In the midst of an interview with Kenyatta Jackson Jr., a reporter started asking whether the hulking the defensive end ever considered entering the transfer portal while at Ohio State.
The question was not out of the interviewer's mouth before Jackson gave a repeated one-word answer.
“Never,” Jackson told Eleven Warriors. “Never.”
Now in his third year backing up veterans JT Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer at the position, Jackson has found an expanded role as a redshirt sophomore. Despite the patience required to arrive at his current position, and as cliché as it may sound to some, it’s his bonds with defensive line coach Larry Johnson and the teammates around him that have kept him locked in as a Buckeye.