The running back situation at Utah right now is interesting, to say the least. Thomas was benched in the first half last week but retains his pole position in the depth chart. Glover has leapfrogged Bernard, and Jackson is being thrown into the mix.
“I found my joy again,” Jackson said Monday. “I’m just going to leave it that.”
“It’s been a few years, but he’s had that experience in the position and the workload as a full-time starter at that position,” coach Kyle Whittingham said. “So I don’t know if it’s like riding a bike, but he’ll draw upon that.” Additionally, running backs coach Quinton Ganther said, Jackson will need to learn how to see the game a different way.
Jackson said his quarterback brain gives him a sizable advantage when switching positions because there is “a lot of stuff that running backs don’t see that I see.”“He’s an athlete,” tight end Dalton Kincaid said. “You could put him anywhere on the field.”