As national signing day approached last month, Justin Jackson felt the pressure from different schools.
A defensive end from Northwest Mississippi Community College, Jackson had committed to Colorado in June, but picked up several other scholarship offers after that. Most notably, West Virginia tried to pry him away from the Buffaloes.
“Colorado, they’ve been my first decision since I went on my (official visit), and I just stuck with it,” said Jackson, who signed his letter of intent on Dec. 18. “I know West Virginia came late in my recruitment and they wanted to change my mind, but my heart was always with Colorado.