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Ohio quarterback Boo Jackson not in New Orleans with his team, dealing with academic issues in Ohio
By Tammy Nunez, The Times-Picayune
By Tammy Nunez
Staff writer
Ohio University practiced at the Superdome for Saturday’s R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl against Troy, but not every player was on hand.
Left behind in Athens were starting quarterback Boo Jackson and starting defensive tackle Ernie Hodge. The two are dealing with undisclosed academic issues and it was unclear if those problems could be resolved by game time.
Jackson has played all 12 games this season, completing 60.3 percent of his passes. He passed for 1,688 yards on 135-of-224 attempts for 15 touchdowns. Jackson also rushed 122 times for 325 yards and seven touchdowns.
The saving grace for Ohio is that back-up Phil Bates has a lot of playing time as well. Bates played more at quarterback early in the season when Jackson was recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. Bates has played in nine games, compling 9-of-22 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown. But he is more of a running quarterback, having rushed 73 times for 508 yards and three touchdowns.
“That is a big plus,” Solich said. “Obviously if one guy was getting all the reps and you don’t hae that guy available, then you got your hands full and we’re going to have our hands full anyways because Troy is an excellent football team. But we have a quarterback who has a great deal of experience and he’s probably as healthy as he’s been all season so hopefully if we are into a one quarterback system than he’ll hold up and play well.”
The Bobcats do have depth on the defensive line. Hodge has played in 12 games, made 36 tackles including 3.5 for loss.
“That’s a big help, you like to have everyone you can muster up because they are a very fast-paced offense and guys are going to tire a little bit. We’re generally a team that is in excellent shape and I think that’s going to help and … we’ve got a lot of depth. Guys who have played and played well. We think we’re going to miss Ernie, but hopefully we’ll be okay.”
Ohio quarterback Boo Jackson not in New Orleans with his team, dealing with academic issues in Ohio | NOLA.com
By Tammy Nunez, The Times-Picayune
By Tammy Nunez
Staff writer
Ohio University practiced at the Superdome for Saturday’s R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl against Troy, but not every player was on hand.
Left behind in Athens were starting quarterback Boo Jackson and starting defensive tackle Ernie Hodge. The two are dealing with undisclosed academic issues and it was unclear if those problems could be resolved by game time.
Jackson has played all 12 games this season, completing 60.3 percent of his passes. He passed for 1,688 yards on 135-of-224 attempts for 15 touchdowns. Jackson also rushed 122 times for 325 yards and seven touchdowns.
The saving grace for Ohio is that back-up Phil Bates has a lot of playing time as well. Bates played more at quarterback early in the season when Jackson was recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. Bates has played in nine games, compling 9-of-22 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown. But he is more of a running quarterback, having rushed 73 times for 508 yards and three touchdowns.
“That is a big plus,” Solich said. “Obviously if one guy was getting all the reps and you don’t hae that guy available, then you got your hands full and we’re going to have our hands full anyways because Troy is an excellent football team. But we have a quarterback who has a great deal of experience and he’s probably as healthy as he’s been all season so hopefully if we are into a one quarterback system than he’ll hold up and play well.”
The Bobcats do have depth on the defensive line. Hodge has played in 12 games, made 36 tackles including 3.5 for loss.
“That’s a big help, you like to have everyone you can muster up because they are a very fast-paced offense and guys are going to tire a little bit. We’re generally a team that is in excellent shape and I think that’s going to help and … we’ve got a lot of depth. Guys who have played and played well. We think we’re going to miss Ernie, but hopefully we’ll be okay.”
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