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Jaguars owner Shad Khan contemplating the fate of coach Doug Pederson and GM Trent Baalke

Nov. 21, 2024 16:59 PM EST

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No one knows what Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan will do following the worst stretch of football in franchise history. Not general manager Trent Baalke. Not coach Doug Pederson. Not even those closest to the billionaire businessman. ...

On Football: It's early enough for NFL coaches on the hot seat to cool criticism with a few wins

Oct. 04, 2024 09:30 AM EDT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback and turned a perennial loser into a playoff winner in his first season. Now,...

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson says he has 'not lost the locker room,' and his players agree

Oct. 02, 2024 18:14 PM EDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence knows what a fractured locker room looks like. He experienced it as a rookie in 2021 under then-Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer. Lawrence said this season feels far from that debacle three years ago. “I shouldn’t...

Napier's plan to fix Florida is now bust, but the Gators aren't quite ready to fire him

Sep. 18, 2024 09:51 AM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier was supposed to have answers. Or at least some new ideas. Napier was hired in Gainesville in 2021 partly because he had a detailed plan for the Gators to close the gap on Alabama and Georgia in the powerhouse Southeastern...

Marcel Reed shines in 1st collegiate start as Texas A&M tops Florida 33-20 in the Swamp

Sep. 14, 2024 21:47 PM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Backup quarterback Marcel Reed accounted for three touchdowns in his first collegiate start and Texas A&M dominated Florida 33-20 on Saturday in what may have been coach Billy Napier’s final game with the Gators. Filling in for injured starter Conner...

Florida's schedule could put the nation's longest scoring streak, which began in 1988, in jeopardy

Aug. 28, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida owns the longest scoring streak in major college football, a shutout-free run that’s lasted more than three decades. The Gators have put points on the board in 448 consecutive games, 53 longer than any other team in NCAA history. They will try to...