of the Sunbelt Conference. Jones led South Alabama to a 23–4 record in his first three seasons at South Alabama as Division-I FCS independent. After initially struggling after moving to the Sun Belt Conference with a 2–11 record in 2012, the team has since improved and posted a winning record against in-conference competition. The 2014 season saw South Alabama selected to the 2014 Camellia Bowl, their first bowl game which they lost to Bowling Green 33–28. On November 20, 2017, Jones announced he would resign from his position as head coach following the 2017 season. On February 22, 2018 news broke that Jones had been hired as Special Teams Coordinator at Mississippi State University. Honors In 2011, Jones was chosen to be inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame. Head coaching record College References External links South Alabama Jaguars bio 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama Players of American football from Alabama American football wide receivers Alabama Crimson Tide football players Birmingham Stallions players Atlanta Falcons players Coaches of American football from Alabama High school football coaches in Alabama Birmingham–Southern Panthers football coaches South Alabama Jaguars football coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches