Emmett Jones

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Emmett Jones
Current position
TitleWide receivers coach, passing game coordinator
TeamTexas Tech
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Alma materNorth Texas
Playing career
1993–1995Texas Tech
1996UTEP
Position(s)Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2004Seagoville HS (TX) (assistant)
2005Dallas Lincoln HS (TX) (assistant)
2006–2013Skyline HS (TX) (OC)
2012–2014South Oak Cliff HS (TX)
2015Texas Tech (player dev.)
2016–2018Texas Tech (WR)
2019Kansas (WR)
2020–2021Kansas (WR/PGC)
2022–presentTexas Tech (WR/PGC)
Head coaching record
Overall30–8

Emmett Jones is an American football coach who is the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at the Texas Tech University. He was previously the wide receivers coach for the Kansas Jayhawks football team. Jones was named wide receivers coach on December 6, 2021, joining Joey McGuire in his first season as head coach.

Coaching career[]

High school[]

Jones began his coaching career at his alma mater, Seagoville High School in 2001 where he stayed until 2004. In 2005 he became a part of the staff at Dallas's Lincoln High School. In 2006 Jones went to work at Dallas's Skyline High School, where he stayed for seven seasons. He began his tenure there as the team's wide receivers coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator. He then had his first head coaching opportunity at South Oak Cliff High School. He spent three seasons as the team’s head coach. Under his tutelage the Golden Bears had the record of 30–8, advancing deep in the Class 4A and 5A playoffs in each of his three seasons.

Texas Tech (first stint)[]

Jones joined the college coaching ranks at Texas Tech in 2015 as the Director of Player Development.[1] Kliff Kingsbury promoted him to wide receivers coach in 2016 a position he held until 2018.[2]

Kansas[]

From 2019 Jones was the wide receivers coach at Kansas before getting promoted to passing game coordinator for the 2020 and 2021 season.[3][4][5] After the firing of Les Miles, Jones served as Kansas's interim head coach throughout its 2021 spring practices up until Lance Leipold was hired.[6][7]

Texas Tech (second stint)[]

In December 2021 it was announced that Jones would return to Texas Tech for the 2022 season as the team’s passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach under Joey McGuire.[8][9]

Personal life[]

Jones and his wife, Marlo, are the parents to two children, Emily and Emmett Jr.

References[]

  1. ^ "Emmett Jones and His Impact on Texas Tech Football". Wreck'Em Red. March 26, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech football: Not retaining WR coach Emmett Jones is a mistake". Wreck'Em Red. 2018-12-04. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Galloway, Matt. "Les Miles selects ex-TTU assistant Emmett Jones to coach KU football wideouts". Hays Daily News. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "KU hires former Texas Tech assistant Emmett Jones as WR coach".
  5. ^ Smith, Benton (May 5, 2021). "Report: Emmett Jones, other assistants to stay with KU football". KUsports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kansas Football Names Emmett Jones Interim Head Coach". KUAthletics.com. March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Galloway, Matt. "Emmett Jones leaning on authenticity amid KU football coaching search". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Guskey, Jordan. "Kansas football wide receivers coach Emmett Jones takes position at Texas Tech". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Kansas football wide receivers coach Emmett Jones takes position at Texas Tech". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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