MURFREESBORO - If anyone on the Middle Tennessee football team has a reason to be angry, it is stellar offensive lineman
As a youngster growing up in the inner city of Chicago, Jones witnessed strive, struggles and tragedy. He witnessed it, but was never subjected to it.
Jones' mother, Lateasha Hopson, made sure he would overcome a culture of violence by steering him in different directions.
"Growing up it was rough and I saw a lot of different things, bad things, but I had family that kept me out of it," Jones said.