The 1983 Gator Bowl game was probably the last straw. The game, played Dec. 30, 1983, saw the University of Florida beat the Iowa Hawkeyes, 10-6, in Jacksonville's old Gator Bowl stadium.
Brian Thomas Jr. is headed to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games in Orlando after a record-breaking rookie season for the Jaguars.
The first 284 are in the history books, leaving us with two remaining contenders for the Super Bowl. Each of the league's 32 games play 17 games across 18 weeks in the regular season. Then ...
Would a series of bowl games in April or May work? The weather in Florida in December can still be too cold for the beach or the hotel pool, but the spring months would be perfect in ...