INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia Southern isn’t forgetting about the legacy of Edwin Jackson anytime soon.
On Feb. 27, the school’s football team held its inaugural Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-On Tryouts, in which prospective players would get an opportunity to earn a roster spot the hard way — just as Jackson did going into his freshman year.
And this weekend, the school continued to honor Jackson, awarding him his degree posthumously:
The late Edwin Jackson was awarded his degree posthumously today by @GeorgiaSouthern ... just wait til the end for goosebumps.