park wasn’t supposed to be a smashing success or anything, but a 10-15 mark is rather disappointing. The Terrapins defeated Iowa last Wednesday, lending to a potential whim of hope, but every ounce of that was drained with this defeat.

If they return next season, Maryland will need more from young guards Darius Adams and Andre Mills. The freshmen combined to shoot just 8-of-26 yesterday. Growing pains.

MLB

Giants sign RF Will Brennan to one-year, $900K contract

San Francisco’s pact with Brennan is a split deal, paying him $900K if he’s in the majors and $400K if the outfielder is in the minors.

Brennan missed most of 2025 due to various injuries, but the Giants must feel good enough about his health to give him this contract. Across 2023 and 2024 with the Guardians, the 28-year-old played regularly, but belted just 13 home runs across the two campaigns. He does boast a .267 career batting average, so perhaps those bat-to-ball skills could insert him into San Francisco’s lineup sporadically.