Gannon University Athletics

Jones erupted for a career-high 218 rushing yards and one touchdown during the Gannon football team's come-from-behind 36-33 victory at Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) member Lake Erie. The redshirt senior added a 15-yard touchdown reception to give him 233 all-purpose yards and two scores. The performance surpassed his previous career-high by 35 yards and finished as the fifth-highest single-game rushing total in school history. Jones jumped into Gannon's all-time top 10 in rushing and moved all the way to ninth place with 1,453 career rushing yards. He helped Gannon take a 7-0 lead on its first possession of the season with a nine-yard touchdown run 3:39 into the game and had a 15-yard touchdown reception that pushed Gannon into the lead at 20-14 with 3:08 left in the third quarter. He was steady throughout the game, rushing for 74 yards during the first half before exploding for 144 yards during the second half with 73 yards in the third quarter and 71 yards in the final frame.