Bernard Jackson (quarterback)

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Bernard Jackson

Jackson before the 2007 Spring Game
Date of birth: April 2, 1985 (1985-04-02) (age 23)
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Career information
Position(s): QB
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
College: Colorado

Bernard Jackson (born April 2, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) was a quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes football team. As a junior, he was the starter for a majority of the 2006 season. He lost is eligibility for academic reasons for his senior season.

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[edit] College

[edit] 2003-2005

Jackson redshirted his freshman year. In 2004, he saw action in six games at wide receiver and punt returner with minimal statistics recorded. He dislocated his elbow during a punt return which caused him to miss three games.

In 2005, Jackson saw action in six games early in the season, mainly in spot action and as a kick returner and tailback, again recording minimal statistics.

[edit] 2006

With a new head coach, Dan Hawkins, all positions were up for grabs (except the kicker, which Mason Crosby already had a lock on the position), especially the quarterback position with Joel Klatt's eligibility used up.[1] James Cox, the only senior quarterback on the team and the only quarterback with career starts for experience was thought to be the favorite. But he missed all of spring training with a broken thumb while his two main competitors, juniors Jackson and Brian White practiced. (Cody Hawkins, also the head coach's son, redshirted for the 2006 season.) On August 20, 2006, Coach Hawkins announced Cox would be the starting quarterback.[2][3] He started the first game of the season on September 2, 2006 against Division I-AA Montana State. Colorado lost the game 19-10 in the start of the horrible season. Cox went 8-22 with no touchdowns or interceptions. Cox was surprisingly replaced as starter the following week by Jackson.[4][5] Jackson remained the starter for the rest of the season.

[edit] 2007

Jackson had strong competition from Cody Hawkins,Matt Ballenger, and Nick Nelson to remain the quarterback for this season. He was named one of three captains for the 2007 season prior to spring practice, where it was reported he may switch to another position.[6] However, he was not able to remain academically eligible and did not play this season and was out of eligibility.

[edit] Statistics

College statistics[7][8]
Passing Rushing
Season G Att Com Int Pct. Yds TD Long Att Yds Avg. TD Long
2004 6 2 2 0 100.0 59 0 41 1 3 3.0 0 3
2005 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 8 10 1.3 0 7
2006 12 219 108 7 49.3 1298 7 63 155 677 4.4 7 62
Totals 24 221 110 7 49.8 1347 7 63 166 188 1.1 7 62

[edit] Personal

He is majoring in communications at Colorado.

Preceded by
James Cox		 Colorado Buffaloes Starting Quarterback
2006, Week 2 - end of 2006 season		 Succeeded by
Cody Hawkins

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Erich Schubert (2006-03-10). Spring is Upon Us. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  2. ^ Erich Schubert (2006-08-20). James Cox Named Starting Quarterback for Buffs. CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
  3. ^ Kyle Ringo (2006-08-30). A long-awaited fresh start. Dailycamera.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  4. ^ Kyle Ringo (2006-10-31). Cox: 'It's always something'. Dailycamera.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  5. ^ Jake Schaller (2006-09-04). CSU 14, CU 10 at Invesco Field at Mile High. Gazette.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
  6. ^ Kyle Ringo (2007-03-18). Jackson may move from QB. Dailycamera.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  7. ^ Jackson Official Biography. CUBuffs.com (2006-08-01). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  8. ^ 2006 Season Statistics (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.

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Persondata
NAME Jackson, Bernard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American football quarterback
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles, California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH