{"id":518843,"date":"2026-01-15T21:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/518843\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:40:09","slug":"former-florida-running-back-jakobi-jackson-transferring-to-ohio-state-for-seventh-year-of-college-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/518843\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Florida Running Back Ja\u2019Kobi Jackson Transferring to Ohio State for Seventh Year of College Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                   Ohio State is adding a seventh-year senior to its running back room.                <\/p>\n<p>\t\tThe Jackson\u00a0File<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<strong>Year:<\/strong>\u00a0Seventh-Year Senior\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<strong>Size:<\/strong>\u00a05-11\/214\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<strong>Pos:<\/strong>\u00a0RB\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<strong>Previous School:<\/strong>\u00a0Florida (2023-25)\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<b>2025\u00a0Stats: <\/b>27 carries, 98 yards; 4 catches, 27 yards\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\tFormer Florida running back Ja\u2019Kobi Jackson committed to Ohio State on Thursday, adding veteran depth to pair with rising sophomores Bo Jackson and Isaiah West in Ohio\u00a0State\u2019s running back rotation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tJackson started his college football career in 2020 at Coahoma Community College, where he ran for 1,390 yards and 14 touchdowns over three seasons. After redshirting his first year at Florida in 2023, Jackson ran for 509 yards and seven touchdowns as the Gators\u2019 No. 2 running back in 2024. He ran for 98 yards on 27 carries in 2025 before suffering an upper-body injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\n\t\tJACKSON TO THE x 23 yd rush<\/p>\n<p>Blue 14 | Orange 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5qhiWqurDx\">pic.twitter.com\/5qhiWqurDx<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GatorsFB\/status\/1911108774993019317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 12, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\tJackson becomes the second seventh-year senior to join\u00a0Ohio State\u2019s 2026 roster along with Northwestern transfer tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elevenwarriors.com\/ohio-state-football-recruiting\/2026\/01\/161061\/former-northwestern-tight-end-hunter-welcing-commits-to-ohio-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Welcing<\/a>.\u00a0The Buckeyes didn\u2019t have any members of the 2020 recruiting class on their 2025 roster, but they will have two in 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tJackson becomes Ohio State\u2019s 14th transfer commitment of 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA 5-foot-11, 214-pound running back, Jackson gives Ohio State some much-needed veteran depth at RB with CJ Donaldson exhausting his eligibility and James Peoples and Sam Dixon entering the transfer portal. While Bo Jackson returns as Ohio State\u2019s lead running back and West is a strong candidate to be the No. 2 running back in 2026, they\u2019ll be the only returning running backs who saw playing time in 2025.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOhio State\u2019s 2026 running back room will also include redshirt freshman Anthony \u201cTurbo\u201d Rogers and true freshmen Favour Akih and Legend Bey.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ohio State is adding a seventh-year senior to its running back room. 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