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ASSISTANT COACHES
“Coach Jones is a humble family man
who works his hardest every day to
help us get better on the field and in
the classroom. He came here to help
us win games and he shows it every
day he comes into work.”
– Senior OL Chris Borrayo
“Coach Jones is a really smart coach
who works hard to make us better
both mentally and physically. He does
everything he can to get us in the right
positions during the game.”
– Senior OL Dominic Granado
“We have really improved as an offensive
line and Coach Jones is a huge
reason why. I'm looking forward to all of
bonding together even more and having
a great season.”
– Senior OL Steven Moore
Cal as the offensive line coach at East Carolina (2010-14). The Pirates’ offense
broke multiple school records and consistently ranked among the nation’s offensive
leaders during his tenure in which he produced seven all-conference
offensive linemen.
During his final season at East Carolina in 2014 the Pirates posted an 8-5
record and reached the Birmingham Bowl led by an offense that ranked third in
the nation in passing offense (371.9 ypg), fourth in first downs (378) and fifth
in total offense (533.0 ypg), setting single-season school records and leading
the American Athletic Conference in all three categories. East Carolina was also
22nd nationally in scoring offense (35.8 ppg).
Center Taylor Hudson was a first-team all-conference selection for the Pirates
in 2014, while guard J.T. Boyd and tackle Ike Harris were second-team picks in the
Pirates’ inaugural campaign in the second season of the AAC that formerly operated
as the Big East Conference. The offensive line protected quarterback Shane
Carden, who was the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and ranked
second in the nation with a single-season school-record 4,736 passing yards.
Jones coached three offensive linemen to All-Conference USA honors on a 2013
squad that finished 10-3 overall for the second-most wins in school history and
posted a victory over Ohio in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl. Guard Will Simmons was
a first-team all-conference selection, while guard Jordan Davis was a second-team
pick and tackle Adhem Elsawi an honorable mention choice, with Elsawi also
picking up first-team Capital One Academic All-District 3 honors and a second
consecutive selection to the Conference USA All-Academic squad. The offense
established a single-season school record with a scoring average of 40.2 points
per game that was eighth nationally, as well as then-school marks for first downs
(346, No. 10 NCAA), passing offense (328.1 ypg, No. 11 NCAA) and total offense
(468.2 ypg, No. 25 NCAA) that were eclipsed in 2014. The offensive line also
helped Carden earn Conference USA Most Valuable Player of the Year honors as
he passed for 4,139 yards to give ECU its first 4,000-yard passer in school history.
Simmons (second-team) and Elsawi (honorable mention) both earned All-
Conference USA honors for the first time in 2012 when East Carolina’s offensive
line played a pivotal role in an 8-5 season that culminated with a trip to the R+L
Carriers New Orleans Bowl and allowed Carden to pass for 3,116 yards, which
was the third-most in school history at the time.
Jones coached an offensive line in 2011 that, despite featuring seven players
that made their first collegiate start during the campaign, helped the Pirates
finish 20th nationally in passing offense (286.1 ypg).
In his first season at East Carolina in 2010 that was capped by an appearance
in the Military Bowl, Jones was part of a coaching staff that installed a new spread
scheme and finished the campaign ranked eighth nationally in passing offense
(318.7 ypg), 16th in scoring offense (36.8 ppg) and 25th in total offense (437.6
ypg). Jones coached a trio of returning starters in first-team All-Conference USA
selection Willie Smith, Cory Dowless and D.J. Scott that anchored the offensive
line along with Conference USA All-Freshman pick Grant Harner.
Jones also spent one campaign coaching running backs and tight ends at Sam
Houston State (2009) after two seasons as an offensive assistant at his alma
mater Texas Tech (2007-08), where the Red Raiders led the nation in passing
offense in back-to-back years and rolled up records of 11-2 (2008) and 9-4
(2007) to earn trips to the Cotton Bowl and Gator Bowl, respectively. The 2008
team was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Top 25 and USA Today Poll, while the
2007 squad finished as high as No. 22 in the AP Top 25.
In between his positions as an offensive assistant at Texas Tech and his first
full-time coaching position at Sam Houston State, he was briefly a graduate assistant
on the offensive side of the ball at Oklahoma State in 2008 along with
current Cal offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital.
Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Texas Tech
in 2006, playing for Dykes when the current Cal head coach was the Red Raiders’
co-offensive coordinator (2005-06) during the final two seasons of Dykes’
seven-year stay in Lubbock. Jones started 22 career games at center and earned
honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as a 2005 junior. He was a Rimington
Award candidate as the nation’s top center as a 2006 senior, while adding both
the school’s E.J. Holub Double Tough Award and Most Improved Player honor.
Jones was a first-team All-State choice on both the offensive and defensive
lines as a 2001 senior at McNary High School in Keizer, Ore., helping lead the
Celtics to the state title.
Jones was born in Wichita, Kan., and grew up in Texas prior to moving to Oregon
for his final two years of high school. He is married to the former Latoya Daniels
of Ft. Worth, Texas. The couple has one daughter, Jordyn.
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