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Columbia defensive end Adeon Farmer returns a fumble for a touchdown against American Heritage-Delray on Friday. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia defensive end Adeon Farmer returns a fumble for a touchdown against American Heritage-Delray on Friday. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Notes & quotes from Week 1 at Columbia, Suwannee & Branford

JORDAN KROEGER
Monday, August 30, 2021
Good luck blocking Columbia defensive ends Adeon Farmer and Bobby Miller. American Heritage-Delray sure couldn’t do it. The menacing duo were in the backfield constantly during Friday’s 46-23 victory over the Stallions.
Florida quarterback Emory Jones (5) fends off Oklahoma safety Pat Fields (10) during last year's Cotton Bowl on Dec. 30, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (RONALD MARTINEZ/Getty Images/TNS)

Florida quarterback Emory Jones (5) fends off Oklahoma safety Pat Fields (10) during last year's Cotton Bowl on Dec. 30, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (RONALD MARTINEZ/Getty Images/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida QB Emory Jones gets his chance after waiting 3 years

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, August 30, 2021
GAINESVILLE — Emory Jones first landed on Dan Mullen’s recruiting radar seven years ago. Jones was a high school freshman in LaGrange, Georgia, and Mullen was scouring the country for another spread quarterback at Mississippi State.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during SEC Media Days on July 19 in Hoover, Ala. (AP FILE)

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during SEC Media Days on July 19 in Hoover, Ala. (AP FILE)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SEC won’t allow makeup games for short-handed teams

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, August 30, 2021
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southeastern Conference teams that don’t have enough available players will have to forfeit games this year. The league released its policy on dealing with covid-19 issues during the 2021-22 seasons in all sports on Monday.
FGC runners Kayla Desmartin (from left), Merlin Leal, Kyla Desmartin, Savana Thomas, Ariel Anderson and Fallon Flynn are pictured at the starting line prior to Saturday's TCC Open. (COURTESY)

FGC runners Kayla Desmartin (from left), Merlin Leal, Kyla Desmartin, Savana Thomas, Ariel Anderson and Fallon Flynn are pictured at the starting line prior to Saturday's TCC Open. (COURTESY)

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: FGC opens season with second-place finish at TCC Open

NEWS STAFF
Monday, August 30, 2021
Florida Gateway College opened the season on Saturday with a runner-up finish in the TCC Open XC 5K with 43 points, while Pasco-Hernando State College, which placed sixth last season in the NJCAA DII National XC meet, won the meet with 25 points.
Jacksonville Jaguars' Laviska Shenault Jr., left, Trevor Lawrence (16) and Phillip Dorsett II (13) talk on the sideline in the first half of Sunday’s preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. (MICHAEL AINSWORTH/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars' Laviska Shenault Jr., left, Trevor Lawrence (16) and Phillip Dorsett II (13) talk on the sideline in the first half of Sunday’s preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. (MICHAEL AINSWORTH/Associated Press)

NFL: Lawrence wraps preseason with 2 TDs as Jags beat Cowboys

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, August 29, 2021
ARLINGTON, Texas — Trevor Lawrence took the reps coach Urban Meyer said he needed, and now has a taste of success going into the regular season. Jacksonville's rookie No.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew (15) reacts in the second half of a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 23 in New Orleans. (BRETT DUKE/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew (15) reacts in the second half of a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 23 in New Orleans. (BRETT DUKE/Associated Press)

NFL: Jaguars trade QB Gardner Minshew to Eagles for 2022 pick

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Minshew Mania is on the move. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded popular backup quarterback Gardner Minshew to Philadelphia on Saturday for a conditional draft pick in 2022. The Jaguars received a sixth-round pick that would become a fifth-rounder if Minshew plays 50% of snaps in three games.
Columbia kick return Tray Tolliver points to the end zone as defensive end Bobby Miller celebrates alongside him during one of Tolliver's two punt returns for touchdowns against American Heritage-Delray on Friday night. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

Columbia kick return Tray Tolliver points to the end zone as defensive end Bobby Miller celebrates alongside him during one of Tolliver's two punt returns for touchdowns against American Heritage-Delray on Friday night. (JEN CHASTEEN/Special to the Reporter)

PREP FOOTBALL: Columbia's playmakers spark comeback rout over Heritage in Jackson's debut

JORDAN KROEGER
Saturday, August 28, 2021
In a 10-point hole early, Columbia‘s playmakers, well, made plays. One right after another. Linebacker Jaden Dunn had a pick-six. Receiver Tray Tolliver took a punt to the house. There was defensive end Adeon Farmer with a scoop-and-score.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Taven Bryan arrives for training camp on July 27 in Jacksonville. A first-round draft pick 3½ years ago, Bryan is squarely on Jacksonville’s roster bubble as the Jaguars prepare to close out the preseason at Dallas on Sunday. (BOB SELF/The Florida Times-Union/TNS)

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Taven Bryan arrives for training camp on July 27 in Jacksonville. A first-round draft pick 3½ years ago, Bryan is squarely on Jacksonville’s roster bubble as the Jaguars prepare to close out the preseason at Dallas on Sunday. (BOB SELF/The Florida Times-Union/TNS)

NFL: Bubble trouble? Jags' Bryan hoping to do enough in finale

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, August 27, 2021
JACKSONVILLE — Taven Bryan started the month with a black eye. He might end it with a bruised ego. A first-round draft pick 3½ years ago, Bryan is squarely on Jacksonville’s roster bubble as the Jaguars prepare to close out the preseason at Dallas on Sunday.