The Ohio State football team’s running back unit recently added a lot of talent. Ryan Day and Chip Kelly, the coaches, worked hard throughout the winter and into the spring to entice one of the top recruiting classes for 2025. Among the prominent names was Bo Jackson. A title-deprived Georgia Bulldogs team under Kirby Smart and new Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer were prepared to make a high offer for this outstanding rusher. He ultimately decided to join the Buckeyes and didn’t appear to regret it.
Buckeyes running back Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson is now formally a member of the Ohio State 2025 recruiting class, Eleven Warriors’ Garrick Hodge reports. He becomes the latest addition to Ryan Day’s incredibly deep running back group, which also includes Sam Williams-Dixon, TC Caffrey, James Peoples, Quinshon Judkins, and TreVeyon Henderson.
Why did Bo Jackson choose Ohio State over Alabama and Georgia? It was all related to the usage rate that was promised to him. Ultimately, his goal is to play in the NFL, and that can only come true if he is given the right opportunity to succeed.
They claim that the running back will see a lot of ball in the backfield under the new offensive coordinator. hurling the ball, sprinting after it, all of it. When I visited Ohio State in the spring, my dad and I had a nice conversation with Chip Kelly. the manner in which he has organised the offence. The young rusher said, “It feels like everything is going to open up with everything spaced out.”
Jackson said, “I love how they use their backs,” in reference to the kind of offence that Ryan Day’s system produces.
There’s a powerful running back with a deadly stiff arm for Ohio State football now. They are going to get a person with legs for days. He gained 1,700 running yards and 30 touchdowns for his squad. He will undoubtedly stand out even if other well-known players are vying for more snap use. The Buckeyes should celebrate for the moment. They prevented prominent schools like Georgia and Alabama from selecting the 2025 class’ fifth-ranked running back.
The new running back for Ohio State football and his prospects
The Buckeyes are always going to be filled with top-end talent. They have one of the biggest programs and attract the largest NIL budgets in all of the nation. All of that mixed with a great alumni fanbase and a football-crazed student body will definitely make anyone want to commit there.
However, the situation in the running back room will also clear up. This happens once he steps foot as an official player for the program. Ohio State is expecting both Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Hendrickson to be drafted into the NFL next year. This means that they are able to use Jackson as a clear-cut top option when it comes to ground plays.
This gives him the freedom to showcase his skills in front of NFL scouts. Moreover, the level of production that he will bring given his prospective usage rate might even get Ohio State close to another national title run. Will he be the missing piece such that Coach Ryan Day brings a College Football Playoff National Championship first before Alabama or Georgia are able to do so again?