Florida Sports Wire

(Photo by Sarah Peacok)  JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) – In a battle of attrition, Savannah State and Edward Waters traded punch-for-punch on Saturday, but the Tigers held their will at the line to pick up their first win of the season. Trailing by three points, Edward Waters started the final drive of the game on their own 29-yard line with two minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Six plays later, with a new set of downs and one minute to play, on Savannah State's 23-yard line, they looked poised to score. Out of the shotgun, Tyler King rushed up the middle but lost the ball. Jonathan Glover was there to recover for Savannah State and help the Tigers to a 31-28 win over Edward Waters. With the win, Savannah State evened the historic series at 12-12-4 and new coach Aaron Kelton earned his first win as a Tiger. It was the first conference win as well for the team since Edward Waters moved up from a provisional to a full member in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Confere...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –  Jacksonville University held a press conference today at the River House on-campus to preview the Jacksonville Classic. Both presidents, athletic directors, head coaches, athletic staff members, local media, and even state representatives were in attendance. Jacksonville and Edward Waters College will play for the second time ever and first time since 2002, a 44-31 JU win, this Saturday at 1 p.m. at D.B. Milne Field. “This city is a beautiful city and is a football town in a football state. There’s no better way to bring two universities and the city together than to play on the gridiron and to showcase our student-athletes. It’s going to be exciting,” said Jacksonville Head Coach Kerwin Bell. Jacksonville accomplished the best start in its program’s history Saturday night with a 41-14 victory over Stetson to improve its record to 5-0 on the season. “This is a wonderful event for our city. We’re delighted this is happening for a whole host of reas...