Bo knows: RB Jackson joins Buckeyes’ No. 1

Ohio Suppose‘s loaded 2025 recruiting class obtained one other cornerstone Tuesday courtesy of an in-negate commitment from … Bo Jackson.

A four-wide title running again from Cleveland and the No. 136 recruit in the ESPN 300, Jackson announced his verbal pledge to Ryan Day & Co., selecting the Buckeyes over finalists Alabama and Georgia.

Jackson (no relation to former NFL and MLB wide title Bo Jackson) is ranked as the ninth-finest running again in the ESPN 300 and the No. 6 total prospect in the negate of Ohio for 2025.

Ohio Suppose now has its eighth high-150 commitment from the ESPN 300 in the 2025 recruiting class, which is ranked No. 1 by ESPN.

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound rusher out of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High College joins cornerbacks Na’eem Offord (No. 6 in ESPN 300) and Devin Sanchez (No. 12), defensive ends London Merritt (No. 36) and Zahir Mathis (No. 51), quarterback Tavien St. Clair (No. Forty eight), linebacker Tarvos Alford (No. 59) and tight conclude Nate Roberts among the conclude recruits in the Buckeyes’ wide title-studded class.

Jackson, who became once first equipped by Ohio Suppose in June 2022, committed to the Buckeyes following an legitimate visit to Georgia remaining month and a day out to Ohio Suppose this past weekend. He’s the significant running again to commit to Ohio Suppose in the 2025 cycle.

Jackson, needless to verbalize, additionally carries the same title as Auburn‘s wide title running again of the 1980s, and his “Bo” moniker is, if truth be told, an instant nod to 1985 Heisman Trophy winner.

Born Lamar Jackson Jr., “Bo” turned Jackson’s nickname at an early age and it caught. Indulge in the two-time All-American at Auburn, this Jackson additionally is a multisport athlete, starring in baseball and song and self-discipline exterior of football at Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

Particularly, Auburn became once the remaining SEC program to provide Jackson true thru his recruitment.