Bo Jackson, Ohio State Buckeye.
No, not that Bo Jackson.
A four-star operating again recruit from close by Cleveland, who shares the identical identify because the Faculty Soccer Corridor of Famer, dedicated to close by Ohio State on Thursday.
This Bo Jackson is unrelated to the 61-year-old Bo Jackson, who used to star within the MLB and NFL on the similar time within the Nineteen Eighties and is commonly regarded as among the best athletes of all time. However the youthful Jackson nonetheless carries some expertise of his personal.
Jackson is likely one of the greatest operating again prospects throughout the 2025 recruiting class and turned down presents from Alabama and Georgia amongst others to play for his home-state Buckeyes. And sure, the youthful Bo Jackson performs a number of sports activities as properly — he excelled not solely in soccer in highschool, but additionally in baseball and monitor and subject.
The youthful Bo Jackson really additionally shares a reputation with one other well-known soccer star — his delivery identify is Lamar Jackson Jr., however he was given the nickname Bo at an early age.
After all, this Bo Jackson has an extended strategy to go to be thought of in the identical realm because the Bo that got here earlier than him. The older Jackson performed soccer at Auburn, the place he grew to become a two-time first workforce All American and a Heisman Trophy Recipient.
He went on to play 4 NFL seasons for the then-Los Angeles Raiders, whereas additionally enjoying Main League Baseball for the Kansas Metropolis Royals, the Chicago White Sox and California Angels. The older Jackson is the one athlete in North American historical past to be named an All-Star in two main skilled sports activities, making the MLB All-Star Recreation in 1989 and the Professional Bowl in 1990.
The youthful Jackson might be a key a part of the Ohio State’s future at operating again when he arrives in 2025. However the Buckeyes are lots set on the place in 2024, that includes returning starter TreVeyon Henderson and star Ole Miss switch Quinshon Judkins on the prime of head coach Ryan Day’s depth chart.
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