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Jones sticks with MSU

By | 9:06 AM | February 7, 2013 | Sports

By Brandon Speck NEMS Daily Journal HOUSTON – It was closer than even his mother knew, but Chris Jones is taking his talents to Mississippi State. Houston’s 5-star defensive end ended his highly-scrutinized recruitment Wednesday morning by choosing the Bulldogs over Ole Miss in a signing day ceremony at Houston High School. “To tell you [...]

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SIGNING DAY: Jones and Shumpert pick Mississippi State

By | 9:57 AM | February 6, 2013 | Sports

By NEMS Daily Journal *** 9:29 a.m. – From Daily Journal’s Brandon Speck in Houston (@brandonspeck) Chris Jones’ mom says: ‘Never really close to going to #OleMiss.’ #DJPreps *** 9:21 a.m. – More from Brad Locke on Chris Jones … Chris Jones is sticking with Mississippi State. The five-star defensive end from Houston, Miss., held [...]

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Houston’s Chris Jones careful with social media

By | 8:07 AM | February 2, 2013 | News, Sports

by Brandon Speck NEMS Daily Journal HOUSTON – Chris Jones is a man on the football field. Off of it, he only looks like one. The 6-foot-7, 255-pound recruiting prize out of Houston is a kid, a kid who can’t have a normal life as a high school senior. Most teenagers can tweet and Facebook [...]

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Houston’s Jones hearing from coaches, fans

By | 8:16 AM | January 31, 2013 | Business, Living, News, Sports

By Brandon Speck Daily Journal Sports HOUSTON – Mississippi State and Ole Miss are making their final pitches to Houston 5-star defensive end Chris Jones. Both schools are scheduled to visit him Saturday, four days ahead of national signing day. Jones, an MSU commitment since June, has pumped new life into his recruitment with a [...]

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RECRUITING: Chris Jones says it will be MSU or Ole Miss

By | 8:14 AM | January 30, 2013 | Sports

by Brandon Speck NEMS Daily Journal   HOUSTON – Houston’s 5-star defensive end Chris Jones has been committed to Mississippi State since June. He took an official visit to Ole Miss last weekend. In an interview Tuesday in Houston he talked about his recruiting and what is next. “I’m still committed to Mississippi State. Both [...]

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RECRUITING: Chris Jones visits Oxford

By | 8:32 AM | January 27, 2013 | News

by Parrish Alford NEMS Daily Journal OXFORD – A big recruiting weekend for official visits concludes today at Ole Miss with Rebels coach Hugh Freeze looking to fill out a handful of spots on what continues to shape up as a very promising class. In fact, one of those spots was taken late Friday evening [...]

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Rival schools still pursuing MSU commit Jones

By | 10:04 AM | January 24, 2013 | News, Sports

by Brandon Speck NEMS Daily Journal HOUSTON – Chris Jones is as calm a high school senior as you’ll meet, especially considering the life-changing signature he’ll sign in two weeks. The 6-foot-7, 255-pound 5-star defensive end from Houston has a lot coming at him. Jones committed to Mississippi State in June but since then has [...]

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RECRUITING: Full plate for Hosuton’s Chris Jones

By | 3:57 PM | January 23, 2013 | News, Sports

by Brandon Speck NEMS Daily Journal   HOUSTON — Chris Jones is as calm a high school senior as you’ll meet, especially considering the life-changing signature he’ll sign in two weeks. The 6-foot-7, 255-pound 5-star defensive end recruit from Houston has a lot coming at him. Jones committed to Mississippi State in June but since [...]

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