Jones returning to Spartans
(Last updated: 01/13/10 5:57pm)Greg Jones will return to the MSU foootball team for his senior season, the junior linebacker announced Wednesday at head coach Mark Dantonio’s year-end press conference.
Jones had until Friday to make his decision.
Jones was a consensus 2009 First-Team All-American, and also was named the College Football Performance Awards’ Linebacker of the Year.
The media’s choice for 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Jones’ 154 tackles led the conference and ranked third nationally. He also finished with 14 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks, both of which led the Spartans.
Jones has led MSU in tackles all three seasons, improving his total each year. As a sophomore in 2008, he finished with 127 tackles and was named First-Team All-Big Ten by conference coaches, becoming the first Spartan linebacker to earn the honor since 2001. As a freshman, Jones started all 13 games, finishing with 78 tackles to earn Freshman All-American accolades from numerous publications.
Entering his senior season Jones has 359 career tackles, eighth most in program history.
Originally Published: 01/13/10 1:37pm
chris
01/13/10 2:13pmthank christ
Anonymous
01/13/10 2:22pmGreat. I was hoping he would stay. Hopefully he can help improve the team’s defense for next season.
JJ
01/13/10 2:53pmhe’s my favorite foootball player….
LOL
Darko
01/13/10 3:15pmYour post wasn’t funny. So… why the “LOL”?
What an IDIOT.
GREG JONES!
01/13/10 8:05pmyour the man.
bo
01/13/10 10:17pmmsu football needs alot more greg jones. i hope he has a monster senior season. GO GREEN
Jason B
01/14/10 8:15amJones is a beast against the run. He was also all over the field making tackles against TT and their high passing offense. I’m so glad he’s coming back!