CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina has named 20-year veteran Jason Jones its new cornerbacks coach, Head Coach Mack Brown announced on Monday. Jones has spent his entire career coaching the secondary and also brings six years of defensive coordinator experience to Chapel Hill. He is reunited at UNC with his former defensive coordinator at Indiana Charlton Warren.
During his career, Jones has coached nine first-team all-conference honorees and 20 all-league selections. He's mentored four Jim Thorpe Award semifinalists and a Bronko Nagurksi Award finalist. Jones has been on the staff of five conference championship teams and has coached in 14 bowl games, including two New Year's Six games and a Fiesta Bowl championship.