Cal's DeSean Jackson

As part of an on-going series throughout the fall, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame follows the graduates of its Play It Smart program as they make their mark on the college gridiron. The Oct. 9 report includes performances by the following Play It Smart graduates: Ohio State’s Ted Ginn and Antonio Pittman, LSU’s Craig Davis, Cal’s DeSean Jackson, Iowa’s Dominique Douglas, Missouri’s William Franklin, Minnesota’s Amir Pinnix, Penn State’s Jay Alford, NC State’s Garland Heath, Syracuse’s Dowayne Davis and South Carolina’s Cory Boyd.

Ted Ginn (Glenville HS, Cleveland, OH) caught a career-high 10 passes for 122 yards. His 57-yard score was the junior's 18th career play covering at least 50 yards. Also leading the way in the Buckeyes 35-7 win vs. Bowling Green was RB Antonio Pittman (Buchtel HS, Akron, OH) who carried 13 times for 61 yards, and scored on two 8-yard runs. Ohio State stretched the nation's longest winning streak to 13 in a row.

Craig Davis (O. Perry Walker HS, New Orleans, LA) led LSU with 8 receptions for 85 yards in their 23-10 loss to Florida in the swamp.

DeSean Jackson (Long Beach Poly HS, Long Beach, CA) led No. 16 Cal to a 45-24 victory over 11th-ranked Oregon on Saturday night. Jackson caught a 36-yard touchdown pass and returned a punt 65 yards on one of the most electrifying plays of the season for another score. In total, Jackson touched the ball 6 times for 162 all-purpose yards.

Freshman Dominique Douglas (Murray-Wright HS, Detroit, MI) continued his impressive play in Iowa’s 47-17 victory over Purdue. Douglas posted a career best 90 receiving yards on 4 catches.

William Franklin (Vashon HS, St. Louis, MO) paced Missouri’s well balanced offense with 5 receptions totaling 90 yards in the Tigers’ 38-21 defeat of Texas Tech.

Amir Pinnix (Shabazz HS, Newark, NJ) accounted for 98 all-purpose yards and 2 TD’s in Minnesota’s 28- 27 OT loss to Penn State. On the opposing side of the ball, Jay Alford (Orange HS, Orange, NJ) had an impressive game for the Nittany Lions. The senior recorded 7 tackles, 3 Tackles for Loss, and 1.5 sacks.

In Thursday night’s ACC match up between Florida State and NC State, Senior Garland Heath (Glades Central HS, Belle Glade, FL) played a strong defensive game recording 6 tackles and forcing a fumble leading the Wolfpack in a 24-20 upset over the ‘Noles.

Dowayne Davis (Columbus HS, Bronx, NY) led the Syracuse defense with 9 tackles and a forced fumble in their 21-11 loss to Pittsburgh.

Cory Boyd (Orange HS, Orange, NJ) posted 174 all-purpose yards and a touchdown in South Carolina’s 24-17 win over Kentucky.

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