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UT target Kendall Jackson, Oak Ridge advances

A look at how Kendall Jackson, a UT recruiting target, performed Friday night in playoffs.

A Tennessee football recruiting target played and helped his team pull off an upset in the TSSAA Class 5A Quarterfinals, advancing to the state semifinals this week.

Oak Ridge High School junior running back Kendall Jackson had 10 carries for 36 yards as the Wildcats captured a 31-28 victory over West High School at Bill Wilson Field in Knoxville.

It was the eighth consecutive victory for Oak Ridge (10-3) who last lost to the Rebels in their regular-season Region 3-5A tilt. West (11-2) downed Oak Ridge, 22-7, on Sept. 17.

The Wildcats will host South-Doyle Friday night in the state semifinals.

The Cherokees (10-3) ousted two-time defending Class 5A state champion Knoxville Central with a 21-14 victory.

South-Doyle is coached by VFL and Greater Knoxville Area Sports Hall-of-Famer Clark Duncan.

Jackson has offers from Duke, the Volunteers, Eastern Kentucky, Tulane, Missouri and Arizona.

UT target Kendall Jackson scores three touchdowns

Football recruiting target Kendall Jackson’s performance against Rhea County.

EVENSVILLE — A University of Tennessee football recruiting target helped his team capture a postseason upset in the second round of the TSSAA 5A playoffs Friday night.

Oak Ridge junior running back Kendall Jackson rushed for 74 yards and scored three touchdowns on 22 carries to help the Wildcats shut out Rhea County, 23-0.

With the victory, Oak Ridge (9-3) advances to the state quarterfinals and will have a rematch against Region 3-5A rival West High School in Knoxville.

The Rebels (11-1) defeated Oak Ridge, 22-7, this season between the two schools.

Jackson also has offers from Duke, Tulane, Arizona and Eastern Kentucky.

He missed time this season due to injury, but since his return, the Wildcats have posted six outright victories and a COVID-19 win over Fulton.

The Wildcats’ last loss came to the Rebels.

UT target Kendall Jackson leads Oak Ridge to playoff victory

UT target has 140 yards and a TD in playoff win

OAK RIDGE — A Tennessee football recruiting target had another big game in the first round of the TSSAA Class 5A Playoffs last week.

Oak Ridge High School junior running back Kendall Jackson rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown as the Wildcats defeated Soddy-Daisy, 30-7, Nov. 9 at Blankenhip Field.

Jackson, who also has offers from Duke, Tulane, Arizona and Eastern Kentucky, missed some time with an injury this season.

He has now rushed for at least 120 yards and a touchdown in five consecutive games.

Jackson will lead Oak Ridge (8-3) into a second-round playoff game at Rhea County (10-1) Friday night.

The Wildcats enter Friday night’s contest in the midst of a five-game winning streak.

UT target Kendall Jackson scores two touchdowns in Oak Ridge victory

UT target Kendall Jackson scores two touchdowns in Oak Ridge victory.

OAK RIDGE — A Tennessee football recruiting target helped his high school team win its third consecutive game on Oct. 16.

Oak Ridge High School junior running back Kendall Jackson rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries to help the Wildcats edge Mt. Juliet, 27-21, last week at Blankenship Field.

The win was Oak Ridge’s third consecutive victory. The Wildcats are now 5-3 overall and have recent wins over Clinton and Karns in Region 3-5A games.

Oak Ridge (3-1 in the Region) hosts Powell Friday night in a key league tilt.

Jackson received an offer from the Volunteers and head coach Jeremy Pruitt in July.

He also has offers from Tulane, Arizona and Eastern Kentucky, all since April.

Jackson has missed time this year due to an early-season injury.

UT target Kendall Jackson has big game against Karns

UT target Kendall Jackson has big game against Karns.

KNOXVILLE — A University of Tennessee football recruiting target is making the most of his opportunities as he continues to play through an injury.

Oak Ridge High School junior running back Kendall Jackson has battled shoulder problems throughout the 2020 high school football season, causing him to miss games.

After returning to the Wildcats’ lineup, he has made an impact.

In his team’s last outing on Oct. 2, Jackson rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown as Oak Ridge routed Region 3-5A rival Karns, 56-14.

Jackson and the Wildcats (4-3 overall, 3-1 in the region) will have an open date this week.

Jackson has multiple NCAA Division 1 scholarship offers, including one from the Volunteers.

He has also received offers from Tulane, Arizona and Eastern Kentucky, all of his suitors made offers since April.

UT recruiting target Kendall Jackson has big night against Hardin Valley

Oak Ridge High’s Kendall Jackson opens with big game in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE — A University of Tennessee recruiting target opened his junior season with a big game and a victory Friday night.

Oak Ridge High School running back Kendall Jackson rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown in the Wildcats’ 40-0 victory at Knoxville’s Hardin Valley Academy in the 2020 season opener for both schools.

Jackson, a highly-touted class of 2021 recruit, toted the ball 15 times in the win, which avenged a season-opening loss to the Hawks last year.

His touchdown run at HVA was an 18-yard scamper as he dragged several defenders to the end zone with him en route to giving the Wildcats a 13-0 lead.

Jackson also has scholarship offers from Arizona, Tulane and Eastern Kentucky.

Vols offer local star Kendall Jackson

Vols offer local star Kendall Jackson.

OAK RIDGE — University of Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt has offered an area high school star.

The Volunteers offered Oak Ridge High School running back Kendall Jackson a scholarship on June 18.

It was his fourth NCAA Division I offer and his first to come from the Southeastern Conference.

A rising junior for the Wildcats, Jackson also has offers from Tulane, Arizona and Eastern Kentucky. His offers have came rolling in since April.

He appeared in two high school games as a freshman and had just two carries as part of a talented crop of Oak Ridge running backs.

As a sophomore, he was ushered into the starting lineup as the Wildcats had two of their top backs graduate.

Jackson shined in his opportunity.

He played in all 12 games for the Wildcats in 2019 and rushed for 914 yards, scored 11 touchdowns – all on 158 carries.

Oak Ridge finished last season with a 6-6 record, playing in Region 3-5A against the likes of Powell, Fulton, Campbell County and Class 5A state semifinalist West High in Knoxville.

Wildcats’ coach Joe Gaddis, a high school legend in the southeast, had high praise for Jackson at a recent high school media day.

“He’s probably the fastest guy on our team and he’s one of the strongest backs that I’ve ever coached,” Gaddis said.