It’s a battle of the Gamecocks. The 7-2 Jacksonville State football team squares up against 2-6 South Carolina at noon Saturday. Proving it on the Gridiron Jacksonville State plays in Conference USA. In other words, it’s not the SEC, PAC-12, Big 10 or any other household name conference. However, the …
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Auburn Tigers to Face Vanderbilt Commodores on the Road
Coming off of their first SEC win of the season against Mississippi State, the Auburn Tigers will head to Nashville, Tennessee to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. Striking While They’re Hot The Auburn Tigers have finally broken out of their funk. Following a four game losing streak, the Tigers were …
Read More »One Sentence Reactions to the First CFP Top 25 Rankings
The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2023 are out. Here’s a brief, immediate reaction to the inaugural rankings. 25-10 College Football Playoff Rankings: Teams 25-21 pic.twitter.com/Iw3jsCB9SA — PFF College (@PFF_College) October 31, 2023 No. 25 Air Force: They don’t pass; they don’t lose. No. 24 Tulane: Would have loved to …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine (Oct. 30)
The Back Nine comes at you after a beautiful weekend unless you care about the Florida football team, in which case you can’t believe the sun bothered to come up. 10. I think one of the biggest problems Florida fans are realizing in their most sober of moments is that …
Read More »College Football Big Matchup Recaps Week 9
Week 9 of college football for the 2023 season is now in the books. To say the least there was no shortage of excitement as there were big moments happening all around the league. There were even a few upsets that had college football fans scratching their heads. All of …
Read More »Dominating Senior Night, Homecoming Win for Hawthorne
HAWTHORNE — The Hawthorne Hornets keep pushing toward a Class 1R state title repeat with Friday’s 55-0 win against Akelynn’s Angels Christian Academy. Senior Night Celebration Hawthorne (9-0) celebrated 14 seniors. Before the game a special event happened in the locker room. Coach Cornelius Ingram revealed a tradition the Hornets …
Read More »Georgia routs Florida For Third Consecutive Year
The Florida Gators lost to the Georgia Bulldogs, 43-20, for the third year in a row Saturday in Jacksonville. The No. 1 Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 SEC) remain undefeated and keep the top spot in the SEC Eastern division. Things will shift for the Gators (5-3, 3-2) and where they stand …
Read More »Pat Dooley Grades The Gators (FLORIDA vs. GEORGIA)
The Tailgates’ Pat Dooley grades the Gators after their 43-20 loss to Georgia in Jacksonville on Saturday: OFFENSE C- First half: That first drive was something. Really well executed. After that, not much. The fourth-down call was something that will be dissected for a year, but the biggest issue was …
Read More »Tennessee Travels to Kentucky for Rivalry Matchup
The No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (5-2, 2-2 SEC) travel to Lexington to renew their rivalry with the Kentucky Wildcats (5-2, 2-2 SEC), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both teams need a victory to have a chance to finish at least third in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. …
Read More »Miami Heat Scramble to 103-102 Win in Nail-biter Home Opener
The stars were out for the Miami Heat home opener last night against the Detroit Pistons. As Sylvester Stallone and Luis Arraez were soon to find out, the Heat were about to put on a show. “Hopefully, this isn’t the start of another season where we’re going to be playing …
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