CANTON, Ohio – When it comes to starting a football season off right, Bo knows what he’s doing. At least Lamar “Bo” Jackson of Villa Angela-St. Joseph does.
The Ohio State player received a handoff on the third play of the game against GlenOak on Friday night and ran 46 yards for a touchdown just 22 seconds into the game.
He received the ball at the VASJ 46-yard line, bounced it wide left, sprinted down the sideline, then ran to the middle of the field at the GlenOak 25-yard line. He remained virtually untouched and scored the goal that gave the Vikings an early 7-0 lead.
Later in the first quarter, he added a 45-yard touchdown to make it 21-0 with 1:53 minutes left in the quarter.
In the first quarter alone, Jackson had six runs for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
The 6’0″ and 200-pound running back is a four-star recruit and the top-ranked running back in the 2025 class according to 247Sports.com. He ran for 1,570 yards with 28 touchdowns and was a First-Team All-Ohio selection in Division III last season.
Jackson is considered Ohio’s fifth-best recruit for the class of 2024 and the third-best running back in the country by 247Sports.com.
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— Ryan Isley | [email protected] | @sbliveoh
