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Suwannee running back Malachi Graham runs up the field against Westside on Sept. 3. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

Suwannee running back Malachi Graham runs up the field against Westside on Sept. 3. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Covid-19 cancels Suwannee's home game vs. Hawthorne

JAMIE WACHTER
Thursday, September 9, 2021
LIVE OAK — Another week and another change to Suwannee’s schedule. The Bulldogs’ home game for Friday against Hawthorne was postponed Thursday due to covid-19 quarantines within the Hornets’ program. Hawthorne will now visit Langford Stadium on Oct.
Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson (15) hurdles Florida Atlantic defensive back Justin McKithen (11) and safety Armani-Eli Adams (30) on Sept. 4 in Gainesville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press))

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson (15) hurdles Florida Atlantic defensive back Justin McKithen (11) and safety Armani-Eli Adams (30) on Sept. 4 in Gainesville. (JOHN RAOUX/Associated Press))

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Richardson's encore with No. 13 Florida comes at woeful USF

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, September 9, 2021
By the time No.13 Florida’s season opener was over, Anthony Richardson had leaped one defender, thrown another to the ground and looked so special with the ball in his hands that he might as well have had a cape dangling from his No. 15 jersey. Richardson raised eyebrows and expectations.
Columbia quarterback Kade Jackson hands the ball off to running back Tony Fulton against Bolles on Sept. 3. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia quarterback Kade Jackson hands the ball off to running back Tony Fulton against Bolles on Sept. 3. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Brown, Fulton aim for breakout games to jump-start Columbia's rushing attack

JORDAN KROEGER
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Columbia’s top two running backs from a year ago are both coming off of offseason injuries. Neither one has hit the ground running since returning to the field either. They’re both hoping that changes on Friday at Oakleaf at 7 p.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) looks for an open receiver against the Dallas Cowboys during a preseason game at AT&T Stadium on Aug. 29 in Arlington, Texas. (TOM PENNINGTON/Getty Images/TNS)

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) looks for an open receiver against the Dallas Cowboys during a preseason game at AT&T Stadium on Aug. 29 in Arlington, Texas. (TOM PENNINGTON/Getty Images/TNS)

NFL: Jaguars select 7 captains, including rookie Trevor Lawrence

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — Rookie quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence was voted one of Jacksonville’s seven team captains for the season.
Florida head coach Dan Mullen looks on against the Oklahoma Sooners during Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 30, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (RONALD MARTINEZ/Getty Images/TNS)

Florida head coach Dan Mullen looks on against the Oklahoma Sooners during Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 30, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (RONALD MARTINEZ/Getty Images/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SEC beefing up schedules, moving away from early cupcakes

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
GAINESVILLE — The Southeastern Conference is moving away from early season cupcakes. It’s been years in the making and probably long overdue. The powerhouse league still has a few teams lagging in the scheduling department, seemingly not quite ready to go all in for competitive reasons.
Former Lake City Christian Academy football coach Tamarick Vanover, pictured in 2000, is one of a few former NFL players who pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide healthcare fraud scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. (AP FILE)

Former Lake City Christian Academy football coach Tamarick Vanover, pictured in 2000, is one of a few former NFL players who pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide healthcare fraud scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. (AP FILE)

NFL: Former Lake City coach Tamarick Vanover among those who plead guilty to health care fraud scheme

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — Former NFL player Tamarick Vanover, who played at Florida State in the early 1990s and was later the football coach at the Lake City Christian Academy nearly two decades ago, pleaded guilty along with Clinton Portis and Robert McCune for their roles in a nationwide health care fraud...