Category: Jacksonville Dolphins
Several SC schools have questions at QB
Fans of several of South Carolina's Football Championship Subdivision teams may have to wait until their offenses take the field for the first time Saturday to learn who their starting quarterback will be for the first game.
Coaches at Coastal Caroli… more »
B-CC, FAMU, Jacksonville all contenders for their conference crowns
If Bethune-Cookman College seniors Natiel Curry and Ryan Lewis are looking forward to the Wildcats’ showdown with the University of Miami, they’re doing everything they can to hide their excitement.
Curry, a Miami Norland High graduate, and Lewis, a… more »
Stetson joining Jacksonville University in the Pioneer Football League
Stetson University is reviving its football program and will join Jacksonville as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) starting in the fall of 2013.
Mercer made a similar announcement last fall as the PFL will grow to 12 teams in two years. Th… more »
FGCU athletics: Board of Trustees chair admits adding football 'insurmountable task' right now
The chairman of the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees has had a bit of time to digest the football feasibility study numbers that were distributed during the Jan. 18 meeting.
And he finds them impossible to swallow.
At least for now.… more »
A-Sun schools Jacksonville, Campbell, Mercer, Kennesaw State have or will have football
Florida Gulf Coast University would have company within the Atlantic Sun with four conference members that field the sport.
Three Atlantic Sun Conference schools already have been or are preparing to enter an arena where Florida Gulf Coast University… more »
JU snubbed in FCS playoff bid
The JU football team season came to an end on Sunday morning as the Football Championship Subdivision committee denied the Dolphins an at-large bid.
Jacksonville’s season ends with a 10-1 record and the second Pioneer Football League title in the las… more »
Dayton Picked To Win 2010 Pioneer Football League Race
Ten-time Pioneer Football League champion Dayton has been tapped as the preseason favorite in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll, receiving four of 10 possible first-place votes.
The league’s coaches expect a repeat of the 2009 season which came do… more »
CSN: Gridiron Classic Comes to Close, Pioneer Continues Pursuit of AQ
ST. LOUIS - After a four year relationship between the Pioneer Football League and Northeast Conference, the Gridiron Classic will cease to exist according to information provided to College Sporting News writer Jason Plotkin.
The Gridiron Classic wa… more »
PFL Announces Fall 2009 Academic Honor Roll
The Pioneer Football League announced that 395 football student-athletes from its 10 member institutions were named to the league’s Academic Honor Roll for the Fall 2009 semester.
Four member schools boasted 40 or more student-athletes on the honor r… more »
Big plays rule in JU's final preseason scrimmage
Dolphins set for season opener at Webber International
The JU football team put the finishing touches to preseason camp on Saturday with a lot of big plays on both sides of the ball.
The offense racked up 455 yards in the air, 185 yards on the gr… more »
Pioneer League offers NCAA football on a budget
Campbell University's football team will spend plenty of time in airports and on buses this season, with trips scheduled to Iowa (Des Moines), upstate New York (Poughkeepsie) and Indiana (Valparaiso).
And that's just its conference schedule.
Toss… more »
JU quarterbacks reign supreme
Defense stifles running game in last scrimmage of the preseason
The Dolphins' platoon of quarterbacks dominated today's scrimmage, completing 34 passes for 553 yards and five touchdowns. The defense made up for the concession of yardage through the a… more »
JU extends its contract with Nike for five years
Jacksonville University and Nike Inc. have signed a five-year contract extension for Nike to be the exclusive supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products to the Dolphins.
With this extension, JU will now become a part of Nike's Eli… more »
Defense dominates first scrimmage for JU
Last year, the JU football team had a stellar defense that made big plays en route to the Pioneer Football League championship.
On Saturday, the defense was once again in top form as they dominated the first full scrimmage at Fletcher High School.… more »
Jacksonville University begins camp in anticipation of Pioneer title defense
Jacksonville University has begun to prepare for their Pioneer Football League (PFL) title defense with the opening of training camp under third-year coach Kerwin Bell.
JU claimed their first PFL championships in program history, rallying to beat Day… more »