Jeff Sharon

True greatness in sports is inarguable. You can debate how great certain players are in any sport, but once you see a truly great player, there’s just no argument. It’s so obvious as to be self-evident. I’ve been asked many times who the greatest UCF athlete I’ve ever seen at their sport is, and my answer is the same: Jermaine Taylor. You may not have known a thing about basketball, but if you saw a game Jermaine played in, he was undoubtedly the best player out there every night.

Sunset behind the Bounce House press box | Photo: Derek Warden Let’s get the bad news out of the way: We here at Black & Gold Banneret have been informed that as of the end of this month, we will be shutting down. After more than a decade, on February 28th, we must furl the banner. The site will stay up, but we will no longer be able to produce new content. As for why this is happening, we are a victim of the reality of advertisement-supported media in 2026: the business model is dead.