We first brought you the story on a potential pathway for the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University to one day add tackle football, as their home conference — the Atlantic Sun — enters a first-of-its-kind partnership with the United Athletic Conference, formerly known as the Western Athletic Conference. But what does this mean for the current sports teams at both schools?

Imagine Division I college football returning to the 904. It’s not happening yet - but it’s no longer out of the question for the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University. Their home conference, the Atlantic Sun (ASUN), is set to launch a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with the United Athletic Conference (UAC) - formerly known as the Western Athletic Conference - beginning in July.

The Jacksonville University women’s basketball team is headed to the Big Dance.

In this podcast episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, Lori Boyer, CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), discusses the significant construction progress in downtown Jacksonville as 2025 unfolds.

In this episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, host Kent Justice sits down with Jeff Bacon, the commissioner of the Atlantic Sun Conference, to discuss the bold move of relocating the conference headquarters from Atlanta to Jacksonville.

Led by Chaz Lanier's 23 points, the North Florida Ospreys defeated the Lipscomb Bisons 85-76.

UNF jumped out to an early 17 point lead and never trailed as the Ospreys took the first game of the River City Rumble over Jacksonville University 76-63.

CJ Fleming scored a career-high 27 points, Dylan Penn added 22 and Division I newcomer Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida’s basketball games on Friday and Saturday have been postponed due to COVID-19 issues. The Atlantic Sun Conference announced the news late Thursday afternoon, wiping out UNF’s games at Liberty. “The ASUN Conference office announced the North Florida at Liberty Men’s Basketball games scheduled for Feb. 5-6 have been postponed indefinitely due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing. The conference office is evaluating schedule options for the final three weeks of the regular season,” the ASun said in a statement. “The conference said ASUN Conference Men’s Basketball student-athletes, coaches and staff are tested on Monday and Wednesday every week prior to contests on Friday and Saturday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Atlantic Sun Conference postponed its fall sports regular season and championships on Friday morning, potentially pushing the seasons of both Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida until spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ASUN Presidents Council said that holding a spring season for the postponed fall sports is a priority for the league. "Obviously this is a huge disappointment," said ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart. "Anyone who follows college sports understands the dynamics that brought us to this decision, but that doesn't mean we like it. We will make every effort to provide a quality competitive experience for our fall student-athletes during the spring semester, Gumbart said.