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Suwannee quarterback/safety Kodi Lang performs a drill during Monday’s practice. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

Suwannee quarterback/safety Kodi Lang performs a drill during Monday’s practice. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Suwannee opens spring practice eyeing sustained success

JAMIE WACHTER
Monday, May 1, 2023
LIVE OAK – There was no place Kyler Hall would have rather been Monday afternoon. Little more than five months after the Suwannee’s season ended in a regional final, the Bulldogs were back on the practice field, turning their attention to the 2023 season.
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan walks first-round draft pick offensive lineman Anton Harrison (right) to a news conference on Friday in Jacksonville. (GARY MCCULLOUGH/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan walks first-round draft pick offensive lineman Anton Harrison (right) to a news conference on Friday in Jacksonville. (GARY MCCULLOUGH/Associated Press)

NFL: Jaguars use draft to find offensive help for QB Lawrence

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, April 29, 2023
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars closed the NFL draft the same way they opened it: by getting quarterback Trevor Lawrence some potential help. Jacksonville ended the three-day event Saturday by selecting Houston fullback Derek Parish in the seventh round, with the 240th overall pick.
Columbia quarterback Evan Umstead drop backs to pass during Monday’s practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Evan Umstead drop backs to pass during Monday’s practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Umstead, Paulk in QB battle this spring after 2 phone calls from Allen kept them at CHS

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, April 28, 2023
Brian Allen had two phone calls to make when he was hired for his second go-around at Columbia. Both were to quarterbacks. One to Evan Umstead and another to Zack Paulk. Neither quarterback was a part of the program anymore when Allen was hired as head coach in February.
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson answers a question regarding first-round draft pick offensive lineman Anton Harrison on Friday in Jacksonville. (GARY MCCULLOUGH/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson answers a question regarding first-round draft pick offensive lineman Anton Harrison on Friday in Jacksonville. (GARY MCCULLOUGH/Associated Press)

NFL: Jaguars add TE Strange, RB Bigsby on Day 2 of draft

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, April 28, 2023
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars used the early rounds of the NFL draft to put more pieces around budding quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson (left) poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Indianapolis Colts with the fourth overall pick during the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. (JEFF ROBERSON/Associated Press)

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson (left) poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Indianapolis Colts with the fourth overall pick during the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. (JEFF ROBERSON/Associated Press)

NFL: Colts select Gators QB Anthony Richardson at No. 4 in draft

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, April 27, 2023
INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Richardson dazzled scouts in his first, brief action at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Indianapolis Colts believe it was a preview of coming attractions.