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Travis Jackson

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
New Albany, Ohio

High School:
St. Francis DeSales

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 280

Position:
C

Experience:
1L

04/26/2012

Spartan Football: Spring Assessment

Coordinators Pat Narduzzi and Dan Roushar provide an in-depth position-by-position breakdown.

04/25/2012

Football Holds Draft to Select Green-White Roster

Spring game set for Saturday, April 28 at 1:06 p.m. in Spartan Stadium.

04/21/2012

Grinz On Green Blog

Red-shirt freshmen Joel Heath, Jack Allen and Darien Harris have made great strides this spring.

03/27/2012

Dantonio Previews Spring Practice

Spartans officially begin spring practice on Tuesday.

01/02/2012

Post-Game Quotes: Georgia

Third-year player enters his second season as the starting center in 2012.

2011 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Started 10 games at center . . . named Freshman All-American by Phil Steele (first team) and CollegeFootballNews.com (second team) . . . named to ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Team . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . named Lineman of the Week for his performance in the win at Northwestern . . . missed the Minnesota game due to an injury . . . made his first career start at center against Central Michigan after missing the first three games of the season with an ankle injury . . . spent a majority of spring practice and preseason camp competing against Blake Treadwell for the starting job at center.

2010 SEASON: Redshirted . . . twice named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Notre Dame and Minnesota).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Started at right guard for the Ohio All-Stars in the 2010 Big 33 Football Classic . . . also participated in the 2010 Ohio High School Football Coaches Association North-South Classic . . . rated among the nation's top offensive guards by Scouts, Inc. (No. 25), Rivals.com (No. 26), Max Emfinger (No. 34) and Scout.com (No. 59) . . . named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among Ohio's top seniors by Rivals.com (No. 20) and Scout.com (No. 42) . . . three-year letterman and two-year starter for Coach Ryan Wiggins at St. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Ohio, helping the Stallions to a combined record of 36-6 (.857) including back-to-back regional championships in 2008-09 and a trip to the state finals in 2009 . . . named a finalist for Ohio's Mr. Football award . . . selected Associated Press All-Ohio Division III Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . chosen All-Central District Defensive Player of the Year . . . named All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year by The Columbus Dispatch . . . also earned first-team all-league and All-Agoinus honors in 2009 . . . recorded 78 tackles as a senior, with 27 resulting in losses including 12 sacks . . . anchored an offensive line that helped the Stallions amass more than 4,000 rushing yards in 2009 . . . son of Rick and Penny Jackson . . . born June 10, 1991 . . . majoring in kinesiology.