Ohio State's two-time first-team All-Big Ten left guard has been motivated by one failure against Michigan this offseason.
Donovan Jackson has been open about the emotional toll last year’s Michigan game took on him personally. Even if it’s difficult to discuss.
Jackson admitted in December that he didn’t leave his room for days afterward, having to be pulled out by roommate Zen Michalski. The moment replayed in his head time after time like some abhorrent earworm of a sad song. So, entering his third season as the Buckeyes’ starting left guard, Jackson is using his failure on that one play to drive him onward in his final campaign in Columbus.
In making his decision, Jackson leaned on advice from former Ohio State players in the NFL, namely C.J. Stroud, Thayer Munford, Nicholas Petit-Frere and Paris Johnson Jr., who he called one of his closest friends. There were ways he felt he could improve his draft stock. But ultimately, the unachieved goals from coming up short against Michigan and not getting a Big Ten title shot three years in a row were the No. 1 factor.
“Any time I lift, I lift with intent so I know that I’m stronger, faster in that situation than I was before.”The native Texan will have to get used to a new face starting alongside him at center in Seth McLaughlin, who transferred in from Alabama in January. Ohio State’s on-field work doesn’t start until Tuesday, and offensive line cohesion is difficult to develop outside that setting. McLaughlin’s been getting close with his teammates off the field, however, Jackson said.
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