Report: NFL announce,Tayven Jackson was given two years suspension out for….
Report: NFL announce,Tayven Jackson was given two years suspension out for….
When Tayven Jackson announced his decision to transfer to Indiana in January, most figured he was the odds-on choice as Indiana’s starting quarterback in 2023. The chorus grew even louder after Jackson’s Friday night performance against Indiana State.
On Monday, Indiana coach Tom Allen agreed. He announced Jackson as the starting quarterback for Indiana’s Week 3 game against Louisville at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, a fond setting for Jackson.
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It’s now Jackson’s job to lose, as Indiana has no plans to keep alternating between Jackson and Brendan Sorsby mid-game. There’s the looming return of quarterback Dexter Williams II from ACL surgery, which could be around midseason, but Jackson now has a chance to take the job and run with it, literally and figuratively.
“I felt like we needed to get a full game evaluation, because it was so close,” Allen said. “There’s nothing like the game, the ebbs and flows of the game, emotions of the game. I felt like there was just a poise to that part of it and an ability to move our team down the field. At the end of the day, that’s really what it comes down to, being able to score points.”
In Indiana’s 41-7 win over Indiana State, Jackson completed 18-of-21 passes for 236 yards and led the Hoosiers on three consecutive scoring drives to start the game. He didn’t pass for any touchdowns, but he scored his first career touchdown as a Hoosier on a 10-yard rush. Jackson avoided turnovers in his first two games, as well.
