Trayce Jackson-Davis is an All-American and Indiana basketball’s third-leading career scorer. And this weekend, he’s rooting against the Hoosiers.
National champion Indiana football opens its season against North Texas — whose quarterback just happens to be very close to Jackson-Davis.
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Little brother Tayven Jackson was named the Mean Green’s QB1 last week.
“I’m definitely gonna be repping the Mean Green with my brother. It’s always family first,” Jackson-Davis said on Sam Acho’s podcast. “I have no hate against Indiana by any means, but it’s definitely gonna be a Mean Green show, and I’ll be there front and center, cheering him on.”
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Both Jacksons played for Center Grove High School, with Trayce earning Mr. Basketball honors in 2019 and Tayven playing for Class 6A championship football team in 2021.
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Tayven Jackson played for Tennessee in 2022, IU in ’23-24, and UCF in ’25. He has thrown for 3,451 career yards, 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Ex-IU basketball star on opposite side for football opener: ‘No hate against Indiana’
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