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San Francisco 49ers: Why They Should Sign Zach Sudfeld

Who is Zach Sudfeld? Don't feel badly if you don't know. He's not exactly a household name.This tight end from Nevada was not invited to the Senior Bowl or the NFL Scouting Combine. He is projected as a potential seventh-round ... (Continue reading)

San Francisco 49ers: How the WAC Helped Them Get to the Super Bowl

Colin Kaepernick, the QB who led the 49ers to the Super Bowl, did not come from a program considered to be a football powerhouse. Kaepernick came out the University of Nevada, then a member of the non-AQ Western Athletic Conference (WAC). But Kaepernick ... (Continue reading)

Colin Kaepernick: How Did the NFL Draft Experts Miss This Guy?

Colin Kaepernick has become an NFL pro football star. It wasn't that long ago that he was still mostly unknown. His run up to the starting QB role in the Super Bowl was fueled by astonishing performances including two record-breaking ... (Continue reading)

Why San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick Is the Best in the NFL

In March 2011, one month before the NFL draft, I wrote that Nevada's Colin Kaepernick was the best QB in the draft. I predicted he would be taken early, perhaps even in the first round by San Francisco and would emerge as the "best ... (Continue reading)

Super Bowl: Can the Ravens Stop Kaepernick and the 49ers?

Since taking over the starting QB role for the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick has exceeded nearly everyone's expectations. In only 10 games as a second-year starter, Kaepernick has beaten such luminaries as Brees, Brady and Rodgers. He set two ... (Continue reading)

NFC Championship: Colin Kaepernick Overcomes 17-Point Deficit in Record Win

The NFC Championship game pitting the San Francisco 49ers against the Atlanta Falcons was a record-setting contest. Never in the history of Conference championship games has any team overcome a 17-point deficit to win.Down 17-zero in the first half, second-year ... (Continue reading)

NFL and Nevada Football: Kaepernick, Burleson and Johnson Make Their Mark

San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick isn't the only former University of Nevada Wolf Pack player who had a great season in the NFL. Certainly his performance has been nothing short of spectacular, and his meteoric rise to stardom as ... (Continue reading)

Colin Kaepernick: How Nevada’s Pistol Offense Transformed a QB into an NFL Star

OK, it's time for me to come "out of the closet," so to speak. Over the past few years, I have written articles for B/R under the pen name "Hard Truth" mostly about Nevada football but especially about their gifted ... (Continue reading)