Longtime assistant Keith Jones is no longer a member of the Navy football coaching staff, The Capital has learned. It is unclear whether Jones, who coached in Monday's Military Bowl, resigned voluntarily or was fired.
Jones has been a member of the Navy coaching staff for 14 years, spending the last seven seasons working with the secondary. He also coached outside linebackers for seven seasons.
Jones is a 34-year veteran of college coaching, having begun his career as a graduate assistant at South Carolina State. The 61-year-old also served stints at North Carolina A&T (1980), Murray State (1981-86), Virginia Tech (1987-1993), North Carolina A&T (1996) and The Citadel (2000).