By Hays Carlyon GAINESVILLE – Florida coach Billy Napier appears to be an excellent recruiter. He certainly seems like an excellent individual and leader of young men. But he can’t coach. At least, not at the highest level of college football. There have been many hints that Napier is overmatched on the sidelines in his previous 21 games at UF. The greatest example occurred at the end of regulation […]
By Hays Carlyon Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has played with running back Travis Etienne for six years, dating back to their days at Clemson. They’ve never connected on a touchdown pass like that – and what a time to hit it. With the Jaguars struggling to avoid mistakes and find a rhythm, Lawrence threw a beautiful deep pass down the right sideline that Etienne caught for a 56-yard touchdown […]
By Hays Carlyon Florida coach Billy Napier got the perfect start to Saturday’s rivalry game against No. 1 Georgia at EverBank Stadium. The Gators went 66 yards on seven plays, scoring a touchdown to open the game on a 25-yard pass from quarterback Graham Mertz to receiver Tre Wilson. The Gators led 7-0. A Georgia field goal still left the Gators with a 7-3 lead late in the first […]
By Hays Carlyon Florida fans should be thankful for Billy Napier. You would barely have a competitive football team without him. Napier is midway through his second season at 5-2. Is it fair to ask him to supply nearly all of the best talent the roster has so soon in his tenure? That’s what he has been forced into thanks to the dismal recruiting of former coach Dan Mullen. […]
By Hays Carlyon Over the course of a 17-game season, NFL teams will occasionally drop their guard. Even great teams. Thursday night in the Superdome appeared to be the perfect trap for the Jaguars. Instead, they showed incredible toughness both physically and mentally in edging a desperate New Orleans team 31-24 in front of 70,009 fans to win their fourth consecutive game to improve to 5-2. The Jaguars went to […]
By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars defense is starting to master the takeaway celebration. They are certainly getting plenty of practice. The Jaguars forced four more turnovers in Sunday’s convincing 37-20 win over Indianapolis at EverBank Stadium in front of an electric crowd of 64,851. They now have an NFL-best 15 takeaways on the season. They tied for fourth last season with 27. The defense was the story in a battle […]
By Hays Carlyon This was so anti-Jaguars -- and that’s such a beautiful thing for the fans of this franchise. Jaguars 25, Bills 20. A win as a 5 ½-point underdog against one of the hottest teams in the league. For too much of their history, the Jaguars have played it safe. Played not to lose. This would happen too often in the games in which they were actually able […]
By Hays Carlyon GAINESVILLE – Florida quarterback Graham Mertz made a detour before running to the end zone. He had a give his head coach Billy Napier an emphatic high five. The two obviously needed a good night through the air. They got it in a 38-14 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday in The Swamp. Mertz connected with tight end Arlis Boardingham on a 15-yard touchdown pass midway through […]
By Hays Carlyon Go to London. Figure it out. Come home. Reset. Regroup. There are 14 games left. The good news is none of the 14 can possibly be as disappointing as Sunday’s pathetic 37-17 loss to Houston at EverBank Stadium. The Jaguars (1-2) were favored by 7.5 points and have now lost two consecutive home games. All facets of the team were to be blamed for this debacle. The […]
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