Patrick Wilkins, Managing Editor
October 26, 2015
Filed under Archive, Football, Sports
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb for the purpose of bringing light, and its accessibility, to the masses. Edison said that “we will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.”
While Edison was right in his prediction of how easily accessible electricity is to the people, it still hasn’t changed the lighting situation at D.B. Milne Field,...
October 26, 2015
Approximately two and a half hours before kickoff, Jacksonville University captured the hype of the game in a single Facebook post.
Tonight, under the...
October 7, 2015
The Dolphins used a strong rushing game to open their mid-season home stand with a 30-26 victory over Morehead State. The win improved the Dolphins to...
Patrick Wilkins, Managing Editor
September 29, 2015
Filed under Archive, Editorial, Football, Sports
Every year Jaguars fans think that the worst is behind them and that their beloved team has started a new chapter in program history, one that includes progress and wins. After watching the Jaguars week one game against the Carolina Panthers, it appears that those fans will have to continue to wait.
The Jaguars put on a pathetic display week one, losing 20-9 in an ugly gam...
Patrick Wilkins, Managing Editor
September 29, 2015
Filed under Archive, Football, Sports
The Dolphins went on the road to South Carolina and narrowly escaped with a 17-14 win over the Newberry Wolves.
The Dolphins and Wolves combined for 601 total yards of offense, but it was the defense that helped propel the Dolphins to the victory. The Dolphins’ defense was able to force the Wolves’ junior quarterback, Zach Blair and junior wide receiver Braxton Ivery to ...
Patrick Wilkins, Sports Editor
December 1, 2014
Filed under Archive, Football
Ricardo “Rico” Tillman made Jacksonville University history in the fall of 1998 during the Dolphins inaugural football season. He was the first player to catch a touchdown pass in a JU Dolphins’ uniform. He made history again on November 15, 2014 when his number was retired at halftime during the Campbell game. The only difference is that Rico wasn’t around to cele...
December 1, 2014
It was supposed to be a day of happiness for the players. One in which their hard work and dedication to the season would pay off in the form of a playoff...
Patrick Wilkins, Sports Editor
October 29, 2014
Filed under Archive, Football, In The Community, News, Sports
Jaguars’ fans knew that the growing pains of a rookie quarterback would be tough to watch, but they didn’t know that it was going to be this tough. Jaguars’ fans were not pleased as they watched the home team from Jacksonville lose to the Miami Dolphins 24-13 on Oct. 26.
Just a week after the team’s first win of the season against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 19,...
Patrick Wilkins, Sports Editor
October 29, 2014
Filed under Archive, Football, Sports
The Dolphins continued their road stretch of the schedule Saturday, when they traveled north to Gaffney, S.C. to play Limestone College and, like the previous seven weeks, they walked away victorious, beating the Saints 61-10.
Redshirt junior Kade Bell and the offense continued their explosive performance from the previous week by racking up 651 yards of total offense and...
Patrick Wilkins, Sports Editor
October 17, 2014
Filed under Archive, Football, Sports
The JU Dolphins’ football team has found the right combination of a stifling defense and a surging offense to continue their winning ways, beating the Morehead State Eagles 45-26 in Morehead, KY, and sits atop of the Pioneer Football League rankings.
Led by redshirt junior quarterback Kade Bell, who threw for six touchdown passes, the Dolphins’ offense put together...
October 14, 2014
Homecoming is meant for the students. It is supposed to bring interaction between students, create a bond between a school and its students, and help create...
Patrick Wilkins
October 1, 2014
Filed under Archive, Football, Sports
The Dolphins had a tough task when they took the field Saturday Sept. 23. Not only were they going against one of the premiere teams in the IVY League, but the weather didn’t want to cooperate, making for a very wet and soggy day on the gridiron. Although the task was tall and the Dolphins found themselves down, they never considered themselves out of the contest and found...
