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Florida coach Billy Napier speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. (GEORGE WALKER IV/Associated Press)

Florida coach Billy Napier speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. (GEORGE WALKER IV/Associated Press)

SEC MEDIA DAYS NOTEBOOK: Pressure building on Napier, UF for quicker turnaround

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The pressure is on Billy Napier going into his second year at Florida, especially considering how his first one ended. The Gators finished 6-7 losing five of their final seven games, and the skid culminated in a 30-3 loss to Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl.
Alabama coach Nick Saban speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. (GEORGE WALKER IV/Associated Press)

Alabama coach Nick Saban speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. (GEORGE WALKER IV/Associated Press)

SEC MEDIA DAYS: Reloading Alabama welcomes doubts while chasing own goals

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Right tackle JC Latham knows only too well that Bryce Young and Will Anderson are in the NFL now, along with eight other players that were with Alabama last year. Yet Crimson Tide tradition remains.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn. (GEORGE WALKER IV/Associated Press)

Georgia coach Kirby Smart speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn. (GEORGE WALKER IV/Associated Press)

SEC MEDIA DAYS: Smart says complacency biggest threat to UGA three-peat hopes

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest challenge his Georgia Bulldogs face while trying to add a third straight national football championship. Smart and his Bulldogs also don’t have history on their side. Winning back-to-back national championships is tough enough.
Jacksonville tight end Evan Engram walks the sideline against Tennessee, Jan. 7, in Jacksonville. Engram and the Jaguars agreed Sunday to a three-year, $41.25 million contract that includes $24 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with negotiations. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Jacksonville tight end Evan Engram walks the sideline against Tennessee, Jan. 7, in Jacksonville. Engram and the Jaguars agreed Sunday to a three-year, $41.25 million contract that includes $24 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with negotiations. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NFL: Engram, Jags agree to a 3-year, $41.25M deal, AP source says

NEWS STAFF
Monday, July 17, 2023
JACKSONVILLE — Tight end Evan Engram and the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed Sunday to a three-year, $41.25 million contract that includes $24 million guaranteed, according to a person familiar with negotiations.
Former Suwannee softball standout Jessie TenBroeck Brundage, stealing a base for the Bulldogs during her record-setting career, will be inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame this fall alongside Lyn Gross, Leon Moses and Niki Boyle Rogers. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Former Suwannee softball standout Jessie TenBroeck Brundage, stealing a base for the Bulldogs during her record-setting career, will be inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame this fall alongside Lyn Gross, Leon Moses and Niki Boyle Rogers. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP SPORTS: Boyle Rogers, Gross, Moses, TenBroeck Brundage set for SHS enshrinement

JAMIE WACHTER
Friday, July 14, 2023
LIVE OAK — Niki Boyle Rogers’ name covers almost as much terrain at the Billy Jernigan Pool as water. Rogers owns all eight of the Suwannee High School individual girls swimming records and was also part of the school record-holding 200 medley relay team as well.
Branford wide receiver Austin Malaguti races past a Hamilton County defender for a touchdown during the teams’ spring jamboree at Bell. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Branford wide receiver Austin Malaguti races past a Hamilton County defender for a touchdown during the teams’ spring jamboree at Bell. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Branford’s success leads to scheduling changes

JAMIE WACHTER
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
BRANFORD — Success comes with a cost. For Branford football coach Tim Clark, that cost comes with — now — an annual struggle with rounding out a schedule.
Suwannee’s Kodi Lang heads upfield against Madison County last season at Langford Stadium. The Cowboys are one of the seven playoff teams on the Bulldogs’ schedule this fall. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee’s Kodi Lang heads upfield against Madison County last season at Langford Stadium. The Cowboys are one of the seven playoff teams on the Bulldogs’ schedule this fall. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Suwannee looks forward to challenging slate

JAMIE WACHTER
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
LIVE OAK — If Suwannee High is going to repeat its best season in nearly a decade, it will have to go through a season full of challenges.