Just one day after announcing he left the Central Michigan football team, defensive back Jakkar Jackson found a new home on Aug. 23 — Youngstown State University.
Coming to Mount Pleasant in 2016, the redshirt junior was told he would play safety. Then, the coaching staff at CMU tried to move him to linebacker.
As spring camp came to a close, the 5-foot-10, 190-pound athlete was listed as CMU's starting nickel back. Once fall camp arrived, he was no longer No. 1 on the depth chart at the position.
"I didn’t come to Central Michigan to be just a player on the team and say, ‘Fire Up Chips’ and be happy," Jackson explained.