Football

With October around the corner, high school teams find themselves at the middle point in the season. One team still needs its first win, another is looking to gain momentum off a bye and one more needs to snap a losing streak. Gainesville vs. Columbia If the 0-4 Hurricanes were …

Teams like the 2019 Miami Dolphins appear once every century, and one could see why. It’s been a historically dreadful start to the season for the Dolphins. Experts and fans alike predicted Miami to be one of the worst teams in the league, but nobody expected the results to be …

New matchup, same dog fight. Saturday’s 7 p.m. matchup between Mississippi State (3-1) and No. 7 Auburn (4-0) will be the 93rd overall meeting between the two teams. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn made sure to point out the battles Auburn has been through with Mississippi State over the years. …

The Northern Illinois Huskies will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday in week 5 of college football. https://twitter.com/NIU_Football/status/1176893927670059010 Northern Illinois The Huskies haven’t looked good this season so far on the road suffering loses against No. 13 Utah and to Nebraska. Ross Bowers, Tre Harbison and Daniel Crawford are the …

The No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1) will face No. 18 Virginia (4-0) this Saturday in a heavyweight bout of college football. Virginia has not been challenged Virginia has not always commanded respect in the college football world, but the Cavaliers have the attention of the fabled Fighting Irish …

The soap opera that is Jalen Ramsey has taken another twist. It feels like an episode of Days of our Lives with the Jaguars all-pro cornerback. Ramsey informed head coach Doug Marrone Monday that he was sick and was going to miss practice. This comes a week after Ramsey requested …

The Bears’ defense led the way while Mitchell Trubisky was solid throughout the night as Chicago defeated the Washington Redskins 31-15. Hot Out of the Gate Chicago would strike first on a Ha Ha Clinton-Dix interception that would be returned 37 yards for a touchdown. Clinton-Dix had a huge night …

The Cleveland Browns failed to protect their house against last year’s Super Bowl runner-up, the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams’ offensive pairing of quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Cooper Kupp spoiled the Browns winning aspirations. Sunday Night ‘Lights The Rams’ record (3-0) remained intact as they pulled a tough …

Prior to Florida’s game against Tennessee on Saturday, Kyle Trask entered Ben Hill Griffin Stadium by way of the Gator Walk — just as he does every home game. But this was different. Instead of smiling and high-fiving fans, Trask was smug. Emotionless. Locked in. Being the starting quarterback at …

It was hard to take in what transpired on the field down in Citra Friday night if you are a Gainesville High School football fan.  The Class 6A Hurricanes lost their fourth straight game after falling 41-6 to the Class 5A North Marion Colts. The Hurricanes (0-4, 0-0) have not …