Putting Up Numbers· college football

Ohio State’s yards a carry with Ja'Kobi Jackson and since Ja'Kobi Jackson’s last game

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Ohio State averaged 4.43 yards a carry with Ja'Kobi Jackson and 3.53 since Ja'Kobi Jackson’s last game in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 0.90. All 4 home games were with Ja'Kobi Jackson. All 3 nonconference games were with Ja'Kobi Jackson. All 4 first-half games were with Ja'Kobi Jackson.

Ja'Kobi Jackson, running back: 354 rushing yards, 59 carries and 2 receptions in 6 games this season.

2 games since Ja'Kobi Jackson’s last game is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

yards a carry a game

A +0.90 difference in yards a carry with Ja'Kobi Jackson vs since Ja'Kobi Jackson’s last game is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Ja'Kobi Jacksonsince Ja'Kobi Jackson’s last game
Ohio State’s games, 2026, each marked with Ja'Kobi Jackson or since Ja'Kobi Jackson’s last game
SideDateGameResultyards a carryExpected
Sep 5, 2026vsBall StateW6.77—
Sep 12, 2026@TexasL3.03—
Sep 19, 2026vsKent StateW3.82—
Sep 26, 2026vsIllinoisW5.10—
Oct 3, 2026@IowaW3.52—
Oct 10, 2026vsMarylandW4.31—
Oct 17, 2026@IndianaW2.31—
Oct 31, 2026@USCL4.74—

Method

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  • The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
  • Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists for 7 of these 8 games; in the other game a player is counted as in it when the box score has a stat for him.