The Jaguars knocked the rust off and kicked off Year 2 of the Liam Coen era with a preseason win in a battle of the backups on Saturday in New Orleans.

High school football season is off and running. Here’s a look at Friday night’s kickoff classic scoreboard and the regular season openers for independent teams.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put pen to paper last May and signed into law what high school extracurricular leaders hoped would lead to better pay. That wait continues but the hope for change does, too.

The high school football season is on deck, with Week 0 blending in a handful of regular season independent games with kickoff classics that don’t count in the standings. Games are 7 p.m. unless indicated.

The Jaguars are in the thick of training camp and it’s time for our 53-man roster projection. News4JAX sports reporters Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney make their training camp 53-man roster predictions.

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games. (Indicates Super 6 rankings).

The Jaguars first preseason depth chart is out and the guessing games are on as the team heads towards its opener against the Saints.

The University of Florida men’s basketball team will play in Jacksonville for the third consecutive season when it faces Grand Canyon in mid-December.

Each Tuesday in the season, News4JAX will release its Super 6 football rankings of teams who play independent football. Here are the first rankings.

The area has more than two dozen independent teams and had one (West Nassau) play for a state championship last year. We are introducing the independent football Super 6 rankings for coaches to vote on throughout the season.

News, notes and notables from Sunday’s Jaguars training camp session at the Miller Electric Center.

News notes and notables from the Jaguars Teal and White mock game on Friday at the Miller Electric Center.

The Jaguars have big shoes to fill at linebacker following the departure of second-team All-Pro linebacker Devin Lloyd to the Carolina Panthers in March.

The Jaguars held their Teal and White mock game in front of a packed house at the Miller Electric Center on Friday. News4JAX had photographer Christian Schultz capture the day in this photo gallery.

Matt Thomas, a popular and longtime assistant coach for the University Christian football team, died on Saturday after a battle with cancer.

News, notes and notables from Monday's Jaguars training camp at the Miller Electric Center.

The Jaguars opened held their fourth practice of training camp the Miller Electric Center on Sunday. News4JAX had photographer Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery. Click through the images above to check out action from the day.

The Jaguars held their fourth training camp practice session of the year on Sunday at the Miller Electric Center.

News, notes and notables from Sunday's Jaguars training camp.

News, notes and notables from Friday's training camp practice at the Miller Electric Center.

The Jaguars opened training camp on Thursday morning at the Miller Electric Center. News4JAX had photographer Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery.

Thursday was the second Jaguars training camp practice of the 2026 season. News4JAX had photographer Christian Schultz capture the day in this photo gallery.

News, notes and notables from Thursday at Jaguars training camp.

The Jaguars opened training camp on Wednesday morning at the Miller Electric Center. News4JAX had photographer Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery.

The Jaguars are off and running as training camp opened under clear skies and a little bit of cloud cover on Wednesday morning. The heat will turn up soon.

The playoffs are on deck for the Jacksonville Sharks.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery.

Jaguars training camp opens on Wednesday. Here's a look at the team as it enters Year 2 under head coach Liam Coen.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

It’s been an excellent showing for local athletes in the USA Track and Field Toyota Outdoor Championships at Icahn Stadium in New York.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next week, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

The Edward Waters University football team has been projected to win the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, a major preseason accolade for the Tigers.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next two weeks, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that day.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery. Each day over the next two weeks, News4JAX will roll out a photo gallery from that stop.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery.

News, notes and notables from the Baker’s Sports High School Football media day on Tuesday.

News4JAX spent a few weeks over the summer checking in on area high school football programs as they prepared for the regular season. Photographer Amber Milton captured those days in this photo gallery.

The high school football season in Florida kicks off in mid-August. Here’s a team-by-team look at individual schedules for schools in the News4JAX Florida coverage region.

High school football season in Florida kicks off in less than a month. Here is the week-by-week schedule for teams in the News4JAX Florida coverage region. This will be updated throughout the season.

The high school football season in Georgia is closing in and News4JAX has the weekly schedules for the seven teams in our coverage region — Brunswick, Camden County, Charlton County, Frederica Academy, Glynn Academy, Pierce County and Ware County. This will be updated weekly with results throughout the season.

Capt. Donnie Sikorski and the Team Marine Specialties crew had a catch of 52.72 pounds to win the 46th Greater Kingfish Tournament and $240,000 top prize on Friday.

The Jacksonville Icemen kicked off their 10th anniversary season with a new identity and a new logo on Thursday night.

St. Johns Country Day's Brayden Harris is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX baseball player of the year for the second straight season.

Palatka's Kedric Wright Jr. leads the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys track and field team.

Mac Jones along with Bolles football stars Xander Edwards and Asher Ghioto held a football camp at Fort Family Park on Monday. Click through the images above to check out action from the camp.

The countdown to the high school football season is on. Each weekday from July 13 to Aug. 15 Week 0 opening night, News4JAX will count down its list of top 25 players. The list is heavily weighted towards recruiting and projecting the top players in the area.

Ponte Vedra's Izzy Murray is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX flag football player of the year.

In all, the area produced seven draft picks, two apiece from Bishop Snyder, Sandalwood, and Glynn Academy, over the two-day Major League Baseball draft.

Bishop Snyder star Cole Dennis and Glynn Academy’s Wessley Roberson were selected just three spots apart in the fourth round on the opening day of the Major League Baseball draft on Saturday.

Episcopal's Brooke McCoy ends her career as a two-time Varsity 4 All-News4JAX girls lacrosse player of the year.

Ponte Vedra's Baylor Vu is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys lacrosse player of the year.

Nease's Will Chaves leads the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX boys tennis team for the second straight year.

Nease's Danielle Wei leads the Varsity All-News4JAX girls tennis team.

Columbia High School freshman Ryleigh Stone is the Varsity 4 All-News4JAX softball player of the year.

EA Sports rolled out its full list of rosters and rankings for its popular College Football 27 video game over the weekend, and the area has a slew of local players in the game. Nearly 120 players with local ties appear in the video game this year. Here’s a look at the players and their overall rating.

The Jaguars hosted their annual Special Olympics fantasy camp on Wednesday at the Miller Electric Center. News4JAX had Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery. Click through the images to check out action from the day.

Former Fletcher High School basketball star and Florida State guard Lajae Jones is headed to the NBA after being selected in the second round by Golden State on Wednesday night.

Miles Russell didn’t get much help from his putter but is still going strong in a wicked tough major golf championship at Shinnecock Hills.

Miles Russell made it through his first round at the U.S. Open still very much in the mix.

The countdown is on for golfing phenom Miles Russell.

The Jaguars held their final organized team activity practice of the offseason program on Monday, June 15. News4JAX had photographer Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery.

The Jaguars are giving away Trevor Lawrence’s hair. Well, not the quarterback’s real hair.

News, notes and notables from Monday's Jaguars organized team activities practice at the Miller Electric Center.

The Jaguars held their third and final mandatory minicamp of the offseason on Thursday. News4JAX had Amber Milton capture the morning in this photo gallery.

News, notes and notables after the final day of Jacksonville's mandatory three-day minicamp.

The Jaguars held their second of three mandatory minicamp practices on Wednesday at the Miller Electric Center. News4JAX had photographer Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery.

News, notes and notables from Wednesday at the Jaguars mandatory minicamp.

Tanner Koziol to Jacksonville was meant to be long before the tight end knew it.

The Jaguars held their first mandatory minicamp of 2026 on Tuesday at the Miller Electric Center. News4JAX had Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery.

News, notes and notables from the first day of Jaguars minicamp on Tuesday morning.

The Open division is now a reality in high school sports, ushered in by a unanimous vote by the Florida High School Athletic Association’s board of directors on Tuesday morning.

Add another milestone for teenage golfing phenom Miles Russell.

The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl will be played one day before New Year’s Eve this year at EverBank Stadium.

The Florida High School Athletic Association has released a packed schedule for its board meeting next week where it will vote to put in place revamped policies to accommodate the passage of two bills and its new open division for the playoffs.

The Jaguars held their fourth OTA practice of the offseason on Monday, June 1. News4JAX had photographer Amber Milton capture the OTA in this photo gallery.

Sights, sounds and notables from Monday's fourth organized team activities practice at the Miller Electric Center.

Anton Harrison loved it. It was just what an offensive lineman wanted to hear. New head coach Liam Coen wanted the Jaguars line to set the tone for the offense, something that made Harrison a believer right from the outset.

Now that Senate Bill 538 has been signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a new set of questions begins. What happens next?

It was the Jaguars’ first OTAs of the 2026 offseason program. News4JAX had Amber Milton capture the day in this photo gallery.

The Jaguars kicked off the next phase of their offseason program on Tuesday, going inside the Miller Electric Center and wrapping it up underneath the blistering sun.

Sporting JAX made history in its inaugural season, but the wait for a playoff win will continue.

The Flagler College men’s tennis team finished the mission.

The women’s club finished second in the Gain Bridge Super League standings and will host the Carolina Ascent on Sunday in the playoff semifinals on 5 p.m. at UNF’s Hodges Stadium. A win in that match and Sporting JAX would advance to the May 30 championship.

The Columbia softball team has a state championship more than a decade in the making.

The Jaguars are in the thick of their offseason program, and it’s time for our pre-OTAs 53-man roster projection. News4JAX sports reporters Jamal St. Cyr and Justin Barney make their first roster predictions of the year.

Raines and Nease squared off in a spring football game at Parker High School on May 22.

Beachside hosted Creekside and Clay in a spring football jamboree on Wednesday, May 20.

St. Augustine traveled to Bishop Kenny for a spring football game on Wednesday night. News4JAX had photographer Quan Nguyen capture the game in this photo gallery.

The University Christian softball team is the best in the state again.

Nearly 11 years to the day that the Conquerors won their only championship, they added title No. 2 with an 8-4 win over True North in the Class 2A title game in Fort Myers on Tuesday night.

University Christian barreled into the softball state championship game with a wire-to-wire blowout in the Class 1A state semifinals on Tuesday.

The iconic Jaguars statue named, Touchdown, was lifted, loaded and hauled away Tuesday as work continues to ramp up on the Stadium of the Future.