Jacksonville is less than a 90-minute drive from the University of Florida in Gainesville. Of the thousands of college football fans living in the Jacksonville area, the Florida Gators have more of them than any other program.
The Jacksonville area has also been beneficial to the Florida football program through the years, with several Jacksonville high school football stars such as Lito Sheppard, Fred Weary, Ciatrick Fason, Travis Taylor, Jabar Gaffney and yes, Tim Tebow, playing at UF.
What happened?
If you look at the past three recruiting cycles from 2016-2018, the Jacksonville area has once again been loaded with college football talent.