2026 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 27
Jack Fries
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- LaSalle
- Major:
- Business Analytics & Finance
- Position:
- LB
2025: Appeared in eight games, making seven starts…recorded 54 total tackles, including three for a loss and 25 solo stops…recorded first career interception against UMass (Nov. 18)...Made career high 11 tackles against Western Michigan (Nov. 11)...Earned Academic All-MAC Honors. Â
2024: Played in 14 games… Recorded nine tackles including seven solo tackles… Earned Academic All-MAC Honors.
2023: Did not play.
2022: Redshirted.
2024: Played in 14 games… Recorded nine tackles including seven solo tackles… Earned Academic All-MAC Honors.
2023: Did not play.
2022: Redshirted.
Prior to Ohio: Two-year varsity letter win in football at LaSalle High School… Also played baseball for two years… He graduated in the top five of his graduating class… Member of the National Honors Society… Won the Lancer Award… That’s My Boy Award participant… Co-founder of the LaSalle High School clothing drive… Football team captain in 2021… Won state in 2019.Â
Personal: Born March 13, 2004… Son of Paul and Katie Fries… Has one sister, Claire… Favorite Athlete is Joe Burrow… Favorite teams are the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds… Hobbies include fishing and golfing.
2026 Ohio Football Spring Game Press Conference
Tuesday, May 05
2026 Ohio Football: Meet Coach Conard
Monday, April 06
2026 Ohio Football Spring Practice Opening Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24
2026 Ohio Football Head Coach John Hauser Introductory Press Conference
Friday, January 09






































































































