With a burst of confetti and an official jersey swap, the University of the Pacific (UOP) is now the official higher education partner of the San Francisco 49ers.

"We have a lot of partnerships, but nothing is like partnering with the San Francisco 49ers," University of the Pacific President Christopher Callahan said.

Hundreds of people gathered at the University Center on campus to hear the big announcement on Friday.

Not only are the students excited, but so is the staff.

"Our students will get to learn from the best of the best at the 49ers," UOP Vice President of Academic Affairs Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert explained. "They'll get to apply what they have in the classroom, whether it's health, exercise, science, business, communications, everything they'll learn from people who are pro

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