Ohio State Overview: Hayden Jester was a preferred walk-on to the Ohio State football team in the fall of 2016 … he spent three years with the program but gave up playing the sport because of injury and became a student coach in the winter of 2019 … he is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree who is exploring majors in the management and industry area.
More on Hayden: Jester, along with Ohio State punter Dru Chrisman, played on two state championship football teams for La Salle – both titles won in Ohio Stadium – playing for coach Jim Hilvert in 2015 and Nate Moore in 2014 … 13-2 La Salle defeated Massillon Perry in the Division II state final in 2015 after defeating Nordonia in the 2014 title game … as a senior, Jester was selected to the all-Greater Catholic League team and was an Associated Press all-district selection that year … he had 106 tackles, including five quarterback sacks.
