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WATCH: Now Justin Jackson is throwing touchdown passes for Northwestern
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Now that Justin Jackson is Northwestern’s all-time leading rusher, he’s finding new ways to make an impact on the field.
Tied 10-10 with Michigan State in the fourth quarter, Northwestern decided to dial up a trick play to try and get into the end zone and take a touchdown advantage on the 15th-ranked Spartans in Evanston.
After Jackson took a handoff, he ran to the right side of the field but looked to the end zone, trying to find an open receiver. He delivered a beautiful pass to Bennett Skowronek for the 12-yard touchdown to go ahead 17-10.
What can’t @J_ManPrime21 do?
If you answered “throw a TD pass,” you are wrong.@NUFBFamily takes the lead on the trick play. pic.twitter.com/jLJw0zbmQN
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 28, 2017
Jackson really can do just about everything on the field.
That was the first passing touchdown of Jackson’s career but was his seventh total touchdown of the 2017 season.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB