Florida football stadium an option for Jacksonville Jaguars in 2027

Renovations to EverBank Stadium don’t just mean a change in venue for the annual Florida-Georgia game. The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to need a new home in 2027, and Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is one of two options for the temporary relocation, according to WCJB.

“This will only happen if Gainesville beats out two other venues,” reporter Kayla Lewis wrote. “Camping World Stadium in Orlando and London are the Jags’ two other options for their temporary home.”

The Daytona International Speedway was also considered, but a lack of infrastructure eliminated them from the conversation.

Bringing an NFL team to Gainesville has both pros and cons. Florida football days are the most profitable of the year for the city but the added traffic might cause trouble in a college town that already experiences gridlock regularly.

Granted, a Gators game at full capacity (88,000+) typically draws more fans than Jacksonville’s home contests last season (~70,000).

“If we can handle 90,000 for a college football team we can handle this,” said the President of the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce Eric Godet. “We could even handle the University of Georgia coming in here which I would love very much to have rather than paying and going to Jacksonville.”

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