Jackson Named ODAC Defensive POTW

Bridgewater's Michael Jackson, a defensive tackle from Ashland, Va., was named the ODAC's defensive player of the week for his performance against Washington and Lee.

The sophmore made his presence felt in the W&L backfield as the Eagles unseated the Generals from sole possession of the league’s top position. Jackson finished with eight total tackles for the game, three of which came behind the line of scrimmage that sent W&L’s offense back a total of 22 yards. He made the going difficult for W&L freshman quarterback R.J. Varner, sacking the speedy signal-caller twice for a total loss of 18 yards.

Jackson is only the second Eagle to be named conference player of the week. Senior defensive back Desmond Jalloh earned the honor on September 17.