After Oneonta (Ala.) High football coach Don Jacobs, who coached Georgia Tech safety Jalen Johnson, spoke Thursday with the AJC about his arrest on a charge for simple battery and the resulting suspension, Jacobs' wife Jodie was spurred to act.
Jodie Jacobs wrote to the AJC to volunteer her thoughts and strong defense of Johnson, who along with safety Christian Campbell has been suspended from playing in games pending the school’s Office of Student Integrity into an altercation at a fraternity party on Sunday.
Jacobs’ e-mail:
“He is one that always says, ‘Yes, ma’am’ and ‘No, sir.’ He is one that has NEVER been in any kind of trouble. He is a college athlete who always makes it a point to visit my little one when he is home, and she loves him! He is a young man that would make you proud to call him your former player, your nephew, friend or son. Matter of fact, there’s a town full of us that would line up to tell you about the Jalen that we know. We believe in Jalen and believe that the facts surrounding this night will surface.”
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