Jackson Selected to Pair of All-Star Games
Jackson Selected for Pair of All-Star Games
UNION, N.J. (11/17/09) - Senior nose tackle Darryl Jackson (Red Bank, N.J.) has been selected to play in a pair of senior all-star games, first as a member of Team USA for the prestigious 2009 Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars), and most recently for the East Coast Bowl following a stellar four-year career for the Kean University football team.
The East Coast Bowl is an annual college football all-star games
that features the most elite Division I - FCS, II, III and NAIA
college football players from across the Mid-Atlantic region.
The game, held every year on the weekend following Thanksgiving,
will be played at Cameron Field in Petersburg, Virginia on
Saturday, November 28, at noon.
Formerly known as the Aztec Bowl, Jackson is one of 50 NCAA Division III players selected to represent the United States that will face the Tec Monterrey All-Stars on the Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de Mexico on Saturday, December 19, in Monterrey, Mexico.
Jackson becomes the first player in program history to be selected for the Tazon Bowl and joins senior running back Jared Chunn (Tinton Falls, N.J.) in an opportunity to showcase his talents in an all-star game at the conclusion of the season. Chunn was chosen to play in the inaugural Division III North South Senior Classic in Salem, Va., on December 5th.
A three-year starter at nose tackle, Jackson has made 39 tackles, including three and a half tackles for a loss of 25 yards and three sacks for a 23-yard loss. This season he is also tied for second with four pass break-ups at the line, as the Cougar defense ranks second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference in scoring defense and total defense, while ranking third in rush defense and pass defense.
He has played in every game throughout his career, as the Cougars have posted four straight non-losing seasons for the first time in program history, including three seasons with at least seven wins. This season, the Cougars have won eight games, tied for the second most in school history, and will participate in the a Eastern College Athletic Conference Bowl Championship game for third time in the last four seasons. Kean hosts Ursinus College in the ECAC Southeast Bowl Championship on Saturday, November 21, at noon.