Bernard Jackson (quarterback)

This article is about the Colorado Buffaloes' quarterback. For other people named Bernard Jackson, see Bernard Jackson (disambiguation).

Bernard Jackson

No. 10
Jackson before the 2007 Spring Game
Born:	(1985-04-02) April 2, 1985 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	QB
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
College	Colorado

Bernard Lewis Jackson (born April 2, 1985) is a former American football player. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Colorado at Boulder. As a junior, he was the starter for a majority of the 2006 season before losing his eligibility for academic reasons for his senior season.

High school

Jackson played quarterback for the Santiago Sharks at Santiago High School in Corona, California.

College

2003–2005

Jackson redshirted his freshman year at Colorado, where he was a communications major. 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.

2006

With a new head giving 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.

Jackson was named as an honorable mention to the Colorado Buffaloes's all-decade team due to his excellence on and off the field. ^[6]

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. ^[7] However, he was not able to remain academically eligible.

2010

Jackson played his final year of eligibility at Division II CSU–Pueblo, with 34 receptions for 453 yards. He completed his degree in 2011. ^[8]

Statistics

College statistics ^{[9] [10]}

		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	164	690	4.2	7	62

Legal trouble

Jackson and teammate Lionel Harris were arrested on suspicion of first-degree burglary, aggravated robbery and felony menacing in connection with a June 5 robbery in an apartment in the 1000 block of University Avenue. On January 22, 2009, Jackson pleaded guilty to lesser crimes and was sentenced to 5 and one-half years in prison. ^[11] On December 1, 2009, Jackson was released on probation, which would continue until late 2014. ^[12]

Coaching career

From 2011 to 2014, Jackson was wide receivers coach at CSU–Pueblo. ^[8]

From 2015 to 2018, Jackson has coached quarterbacks and wide receivers for Pueblo East High School.

References

1. Erich Schubert (March 10, 2006). "Spring is Upon Us". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
2. Erich Schubert (August 20, 2006). "James Cox Named Starting Quarterback for Buffs". CUBuffs.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2006.
3. Kyle Ringo (August 30, 2006). "A long-awaited fresh start". Dailycamera.com. Retrieved March 14, 2007.^{[ dead link ]}
4. Kyle Ringo (October 31, 2006). "Cox: 'It's always something'". Dailycamera.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
5. Jake Schaller (September 4, 2006). "CSU 14, CU 10 at Invesco Field at Mile High". Gazette.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
6. "Colorado Buffaloes All-Decade Football Roster". July 30, 2019.
7. Kyle Ringo (March 18, 2007). "Jackson may move from QB". Dailycamera.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
8. "Colorado State Pueblo". Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
9. "Bernard Jackson". CUBuffs.com. August 1, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
10. "2006 Season Statistics" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
11. "Former Buffs sentenced to 5½ years for armed robbery". January 22, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
12. Frei, Terry (August 14, 2010). "Support comes from surprising places for ex-CU player". Denver Post. Retrieved June 25, 2018.