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In beginning, Mac Jones was an unassuming and almost forgotten player on the Crimson Tide Class of 2017 recruiting class. Little did fans know what he would become.
In June of 2015, the three-star Florida native camped at Kentucky and immediately received a scholarship offer. It was only his second offer after East Carolina. He would commit to the Wildcats a month later. All was quiet as he played his junior season at Bolles School in Jacksonville. It was so quiet that even Florida, FSU, Miami and other in-state schools did not notice him.
Much to the chagrin of UK head coach Mark Stoops, he would soon get plenty of attention. At a 7-on-7 camp in early 2016, he was hitting everything and started to open some eyes.
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For millennials and Gen-Z vaccine recipients in Jacksonville, access to the COVID-19 vaccine symbolized a turning point, a step closer to breathing easier (maybe even without a mask eventually), traveling and hugging grandparents.
The Times-Union spoke with newly eligible vaccine recipients this week to reflect on how the last year impacted them and what getting the shot means to them.
One mask instead of two at school
With people as young as 16 and 17-years-old now eligible, a number of Jacksonville s newly inoculated population are still in high school.
For Savannah LeNoble, a senior at Wolfson High School who has an autoimmune disease, the vaccine represents a return to normalcy.
Poppell Named Gamecock Head Menâs and Womenâs S&D Coach Poppell comes to South Carolina from the University of Florida, where he was the head women s swimming and diving coach during the last three seasons. (Source: South Carolina Athletics) By Michael DeBates | April 9, 2021 at 5:09 PM EDT - Updated April 9 at 5:09 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Jeff Poppell has been named the University of South Carolina head menâs and womenâs swimming and diving coach, pending approval of the UofSC Board of Trustees, Gamecock Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced today.
Poppell comes to South Carolina from the University of Florida, where he was the head womenâs swimming and diving coach during the last three seasons.
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