Columbia LB Jaden Robinson has been named the LCR's Defensive Player of the Year. Plus, 10 more make all-area defense.
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- Former Columbia DL Timmy Jernigan is headed to Super Bowl LII with the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s the second player in school history to play in the big game (current head coach Brian Allen played in Super Bowl XXXVI and XXXVIII with Rams & Panthers).
- Former Columbia quarterback Jordan Smith signed his letter of intent with Tuskegee on Wednesday after entering the transfer portal last month. Smith, announced he was leaving South Florida in January. Story: bit.ly/3wQ3ZVB
- Class 7A AP State Football Poll Record Pts Prv 1. Columbia (8) 5-0 1162 2. St. Thomas Aquinas (4) 4-1 1031 3. Lakeland 5-0 973 4. Tampa Bay Tech 4-0 814 5. Plant 3-1 645 6. Dwyer 4-1 606 7. Edgewater 4-0 457 8. Venice 4-1 398 9. Lincoln 3-2 209 10. R.E. Lee 4-11 110
- Florida Gateway College has finished its inaugural season as NJCAA champions, shutting out Hesston College (KS) 20-0 on Saturday. With the title, FGC becomes the first NJCAA flag football national champion in the history of the organization. Story: bit.ly/3on7sKY
- Trey Marshall has returned to Columbia as the team’s new defensive backs coach. He's brought youth, enthusiasm and plenty of experience to his alma mater after playing at Florida State and in the NFL. @ByJordanKroeger: tinyurl.com/2mu7vwnv
- Columbia is No. 1 for the first time since 1989.Class 7A AP State Football Poll Record Pts Prv 1. Columbia (8) 5-0 1162 2. St. Thomas Aquinas (4) 4-1 1031 3. Lakeland 5-0 973 4. Tampa Bay Tech 4-0 814 5. Plant 3-1 645 6. Dwyer 4-1 606 7. Edgewater 4-0 457 8. Venice 4-1 398 9. Lincoln 3-2 209 10. R.E. Lee 4-11 110
- Columbia is headed to the Final Four for the first time in program history thanks to a 2-RBI single by Brayden Thomas and Ty Floyd's walk-off sac fly in a come-from-behind 7-6 win over Lincoln in the Region 1-5A championship. @ByJordanKroeger: bit.ly/3a9v1iZ
- FOOTBALL: Columbia defensive lineman Timothy Ray signed with Concordia University Chicago on Saturday.
- Chris Martinez has been hired as Columbia’s defensive coordinator, making a return to the job he held from 2015-2017. The move comes just a few weeks after John Woodley was brought back as the DC, who will now move over to offense. @ByJordanKroeger: bit.ly/3FwzIA6
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