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St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.) star RB/ILB Rashawn Jackson made an unexpected official visit to the University of Nebraska this past weekend. Jackson had originally stated that he would cancel the trip after he committed to UVa.

“The first thing I want to say is that Nebraska was a wonderful place,” Jackson said. “I decided to go to Nebraska when I started hearing about UVa looking at other tailbacks. I felt I would visit Nebraska and give them a chance. They’ve been recruiting me from the very beginning and I thought they deserved it.”

Does Jackson still consider himself a commitment to UVa?

“Yeah I do, but before I committed they told me different things,” Jackson said. “They said they were only going to take one running back and they would take the first to commit. I could see UVa calling me up and telling me they had gotten another commitment. So I decided to make the decision. I just wish they had told me from the beginning. Nebraska has Marlon Lucky committed…I just wish UVa would have been more upfront.

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