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OL Donovan Jackson (All B1G, 1st Team All-American, 1st Team Academic All-American, National Champion)
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ACTION JACKSON. You could name several MVP candidates for Ohio State this season: Howard, Jeremiah Smith, Jack Sawyer and Caleb Downs are the ones who come to mind first for me. But you know who should come to mind first? Donovan Jackson.
When a reporter asked Day to share some “under-the-radar” stories of Ohio State players and coaches he wants to be told now that the Buckeyes are national champions, Jackson was the first person he mentioned.
“Donovan Jackson, I could talk about him for 45 minutes,” Day said. “What he did this past year and the unselfishness and the play — he went from guard to tackle and became one of the best tackles in the country.”
That’s facts.
Jackson moved to left tackle before Ohio State’s win over Penn State. That weekend, future top-five pick Adbul Carter put him in a blender as Jackson allowed five pressures, three hurries and two sacks in State College. How did Jackson respond? He allowed 10 pressures, seven hurries and zero sacks in the Buckeyes’ final eight games. What’s more, he allowed just one pressure in the College Football Playoff:
All four teams had top-18 defenses this season (Tennessee ranked seventh, Oregon 18th, Texas fourth and Notre Dame 10th) and considered their defensive lines a strength, particularly their defensive ends. Yet, Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr., Oregon’s Jordan Burch and Matayo Uiagalelei, Texas’ Trey Moore and Colin Simmons and Notre Dame’s Jaylen Sneed didn’t stand a chance against Ol’ Donny.
Howard, Smith, Sawyer and Downs were all excellent in 2024, but Ohio State’s MVP this year was Jackson, an All-American guard who put his team above himself and saved the season.
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When a reporter asked Day to share some “under-the-radar” stories of Ohio State players and coaches he wants to be told now that the Buckeyes are national champions, Jackson was the first person he mentioned.
“Donovan Jackson, I could talk about him for 45 minutes,” Day said. “What he did this past year and the unselfishness and the play — he went from guard to tackle and became one of the best tackles in the country.”
That’s facts.
Jackson moved to left tackle before Ohio State’s win over Penn State. That weekend, future top-five pick Adbul Carter put him in a blender as Jackson allowed five pressures, three hurries and two sacks in State College. How did Jackson respond? He allowed 10 pressures, seven hurries and zero sacks in the Buckeyes’ final eight games. What’s more, he allowed just one pressure in the College Football Playoff:
- Tennessee: 34 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, one pressure
- Oregon: 27 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
- Texas: 38 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
- Notre Dame: 27 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
All four teams had top-18 defenses this season (Tennessee ranked seventh, Oregon 18th, Texas fourth and Notre Dame 10th) and considered their defensive lines a strength, particularly their defensive ends. Yet, Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr., Oregon’s Jordan Burch and Matayo Uiagalelei, Texas’ Trey Moore and Colin Simmons and Notre Dame’s Jaylen Sneed didn’t stand a chance against Ol’ Donny.
Howard, Smith, Sawyer and Downs were all excellent in 2024, but Ohio State’s MVP this year was Jackson, an All-American guard who put his team above himself and saved the season.
Skull Session: Who Tells Your Story
History had its eyes on Ohio State, and the Buckeyes delivered by running the gauntlet in the College Football Playoff and winning a national title.
DZ83CK
Not Banned
I've been thinking a bit about the OL and how this group at the end of this season seems to be by far the least formidable (of 3) I've seen OSU win a national title with (not counting guys who got injured before the postseason). Obviously a patchwork group that didn't seem to have multiple future NFL starters, but Jackson was the glue that held it together.ACTION JACKSON. You could name several MVP candidates for Ohio State this season: Howard, Jeremiah Smith, Jack Sawyer and Caleb Downs are the ones who come to mind first for me. But you know who should come to mind first? Donovan Jackson.
When a reporter asked Day to share some “under-the-radar” stories of Ohio State players and coaches he wants to be told now that the Buckeyes are national champions, Jackson was the first person he mentioned.
“Donovan Jackson, I could talk about him for 45 minutes,” Day said. “What he did this past year and the unselfishness and the play — he went from guard to tackle and became one of the best tackles in the country.”
That’s facts.
Jackson moved to left tackle before Ohio State’s win over Penn State. That weekend, future top-five pick Adbul Carter put him in a blender as Jackson allowed five pressures, three hurries and two sacks in State College. How did Jackson respond? He allowed 10 pressures, seven hurries and zero sacks in the Buckeyes’ final eight games. What’s more, he allowed just one pressure in the College Football Playoff:
It’s hard to comprehend how impressive that is.
- Tennessee: 34 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, one pressure
- Oregon: 27 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
- Texas: 38 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
- Notre Dame: 27 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
All four teams had top-18 defenses this season (Tennessee ranked seventh, Oregon 18th, Texas fourth and Notre Dame 10th) and considered their defensive lines a strength, particularly their defensive ends. Yet, Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr., Oregon’s Jordan Burch and Matayo Uiagalelei, Texas’ Trey Moore and Colin Simmons and Notre Dame’s Jaylen Sneed didn’t stand a chance against Ol’ Donny.
Howard, Smith, Sawyer and Downs were all excellent in 2024, but Ohio State’s MVP this year was Jackson, an All-American guard who put his team above himself and saved the season.
Skull Session: Who Tells Your Story
History had its eyes on Ohio State, and the Buckeyes delivered by running the gauntlet in the College Football Playoff and winning a national title.
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
Austin Ward basically said that it was during an episode of The Podcast this week. Day also suggested that he was REALLY close to leaving but didn’t connect him with Jack’s story.
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Wholeheartedly agree, Donovan stepped into a very tough position losing the cohort to his left in Simmons and was the rock on our OL at the most difficult position. I had said Donovan would be the best choice to move to LT since he was our best OL, but did not anticipate how well he would play in that spot.ACTION JACKSON. You could name several MVP candidates for Ohio State this season: Howard, Jeremiah Smith, Jack Sawyer and Caleb Downs are the ones who come to mind first for me. But you know who should come to mind first? Donovan Jackson.
When a reporter asked Day to share some “under-the-radar” stories of Ohio State players and coaches he wants to be told now that the Buckeyes are national champions, Jackson was the first person he mentioned.
“Donovan Jackson, I could talk about him for 45 minutes,” Day said. “What he did this past year and the unselfishness and the play — he went from guard to tackle and became one of the best tackles in the country.”
That’s facts.
Jackson moved to left tackle before Ohio State’s win over Penn State. That weekend, future top-five pick Adbul Carter put him in a blender as Jackson allowed five pressures, three hurries and two sacks in State College. How did Jackson respond? He allowed 10 pressures, seven hurries and zero sacks in the Buckeyes’ final eight games. What’s more, he allowed just one pressure in the College Football Playoff:
It’s hard to comprehend how impressive that is.
- Tennessee: 34 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, one pressure
- Oregon: 27 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
- Texas: 38 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
- Notre Dame: 27 pass-blocking snaps, zero sacks, zero hurries, zero pressures
All four teams had top-18 defenses this season (Tennessee ranked seventh, Oregon 18th, Texas fourth and Notre Dame 10th) and considered their defensive lines a strength, particularly their defensive ends. Yet, Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr., Oregon’s Jordan Burch and Matayo Uiagalelei, Texas’ Trey Moore and Colin Simmons and Notre Dame’s Jaylen Sneed didn’t stand a chance against Ol’ Donny.
Howard, Smith, Sawyer and Downs were all excellent in 2024, but Ohio State’s MVP this year was Jackson, an All-American guard who put his team above himself and saved the season.
Skull Session: Who Tells Your Story
History had its eyes on Ohio State, and the Buckeyes delivered by running the gauntlet in the College Football Playoff and winning a national title.
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Captain Buckeye
Assistant Coach
I disagree… that 2002 OL was made correct a lot by MoC. I remember big time headwinds for that group the next year in 2003.
The 2014 OL had some good players but the 2024 OL might be better. Although I can see the argument for why they wouldnt be. 2014 had a converted DL at RT, Jacoby Boren at C and a young Pat Elflien at guard. Sure Decker, Price, and Elflien were notable but the bottom 2 players if you combined the two (2014 and 2024) might be Boren and Baldwin.
What I do know is that Jackson saved the season for the buckeyes by moving to tackle. Not only was he good but I think he’s a better tackle than he is guard.
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Would love to have him or Tyleik, we could use either. Jackson's versatility is definitely a huge draw as he enters the Draft. Another thing is I believe he was pretty much injury free throughout his career (other than a couple games to start the year and I think that was just precautionary)?
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