Official Site of the Hoosiers · Feb 3, 2020
Jones Seeks to Bring Winning Edge
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Jason Jones gets it, what it takes to win at the major college football level, how to get the most out of those he coaches.
Indiana is set to reap the reward.
Jones is the Hoosiers' new safeties coach because he brings all the experience and intangibles you'd expect from a guy who has coached in 14 bowls during his 17 college seasons (including 8 years in the SEC and 5 in the Big 12), who has directed four Jim Thorpe Award semifinalists and a Bronko Nagurski Award finalist, and who was once a two-year starter for powerhouse Alabama.
Another plus -- Jones worked with IU head coach Tom Allen for a couple of years at Mississippi, and familiarity breeds this: