Both Jones and strong-side DE Fadol Brown missed practice over the weekend. The Rebs need both guys healthy in time to face FSU.
If Ole Miss is to slow down superstar running back Dalvin Cook in the season opener against Florida State, it will do so by relying on the sturdy interior of its defensive line. Perhaps the most important player of that group is nose tackle D.J. Jones, a 320-pound boulder with a 350-pound power clean and aspirations to be one of the SEC’s breakout stars during his senior season.
Which is why it’s concerning for Rebel fans to hear that Jones sat out Saturday’s practice for what Chuck Rounsaville of Scout.