Ohio State Defensive End Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Available Against Illinois

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Email this Article Share on Reddit Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Ohio State should again have its full complement of starters when it faces Illinois on the road Saturday.

Starting defensive end Kenyatta Jackson Jr. will return for Ohio State after suffering an upper-body stinger against Minnesota last week, Ryan Day confirmed at the Buckeyes' hotel arrival on Friday.

“Kenyatta's here, so he'll be available and ready to roll,” Day told reporters.

Jackson went down against Minnesota following a big first-quarter hit to quarterback Drake Lindsey that forced an incompletion, staying on the ground for a while before being escorted off the field by the Ohio State training staff. He…