Moeller: All Eyes on Backup QB Versus Carolina Sunday

By Mike Bonts | December 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

(Photo by Charles Massey/Florida Sports Wire) Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE – This Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers at Everbank Stadium likely was the game where backup quarterback C.J. Beathard would see some […]

Moeller: Gator Bowl is Alive and Well in Jacksonville

By Mike Bonts | December 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

(Photo by Charles Massey, Florida Sports Wire) By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE  – The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl is alive and well in Jacksonville. This year’s 79th version of the country’s sixth-oldest bowl game […]

Gator Bowl: Past Article on 1969 Game that Changed Two Programs

By Mike Bonts | December 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Knoxville News Sentinel (Archived) JACKSONVILLE — Past TaxSlayer Gator Bowl was significant in several ways. Mainly, it was the precursor to a changing of the guard that impacted the fortunes of the University of […]

Moller: Gator Bowl Memories Prior to 77th Kickoff

By Mike Bonts | December 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE – For whatever reason, I always remember watching the Gator Bowl on TV. Maybe it was because I always had an infatuation with Florida. When I attended my […]

NFL Recap: Tampa Bay Defeats Jacksonville 30-12

By Mike Bonts | December 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

TAMPA (Florida Sports Wire) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 30-12, for their fourth consecutive victory and to improve to 8-7 on the season. Quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 26-of-35 passes for 283 […]

Moeller: Jaguars Still in Driver’s Seat Despite Loss to Bucs

By Mike Bonts | December 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire TAMPA – This one wasn’t merry and bright, and it left us with the sense of some empty wrapped presents around the Christmas tree. The Jaguars were supposed to […]

ECHL: South Carolina Skates Past Jacksonville in Overtime

By Mike Bonts | December 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) – The South Carolina Stingrays (16-7-2-0) picked up a 3-2 overtime victory over the Jacksonville Icemen (14-9-3-0). Patrick Harper scored twice, including the overtime winner, and Garin Bjorklund stopped 25 of 27 shots in the […]

Florida Sports Hall of Fame Announces New Leadership for 2024-2025

By Mike Bonts | December 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

ORLANDO –  The Florida Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the appointment of new officers to its esteemed board of directors for 2024 and 2025. The new leadership team, which will take the […]

ECHL: Icemen’s Christopher Brown Named Inglasco Player of the Week

By Mike Bonts | December 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire)  – The Jacksonville Icemen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and the AHL’s Rochester Americans announced today that Christopher Brown of the Jacksonville Icemen is the Inglasco ECHL Player of […]

Moeller: Jaguars Path to Postseason No Longer Primrose Lane

By Mike Bonts | December 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire JACKSONVILLE – Three weeks ago, the Jaguars were 8-3, and the scribes and prognosticators believed they had a legitimate shot to be the No. 1 seed in the AFC. […]