Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Came Back to Improve Draft Stock, Lead Ohio State’s New-Look Roster​

It’s an odd feeling walking the halls of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center for Kenyatta Jackson Jr. as he prepares for his fifth and final season of college football.

Only two other members of his recruiting class remain at Ohio State: Carson Hinzman and Bennett Christian. Fifty-one new players came to Columbus either as transfers or freshmen in January.

“Made me feel old,” Jackson said on March 12. “But we’re the older guys on the team, just trying to take in new faces, new freshmen and just lead them, pull them aside with us.”

Jackson didn’t have to hang around for all the newness. He’d have likely been selected in the 2026 NFL draft had he declared, possibly on day two. But he’s back. Back to improve that draft stock, and back to lead all the new faces around him.

“I came back just to be a more complete football player, not just on the field, but off the field with IQ and things of that nature,” Jackson said. “I'm taking a leadership role. We have new guys in the room. I'm just taking them in and showing them the ropes of Ohio State football, the standard of what Ohio State football is.”
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ScriptOhio said:

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Second round game Monday against Notre Dame.

• Spread: OSU -6.5
• Total: 148.5

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I didn't think they played very well today, despite the positive result. Pretty sloppy and rushed on offense a lot of the time and quite a few unnecessary fouls on defense. They'll likely need to be better on Monday.

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A shame that it's not because he's working at a gas station.

Jagdaddy said:

Sigh.

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Yeah. I'm done with the internet today.

Sigh.

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Talk about the dumbing down…it doesn’t get much dumber

Vega likes to stall.

Jesse Mendez is leading off the coverage, which is beginning now. Everyone tune in to ESPN to watch. Davino is the last match on tonight.

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Patrick Mahomes did not start his rookie season in the NFL. If Raiola is the backup’s backup he may just have twice as much success as Mahomes. While others are playing checkers he is playing chess. Or eating crayons. Not sure which.

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That's not true. A bunch of teams made the playoffs just last year.

Avalanche become first NHL team to clinch playoff berth​

The Avalanche clinched a playoff spot in fewer than 70 games for the third time in franchise history during an 82-game season. They accomplished the feat in 67 games in 1996-97 and 69 games in 2000-01.

Women’s Rowing win 3 straight Natties from 2013-14-15.

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Second round game Monday against Notre Dame.

• Spread: OSU -6.5
• Total: 148.5

ORD_Buckeye said:

4th straight Ohio State v. Wisconsin final. We're 1-2 in the last three.

Our 5th straight appearance in the championship game; we're 2-2 in the last four.

There might be some swimming or track teams that did something similar before or after the war, but this might be the greatest run by any Ohio State team in history.

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ORD_Buckeye said:

Not an ncaa sport.

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I know synchronized swimming is not a NCAA sport; however, where in your original post did you limit it an NCAA sport?

Login to view embedded media Valid points, and why he singlehandedly flipped CFB on its head

Login to view embedded media OSU needed speed, athleticism and most importantly experience in their WR transfers and it seems like thats what they’ve gotten.

chornii said:

My schedule was a little crazy this week. I'm reloading the torrent now. It's huge (203GB) because I downloaded multiple versions of each game.

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Can someone seed this. I have been trying to get this season for a month and there are no seeds...thank you...

been stuck at 21% for weeks...

JohnnyCockfight said:

I will make a factual correction to this story and even relate it back to the current Ohio State wrestling team in exchange for @Romanowski contributing a new story to one of BP's great threads: https://buckeyeplanet.com/forum/thr...ng-instances-about-romos-old-man.36439/page-3 . Ball is in your court Romo.

#makebuckeyeplanetgreatagain

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Haaaa, I have a couple more. They are so unbelievable you’ll think I’m lying!!!

ORD_Buckeye said:

Playing the cheating bastards at Yost. Win and they go to the tournament. Lose and they go home.

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PSA for everyone: Televised live at 8:00 PM EST tonight on BTN. Pregame with Davino and Mendez going for wrestling national titles at 6:30 on ESPN.