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Jacksonville Jaguars' Jake Luton throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

Can Jake Luton be a long-term option at QB for the Jaguars?

Riley Platt, Sports Writer | Nov 18, 2020

Featured Image: AP Photo/Mike Roemer If any team knows a thing or two about quarterback issues, it’s the Jacksonville Jaguars. From taking Blaine Gabbert in the first round (2011) to watching Nick...

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UNF MBB full schedule rundown; limited travel due to COVID-19

UNF MBB full schedule rundown; limited travel due to COVID-19

Riley Platt, Sports Writer | Nov 12, 2020

With two weeks until first tip off, we finally know what the full schedule looks like for UNF men’s basketball. While things took much longer this year due to COVID-19, we can now say for certain that...

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Newcomers and leadership highlight UNF's first virtual Basketball Media Day

Newcomers and leadership highlight UNF’s first virtual Basketball Media Day

John Watson, Sports Editor | Nov 11, 2020

UNF basketball Media Day is usually a day where sports reporters from around Jacksonville get together, attend a luncheon and then speak to key coaches and players from both of UNF’s basketball teams....

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Jazz Bond had 13 rebounds in the ASUN/MAAC Challenge. Photo by Khorri Newton.

ASUN WBB preseason player of the year Jazz Bond speaks on the team’s ‘win everyday’ mentality

John Watson, Sports Editor | Nov 10, 2020

Featured Image: Khorri Newton While Jazz Bond has been racking up ASUN preseason awards such as the ASUN preseason player of the year and ASUN preseason defensive player of the year, all cards are on...

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Jake Luton throws a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Late push not enough as Jaguars lose seventh straight

John Watson, Sports Editor | Nov 8, 2020

As time was set to expire in the fourth quarter, rookie quarterback Jake Luton needed a miracle in his first career NFL start to get the win. However, the Houston Texans had other ideas and came away with...

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Women's basketball vs. NJIT 2019
Ty Purifoy

How COVID-19 has created a nightmare for college basketball scheduling

Riley Platt, Sports Writer | Nov 6, 2020

Much like our own everyday lives, the outbreak of COVID-19 has had a profound effect within the college basketball landscape. With the season set to start in just three weeks, many athletic departments...

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UNF MBB picks up two additional non-conference opponents out of North Carolina

UNF MBB picks up two additional non-conference opponents out of North Carolina

Riley Platt, Sports Writer | Nov 5, 2020

While not much is known regarding the Osprey’s MBB non-conference schedule, Wednesday and Thursday announcements revealed two new pieces of the puzzle. This came when both the High Point Panthers and...

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Walk-Ons talk world series drama, Jake Luton and covering high school football

Walk-Ons talk world series drama, Jake Luton and covering high school football

John Watson, Sports Editor | Nov 4, 2020

What is going on with Justin Turner and his defiant world series celebration? Why haven’t the Jaguars fired Dave Caldwell and Doug Marrone? Who is this new sports writer for the Palm Beach Post? We talk...

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Bellarmine University: five things to know about UNF's newest conference rival

Bellarmine University: five things to know about UNF’s newest conference rival

John Watson, Sports Editor | Oct 30, 2020

From the depths of Kentucky comes a new challenger in the ASUN conference never seen before. Entering the Division I coliseum for the first time in its history, Bellarmine University looks to shake up...

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Josh Endicott averaged 54 percent from the field in his first year with the Ospreys.

ASUN releases revised conference basketball schedule; how it affects UNF

John Watson, Sports Editor | Oct 29, 2020

Featured Image: Darvin Nelson There has been a minor change in format this season as the ASUN conference has announced a revised schedule for conference play in men’s and women’s basketball. The...

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew, right, is brought down by a group of Los Angeles Chargers defenders during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Jaguars still struggling as Chargers QB Herbert shines in first career win.

John Watson, Sports Editor | Oct 26, 2020

Featured Image: Kyusung Gong | AP When I moved to Jacksonville after the Jaguar’s 2017 AFC championship team season, I had high expectations for the team after they had accomplished so much in that...

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The ASUN Conference has suspended intercollegiate play until possibly April fifth at the earliest.

ASUN gives all its student-athletes Election Day off from sport-related activities

Sarah Joram | Oct 26, 2020

Thousands of college student-athletes will have no excuse for not voting Nov. 3 – they have officially received the day off from all sport-related activities. The University of North Florida is joining...

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