Jackson in the portal
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Thought he would be out of eligibility by now. Although he's been an inspiration, he's never been an actual factor in games. Best of luck to him.
Hope this is more about his desire to make an impact on the field somewhere vs an indication he's tired of the work ethic in the locker room not aligning with his.
Not related to Jackson himself BUT we're almost at the deadline for players declare for the portal and still be eligible to play somewhere this season. Kind of surprised we haven't seen more names yet. Surely the coaches have had their talks by now with the players they wanted to encourage to leave.
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And he was probably still better than guys like Levi Falck etc. who saw the field. Good luck to him, he's a boss. He can easily go FCS and make an impact.
Well he likely won't be going to a P5 school on scholarship. More likely he has his mind set on contributing at a small program with his final year. I'd guess, he just wants to get on the field at whatever school wants him.
I suppose you could summarize it like that. You could also say he was a leader in the weight room and locker room. Made the travel roster. Was depth guy at OLB and played special teams. He ended up playing in 20 games (11 last year and was on scholarship.) For his career he had 2 QB hurries, 1 assisted tackle for loss and 11 total tackles. Not a lot of stats but more than zilch right? We are losing a guy at a position that's a little short so that doesn't help. Best of luck to the guy.
https://huskers.com/sports/football/roster/damian-jackson/43813
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I’m guessing he wants to go to a small school so he can play. Strange decision for someone his age though. Would think seeing his time at NU through till the end would be a more valuable experience than going to somewhere new to meet a bunch of new 20 year olds.
Honestly a 30 year old wanting to play football with a bunch of kids is kind of weird in the first place.
He was a great guy to have off the field, especially in the weight room.
Thank you for your service and good luck in all you do young man. Always a Husker in my book.
I see it as a sacrifice to help the team free up a scholly. I think his impact in the program has been huge, showing younger guys not only how to do things, but what is achievable if you put your mind to it. Great Husker!
I could see Nebraska immediately hiring him as an assistant strength and conditioning coach as soon as the academic semester ends…mark it down.
Thats what I had hoped for. But I wonder if he was encouraged to leave. Something changed. New coaches? His presence was valuable.....I dont agree he "contributed zero."
I think he graduated in December. So maybe he is thinking of grad school....and the benefits of having it paid. Can't blame him...even if he is an older student-athlete.
Probably has done more by 30 than most people by 60. The guy put his *** on the line in more ways than one, he can do whatever the hell he wants
Great story and all but every snap he plays that worsens our chances of winning. He doesn’t have a position at this level. He could probably play DT at a lower Div 1.
Strongly disagree. Losing programs need great leadership. That's the number one thing Jackson contributed. Jackson led by example and NU was all the better for it. He showed up on time every day and worked as hard as anyone. The only thing Jackson could not do is back it up on the field. He simply wasn't a P5 caliber athlete. But for not having the athletic ability, he sure did a hell of a job to get as much playing time as he did get.
Hard to believe some of the recent comments made in this thread. I would expect to see them in a thread about the former quarterback not a former Navy Seal that played football for Nebraska.
Not good, but I don't think player leadership, especially on defense, was the problem.