Jaguars Football Fever

Chris Granger, The Times-PicayuneGrambling State cornerback Kenneth Anio, top, and Southern wide receiver Juamorris Steward both come down with the ball in the end zone at Saturday’s Bayou Classic in the Superdome. The play was ruled a touchdown. Southern quarterback…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The University of Tennessee is introducing Lane Kiffin as the 21st head coach in school history during a press conference Monday at 2 p.m. in Neyland Stadium’s Wolf-Kaplan Center.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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HOUSTON (AP) — Jacksonville enters Monday night’s matchup with the Houston Texans as a team in disarray.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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NEW YORK - A week before the final standings are released and the Bowl Championship Series is already ticking people off. Oklahoma - not Texas - is headed to the Big 12 championship game with an inside track to the national title game by moving ahead of the Longhorns in the BCS standings Sunday.Hat tip: […]

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A news conference has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday to introduce Kiffin to the Vol nation. You can watch the news conference live on VolunteerTV.com tomorrow afternoon.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Maurice Scott caught a 59-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter to lead Hazelwood Central to a 25-20 win over Blue Springs South in the Class 6 state football championship game.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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That is certainly the case on Monday night. Both Jacksonville and the host Texans are 4-7. Both have significantly underachieved in the face of the playoff expectations people held for the squads. Both have been unkind to bettors - 3-8 ATS for Jackso…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Mid-American Conference East Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Buffalo 5 3 256 223 7 5 362 333 Akron 3 5 264 289 5 7 360 375 BGSU 4 4 236 183 6 6 332 278 Temple 4 4 207 180 5 7 281 277 Kent St. […]

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Based on their finishes last season, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans could easily have expected to be battling for playoff position when their upcoming Monday night matchup was announced.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Blue Springs South is headed for the Missouri Class 6 state championship football game in the Show-Me Bowl Saturday for the second time in three years.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Prairie View A&M coach Henry Frazier III watches football alone, and Saturday afternoon will be no exception. Frazier will be viewing the Bayou Classic between Grambling and Southern, and (at least for a few hours) will be a fan of the Jaguars, who must defeat the Tigers to set up Sunday’s three-way coin flip that […]

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With his salary going up and his playing time going down, running back Fred Taylor thinks his Jacksonville Jaguars career could be nearing an end. Taylor said Wednesday he wants to play another NFL season, but realizes it might not be in the same place he spent the first 11 years of his career.Hat tip: […]

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Thirteen Valencia Jaguars made the All-District 5-4A football all-star teams this season, as selected by the district’s three coaches. Jaguar wide receiver Braden Gault was the only Jaguar to make the 5-4A first team as the lone first-teamer at his position.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Tickets are on sale for the Central High School football playoff game against Angleton. Central plays Angleton this Saturday at 6 p.m. At Galena Park Stadium.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Mike Peterson’s generosity hasn’t gone unnoticed. The Jaguars linebacker is one of 32 NFL players set to receive the president’s volunteer service award, which honors players for their work in local communities at promoting health and fitness for young people. […]

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JACKSONVILLE — Wherever Fred Taylor is next season, he plans to still be playing football. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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With his salary going up and his playing time going down, running back Fred Taylor thinks his Jacksonville Jaguars career could be nearing an end. Taylor said Wednesday he wants to play another NFL season, but realizes it might not be in the same place he spent the first 11 years of his career. “You […]

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — With his salary going up and his playing time going down, running back Fred Taylor thinks his Jacksonville Jaguars career could be nearing an end.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Adrian Peterson rushed for a touchdown and Ryan Longwell kicked three field goals, as the Minnesota Vikings caged the Jaguars, 30-12, at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. A battered and bruised Gus Frerotte completed 12-of-20 passes for 120 yards and one interception for the Vikings (6-5), who have won three of their last four games. The […]

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Solid programs are built around consistency. While the Gateway Tech basketball team has a new head coach, longtime assistant James Washington remains with a club that went 24-5 last season. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Bedford Jaguars Junior High varsity football team won the NH Youth Football state championship and will play in the American Youth Football national championship playoffs in Orlando, Fla.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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By MARK LONG The Minnesota Vikings had a 14-point lead before many fans at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium even settled into their seats. Those late arrivers could have saved a few hours by turning around and heading home. With the league’s leading rusher, one of the league’s best defenses and facing the mistake-prone Jaguars, the […]

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Vikings cage Jaguars to keep pace in NFC NorthHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Greg Oder is a man of few words. When asked about his Blue Springs South football team’s stunning 16-10 Class 6 state semifinal win over Jefferson City, he responded with a simple word: “Huge.” Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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A lot of area prep football fans assumed that Hazelwood Central wasn’t going to be anything special when it dropped a 24-2 decision to arch rival Hazelwood East in the third week of the 2008 season. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Adrian Peterson rushed for a touchdown and Ryan Longwell kicked three field goals, as the Minnesota Vikings caged the Jaguars, 30-12, at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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By JOE KAY No one can call these Bengals the worst ever. Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a pair of touchdown passes to Chad Ocho Cinco, who celebrated the second one by giving the head coach a kiss, and Cincinnati stopped a late 2-point conversion try Sunday, preserving a 21-19 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. At […]

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Jags can’t finish rally after bad half To Jaguars defensive end Reggie Hayward, the root of Jacksonville’s recent struggles is a basic math equation. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full […]

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NOW THE REAL season begins. The District 1 playoffs start this weekend, with four Delaware County teams (Garnet Valley, Glen Mills, Penncrest, Ridley) in the running for the state championship in Class AAAA, and two (Strath Haven, Interboro) in Class AAA.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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MARYLAND | VIRGINIA | DCIAA | WCAC MARYLAND 4A West Region In: Sherwood (9-0), Quince Orchard (8-1) In with a win: Wootton (6-3), Churchill (6-3), Northwest (5-4) Needs help: Gaithersburg (5-4), Springbrook (5-4), Blair (5-4) The skinny: Sherwood will be the top seed and Quince Orchard is loc… […]

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The past two games — matchups against Cleveland and Cincinnati — were supposed to be easy victories for the Jacksonville Jaguars, but as college football analyst Lee Corso says, “Not…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The past two games — matchups against Cleveland and Cincinnati — were supposed to be easy victories for the Jacksonville Jaguars, but as college football analyst Lee Corso says, “Not so fast, my friend.” Jacksonville was picked by many insiders to have at least six or seven wins at the midway point […]

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Hoover Recreation Adult Flag Football BLACK DIVISION: Wells beat Catch-22 19-7; Hitmen beat Ingenuity 28-21; Wells beat Birmingham Recruiting Company 13-0; We Are Back beat Westwood Wannabe’s 20-12.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The past two games — matchups against Cleveland and Cincinnati — were supposed to be easy victories for the Jacksonville Jaguars, but as college football analyst Lee Corso says, “Not so fast, my friend.”Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Moriarty The Valencia High School football team does have some speed.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. » The Jaguars placed guard Chris Naeole on injured reserve yesterday and signed rookie center/guard Drew Miller off the practice squad to their 53-man roster.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The South Alabama football program landed its first big-time opponent Wednesday when USA director of athletics Joe Gottfried said the Jaguars will play Tennessee during the 2013 season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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RAMONA —- Tyler Bernard, a player who has earned a reputation of beating teams with his arm, used his legs to help his team to victory Friday night.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Pembroke Pines Charter opened Friday’s game against Glades Central with a six-play, 47-yard drive that was capped by a touchdown run by Kenny Philbin that gave the Jaguars a 6-0 lead.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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A pair of teams desperate for wins square off this Sunday afternoon at Paul Brown Stadium, where the Jacksonville Jaguars welcome the winless Cincinnati Bengals.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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