\n Bo knows where he wants to be in 2026. <\/p>\n
\n\tAfter reports circulated in the past several days that he might enter the transfer portal, breakout star running back Bo Jackson is returning to Ohio State for his sophomore season, per CBS Sports.\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\tOhio State True Freshman All-American RB Bo Jackson plans to return to Ohio State for the 2026 season, sources tell @mzenitz<\/a> and I for @CBSSports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jackson ran for 1,090 yards and 6 TDs this season on 6.1 ypc. https:\/\/t.co\/agoi01sjx2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8FRkDd6lNj<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tJackson emerged as the biggest breakout freshman star on Ohio State’s roster in 2025, rushing 179 times for 1,090 yards (6.1 yards per carry) and six touchdowns after overtaking CJ Donaldson and James Peoples for the Buckeyes’ featured role. With Donaldson out of eligibility and Peoples off to Penn State, <\/a>Jackson figures to be the lead back again in 2026, with fellow second-year backs Isaiah West and Anthony “Turbo” Rogers set to back him up, assuming they also return.\n<\/p>\n \n\tA four-star prospect in the recruiting class of 2025, Jackson was the No. 161 overall prospect <\/a>and No. 10 running back in the 247Sports composite rankings. He didn’t see the field in Ohio State’s first game of the season against Texas, but quickly made waves in games two and three with back-to-back 100-yard performances. Soon thereafter, he was getting a plurality of carries out of the Buckeyes’ backfield.\n<\/p>\n \n\tJackson’s best game came in the Buckeyes’ biggest victory of the season, a 27-9 rivalry reckoning at Michigan. He carried the ball 22 times for 117 yards, adding four receptions for 49 yards in the passing game.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tNo way Michigan fans are talking badly about Bo Jackson https:\/\/t.co\/N3qsXF7cb1<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iZk0LU80jj<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 THE Bunch of Nuts Podcast (@bunch_nuts) January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n