Drake Jackson didn’t know whether he’d go to USC or Arizona State until the last minute
LA TimesUSC defensive lineman Drake Jackson warms up before a game against Stanford on Sept. 7 at the Coliseum. In those final hours before he spurned Arizona State for USC, where he’s immediately emerged as a difference-maker on defense, Jackson ached with indecision over his college choice. With USC set to square off with Arizona State this week and Jackson set to return after sitting out two games with an ankle sprain, the freshman defensive end can’t help but marvel at how close he came to taking an entirely different path. But now, Jackson says, “I couldn’t see myself anywhere else.” Still, the stress of that day last December remains fresh in his mind. “I couldn’t think about anything but committing.” With Arizona State, he was consistently impressed at how coach Herm Edwards ran his program like an NFL team.
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