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Jaguars Cut 19 Including Bouman, Pettway (WFTV 9 Orlando)

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

The Jacksonville Jaguars released veteran quarterback Todd Bouman on Saturday, also releasing backup linebacker Kenneth Pettway as part of the team’s “cut-down day” maneuvers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Once is not enough for ever-improving Jaguars (The Chapel Hill News)

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

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Ashwaubenon Jaguars Honor Late Football Coach (WBAY Green Bay)

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Ashwaubenon’s football season starts Friday but getting to this point has been difficult for the young players whose head coach died weeks before practice.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars’ Fred Taylor charged in Miami with disorderly conduct (Sun-Sentinel)

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor was arrested early Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct near Miami Beach night club Club Cristal. Hat tip: Yahoo! […]

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Fantasy Football Grapevine (USA Today)

August 31st, 2008 · No Comments

In this week’s edition of KFFL’s Fantasy Football Grapevine: Quarterbacks are a-changin’, running back committees are thriving, wide receivers entering our rankings are plentiful and individual defensive players experience a shakeup that could affeHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars’ Harvey ends holdout, signs 5-year deal (AP via Yahoo! News)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Defensive end Derrick Harvey ended a 33-day holdout Wednesday by signing a five-year, $23.8 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars aiming high (South Side Journal)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Returning 20 seniors and boasting two of the area’s marquee players, Gateway Tech football coach Melvin Walls has “high expectations” for his team.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Coordinator has given Jaguars’ offense some teeth (Dallas Morning News)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dirk Koetter knew his way around college football, having spent 22 years on campuses devising some of the NCAA’s most prolific offenses.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars pounce on Holt turnovers (The Tuscaloosa News)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

TUSCALOOSA | Playing for his first game with the Northridge Jaguars, senior Germelle Fulford set up touchdowns with two fumbles recoveries and a blocked punt - all in the first quarter.Northridge took advantage of every opportunity and posted a 49-17 victory over Holt on Thursday night.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars’ Harvey Ends Holdout, Signs 5-year Deal (Washington Post)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Defensive end Derrick Harvey ends a 33-day holdout Wednesday by signing a five-year, $23.8 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars head to Brookhaven (McComb Enterprise-Journal)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Practice is winding down and the North Pike Jaguars are ready for the season to begin. After a taste of live action at last week’s jamboree, the Jags are focused on traveling to Brookhaven and playing up to the 4A Panthers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars start season (Bedford Journal)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The Bedford Jaguars Mitey Mites started off the season with a 32-21 win over Hudson. Colby Smith had a 55-yard scoring run, getting into the end zone behind blocks by Ben Smith, Mike Young and Ryan Donahue. Connor Robert and Brendan Dillon also scored in the first half.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Prep football: Attitude and defense is the strength behind Jaguars (Santa Fe New Mexican)

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Photo: Capital senior Niko Pacheco returns to help bolster the Jaguars’ secondary. The Jaguars open their season today against Grants.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Bucs QB Jeff Garcia rusty in pre-season debut, Jaguars win 23-17 (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

TAMPA, Fla. - Jon Gruden knows what he has in Jeff Garcia, so the Tampa Bay coach isn’t sweating the veteran Pro Bowl quarterback’s shaky pre-season debut.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Marking Progress Jaguars’ First Goal (The Kentucky Post)

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Randy Borchers isn’t going to use wins and losses to measure his football team’s success this season. As head coach of the first-year program at Cooper High School, Borchers just wants to see steady progress from his players, who have little or no varsity experience.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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There’s more to the college football season than Tim Tebow (Orlando Sentinel)

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

The Big Event: College football Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars’ defense has a surge in energy level (Orlando Sentinel)

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

TAMPA — The energy on the Jaguars defense Saturday night was apparent immediately, and came from an unfamiliar source. At least to this preseason. Hat […]

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Jaguars bear down for Buccaneers (The Florida Times-Union)

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Coach Jack Del Rio doesn’t buy into the idea of a meaningless preseason game as the Jags head into Tampa for tonight’s game. […]

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Who’s up, who’s down on the football grapevine? (USA Today)

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

KFFL’s NFL Draft Grapevine keeps you up to date on everything that is affecting our fantasy rankings. With the regular season just around the corner, join us while we help take you into the stretch run of the fantasy draft season!Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Spicer on the money about this holdout (The Florida Times-Union)

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

While it’s a bit unusual for an NFL player to criticize a teammate’s holdout, Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer isn’t one to worry about football protocol or hurt feelings. […]

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Football 2008 (Beaches Leader)

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Comments ( No comments posted. ) The Aug. 22, 2008, print edition of The Beaches Leader includes “Football 2008.” This special publication features coverage of the Fletcher, Nease and Ponte Vedra High football programs by our award-winning sports staff, including schedules for all three schools.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Ashley switches from cornerback to receiver to bolster Jaguars offense (Flower Mound Leader)

August 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Five years ago, Flower Mound head football coach Cody Vanderford and defensive coordinator Mike Chiaverini decided to make a concerted effort to strengthen the defense anyway possible — even if that meant moving players from offense to defense.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Pigskin practice (Chillicothe Gazette)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Talon Price, 12, runs through a hitting drill during Jaguars football team practice at the Yoctangee Park Annex Tuesday.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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NFL Preseason Preview - Jacksonville (1-1) At Tampa Bay (2-0) (WFTV 9 Orlando)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

By Tony Moss, NFL Editor — (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will try to keep their positive preseason momentum rolling on Saturday night, when Jon Gruden’s team welcomes the Jacksonville Jaguars to town in the third preseason tilt for both squads.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Bluffton High football preview (The Beaufort Gazette)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Zach Frazier doesn’t mind the comparison. In fact, it was the first thing he thought of when he heard Bluffton High School football coach Jeremy West was including a formation in this year’s offense that had him playing quarterback.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars make debut in varsity on Aug. 29 (Valencia County News-Bulletin)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Tomé The pristine view from the parking lot of Valencia High School’s new football field has no ghosts from the past. Valencia will face the Los Lunas Tigers at 7 p.m. at LLHS on Aug. 29. It will be its first-ever varsity-level football game.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Several Jaguars fight for roster spots (The Florida Times-Union)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

At least six players on the Jaguars’ roster won’t be there Tuesday once the team slashes its roster to 75 players.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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With No Lightning, Jaguars Practice Outdoors On Thursday (First Coast News)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

JACKSONVILLE, FL — Despite the rainy and windy conditions produced by Tropical Storm Fay, Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio chose to have his team practice outside on Thursday. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Football squads scrimmage Friday (Flower Mound Leader)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Friday night, Flower Mound’s football team will face Colleyville Heritage in a scrimmage at Neal E. Wilson-Jaguar Stadium. It will be the first chance for the Jaguars to play on their new artificial surface that was installed during the spring and summer.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars open camp (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin)

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Once again, it is close to that time of year when football fans can count on the Jaguars for some great weekend football. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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NFL CONFIDENTIAL: Former Jaguars QBs adapt to backup roles (The Florida Times-Union)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Mark Brunell and Byron Leftwich belong to different football generations - Brunell will be 38 next month, and Leftwich is 28 - but they have one thing in common. […]

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Time running out and Dolphins players jockeying for jobs (Orlando Sentinel)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

While the tape of the Dolphins’ well-balanced 19-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night contains mostly positive moments, the keen eyes of Coach Tony Sparano, General Manager Jeff Ireland and Vice President of Football Operations Bill Parcells will certainly point out small mistakes made by fringe players that could spell the difference between […]

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Few Dolphins will feel safe before Aug. 30 (Sun-Sentinel)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

While the tape of the Dolphins’ well-balanced 19-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night contains mostly positive moments, the keen eyes of coach Tony Sparano, General Manager Jeff Ireland and Vice President of Football Operations Bill Parcells will certainly notice small mistakes made by fringe players that could spell the difference between a […]

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Preseason a bore, but at least it’s football (Fernandina Beach News-Leader)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

While the second half of the Jacksonville-Atlanta game literally put me to sleep - my wife says she is going to throw my recliner out in the yard - it was good to see some football on the First Coast Saturday night.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Fertile Fla. football town’s future looks grim (Miami Herald)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Surrounded by a sea of sugarcane, this poverty-ravaged town on the southeastern edge of Lake Okeechobee always has been one of the country’s most fertile football areas.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Former Stillman player provides spark for Jaguars (The Tuscaloosa News)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

TUSCALOOSA | Brian Witherspoon, a former Stillman College All-American in football and track, gained 113 yards on four kick returns in Saturday night’s NFL preseason game between Jacksonville and Atlanta.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguars quarterback Bouman an NFL survivor (The Florida Times-Union)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Todd Bouman has spent most of his 11 NFL seasons as somebody’s afterthought, but he won’t go away. And right now, the Jaguars might have more reason to keep Bouman than put him back on the unemployment line. […]

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Jaguars open football drills quickly (Flower Mound Leader)

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Football players and coaches at Flower Mound are getting a break from the heat this week thanks to new teacher inservice meetings during the day.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Jaguar wide receiver Jones coping (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

With an uncertain future, Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Matt Jones admits that his mind sometimes wanders off on what might be.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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No football or golf, but plenty to do (The Florida Times-Union)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The closing challenge posed to the 2008 class of Leadership Jacksonville’s Collegiate Leadership Experience got my attention: Plan a six-day itinerary for a college-age friend’s Jacksonville vacation, and do it for under $300 per person. […]

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