Florida-Georgia staying in Jacksonville priority for mayoral candidates

Keeping the annual Florida-Georgia football game in Jacksonville is an issue that all five major mayoral candidates 'are in agreement,' according t...

October 26, 2022
6:48 PM

Keeping the annual Florida-Georgia football game in Jacksonville is an issue that all five major mayoral candidates 'are in agreement,' according to Garry Smits of the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. Current Mayor Lenny Curry, who is leaving office due to term limits, said, 'For all of the candidates to see how important this game is for Jacksonville makes me feel very good." Mayoral candidate Donna Deegan said it is a 'no-brainer to keep it here going forward." Other candidates indicated that 'more events need to be drawn to the city, such as a series of Florida State games that included 2007 against Alabama when the stadium attendance record was broken, and a Navy vs.