When Tremaine Jackson arrived at Prairie View A&M for his newest head coaching position, he came with a dream. After two successful stints at Colorado Mesa Mavericks—where he led the team to an overall 10-3 record, a win over Top-5 opponent Colorado School of Mines—and Valdosta State, PVAMU was not just his next job. It was a promise to himself for reaching new heights. “The SWAC West isn’t our goal. It’s the SWAC title,” he had proclaimed just last month. And going by his latest recruiting win, looks like Jackson has already started making strides toward his goal.

Just hours ago, HBCU Gameday‘s official Instagram page shared an ambitious update. After months of speculation, back and forth, and applying every trick in the book, a fresh-faced three-star running back decided to commit to Jackson’s arsenal over the likes of Arizona, Kansas, Kansas State, North Texas, Rice, Texas State, Tulsa, UNLV, UTSA, and the last season playoff-qualified SMU. So clearly, this was not just a commitment, but a cultural shift, and a statement that HBCU shouldn’t be taken lightly anymore. Perhaps, that’s exactly what Nicholas Tramble also meant when he celebrated the newest chapter of his life with, “H-Town we home baby,” on social media.

Coming out of Aldine Davis High School, the 5-foot-8, 165-pound star, as per 247Sports Composite, is reportedly at No. 120 nationally, and No. 247 as an overall player in Texas. Additionally, he’s also the fourth-highest-ranked commitment in program history. Notably, during a dominant junior season, the 2026 prospect turned heads by leading his district in rushing yards, thereby picking up the first-team All-District honors. As per reports, the youngster also finished with 1,200 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns, while posting 6.2 yards per carry on average, and close to 100 rushing yards per game. What’s more?

During his freshman year, Tramble earned a second-team All-District honors—this time, after running for 675 yards on 65 carries (10.4 yards per carry), while scoring 10 touchdowns. And in three seasons overall, the running back posted 2,478 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns, while pulling off over 3,000 all-purpose yards (above 100 all-purpose yards per game each year on average). Looking at all this, it was only natural for HBCU Gameday to proclaim, “This is a MASSIVE in-state win for new PVAMU head coach Tremaine Jackson and a huge moment for the HBCU football movement. ✊🏾🏈”

Indeed, landing Tramble is a statement after Cypress High School’s 2-star William Blaylock II’s commitment, especially with Jackson’s critical view of the current recruitment trends.

“We don’t wine and dine guys in recruiting. We give it you straight up because I don’t have time to de-recruit you. You’re not going to catch me on Twitter with my hat backward and dancing on the 360 with guys. Brian Kelly did that, and he ain’t won a championship yet,” Jackson had said.

Well, looks like confidence is in no dearth for the HC. Will he be able to carry the same momentum forward? Only time will tell.