Tennessee safety Janzen Jackson reinstated to team after attempted robbery charges dropped

Vols safety Janzen Jackson reinstated to team

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin says freshman safety Janzen Jackson will be allowed to return to team activities immediately and will start Saturday at Kentucky.

Jackson was arrested and charged with three counts of attempted aggravated robbery on Nov. 12 at a convenience store near Tennessee’s Knoxville campus. Jackson’s teammates, Nu’Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards, also were arrested.

Prosecutors dropped all charges against Jackson after determining he did not know about the robbery beforehand and did not know anything happened until after the trio left the store.

Richardson and Edwards are still facing three charges of attempted armed robbery. Kiffin dismissed them from the team Nov. 16.