Rogers was both excellent and consistent throughout the season, leading the 49ers with 18 passes defensed and tying for fourth in the NFL with six interceptions – the most by a San Francisco cornerback since Walt Harris had eight in 2006. Rogers also...

Stanford and its fans realized that they could belong again among college football’s elite. Coach Willingham led Stanford to another fine season in 2001, with a 9-3 record and a No.16 final ranking. Willingham then bolted The Farm for Notre Dame, and...

So, was the Cardinal rise all about Luck, the Heisman runner-up Yeah, mostly it was. The chances of going to a BCS game in the post-Luck near-future do not seem high. But also: The chances of an extreme fall off seem low, also. This will not be a...

Barber, checking in again. Toby Gerhart spent one dismal year at Stanford under Walt Harris before Jim Harbaugh came aboard and rejuvenated the program. As you will read in the Q&A below, Gerhart had his doubts about playing for Harbaugh after their...

Still, the water is murky. Pitt hasn't won a national title since 1976 and has only won the Big East title twice in the last 30 years (the first, in 2004 saw coach Walt Harris immediately fired for his trouble). These are long-term questions. The...

23. FG from K David Akers. He is t-4th in the NFL with 6 INTs on the season. Rogers is the first 49er to register 6 INTs in a season since CB Walt Harris posted 8 INTs in 2006. Among safeties, his 6 INTs rank 2nd in the NFL (SD S. Eric Weddle - 7...

Dick Pierce, a noted kicking coach who ran the camp, initially suggested the kicks might be wind-aided. "No, that's Andy Lee," Gordon replied. The next day, when Lee unleashed more booming punts, Pierce started calling college coaches - including Walt...