European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes sports thursday september 22.1994 j o n is boys Wrea k havoc for a i by Steven wine Coral Gables Fla. A Stop Jones and you be stopped the Miami hurricanes or at least seven of them. The hurricanes have seven players named Jones on their squad which can Lead to confusion for coaches opponents and Broad casters. The toughest thing is on a pass said Sonny Hirsch the hurricanes play by play announcer. " instead of saying it s a pass to Jones i have to say it s a pass to Chris t. Aaron Jones it drives you nuts. It s Tough keeping up with the Joneses Chris t. Jones no. 85, is a senior wide receiver. Chris a Jones no. 84, is a freshman tight end. The sixth ranked hurricanes also Haye cornerback Carlos and Aaron Jones Center . Jones fullback Larry Jones and tailback Trent Jones. The Joneses Hail from Texas Louisi Ana and Tennessee As Well As Florida. None is related. When you say Jones they All turn and look said Charlie Williams who coaches the hurricanes wide receivers. You have to specify they get mad if you Don t. They la say who you talking to ". l Chris t. Says each Jones has a Nick name which reduces confusion. Team mates Call him cobra rather than "Jones.",. Still mix ups Are inevitable partic ular involving Chris t. And Chris c. Sometimes i get his mail Jabris t. Said. I opened it and read ih5ne time when he got a letter from his the hurricanes could use More players named Irvin Maryland and Kosar. But Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones and Jones have plenty of Talent. A couple of them might even play someday for Atlanta Falcons coach june Jones or Dallas cowboys owner Jerry Jones.". Chris t. Jones leads the hurricanes 2 0 with 10 receptions including two for touchdowns. Trent Jones also has a touchdown reception. Carlos Chris c. Chris t. . Larry Jones was the most valuable player in the 1992 Orange bowl. . Jortes anchors a Fine offensive line. Car los Jones is a starting cornerback and has an interception. Aaron Jones is his Back up. Chris a Jones has the potential to become a Star. It s a damned Good group of athletes coach Williams said. In the history of the hurricanes which began with the 1926 season they be had Only 16 Joneses including the current group. Seven on one roster might be an Mcaa record. We Don t have the record for that Mcaa statistician Rick Campbell said. Nonetheless opponents Are concerned about being outnumbered. The hurricanes this week Are Home against no. 17 Washington which has Only three Joneses on its roster but the huskies do have Ikaika Mal Loe a Biriato ovum Opu Seminavage Sean seumae Mostafa Sobhi and yes Mike Smith. Larry Trent no. 3 Florida state which visits Miami on oct. 8, could be in deep trouble. The seminoles have hot a single Jones on their roster. There is concern Florida state sports information director Rob Wilson said except that we be decided to bring Back Marvin revised Gator defense also impresses Lyric Warner a football writer Florida can play defense too. The top ranked gators Are known for their explosive offence which is averaging 58 Points and 546 Yards per game. But As they proved in a 31-0 Victory Over Tennessee their revamped defense is now also a formidable Force. To shut them out on their Home Field is a great accomplishment defensive tackle Ellis Johnson said at Knoxville tenn., saturday after Florida handed Tennessee its first shutout in 13 years. I think we Are on the verge of some maybe even something great. After giving up 21 Points to new mexi co state in their opener the gators held Kentucky to a touchdown then blanked a Tennessee team that had scored 41 Points a week earlier against Georgia. The gators 3-0 shut Down a Tennes i see Rushing attack that averaged almost 300 Yards in its first two games. The volunteers 1-2 gained Only 68 Yards on 44 carries and were tackled be Hind the line of scrimmage 16 times. We had an excellent defensive game plan and Pur players executed it Well coach Steve Spurrier said the big Story was the defense keeping them out of the end that was t the Case last year when Florida gave up 20 Points per game and had the worst pass defense in the South Eastern conference. So Spurrier hired a new defensive coordinator Bob Pruett who scrapped the gators run oriented scheme and strengthened the secondary by adding a defensive Back. Tennessee s three quarterbacks passed for 235 Yards against Florida but most of that came after the game was decided. It was frustrating for everybody be cause we weren t getting anything done said Tennessee tailback James Stewart who was held to 51 Yards after gaining 211 the previous week against Georgia. Tackle Ellis Johnson plays key role on Florida s much improved defensive squad a. Tech a a a i i in g but a p Roba b i e Sta Rte r Blacksburg a. A although Virginia tech quarterback Maurice Deshazo still has a tender left ankle coach Frank Beamer says he s a probable starter for thursday night s big East game against West Virginia. Deshazo expects to Piny and said he s "80 to 85 per cent ready Deshazo sprained his ankle and bruised his thigh when he was tackled on a Blitz in saturday s Victor Over Boston College. After watching Deshazo practice tuesday Beamer upgraded his status from questionable to probable. West Virginia coach Don Nehlen is preparing to de fend against Deshazo who has completed 43 of 75 passes for 584 Yards and three touchdowns. He s a lot of their offence. He s a runner and a passer. That Means you have to protect everybody Nehlen said if Deshazo can t Start for the no. 14 homies Jim Drunken Vniller will take his place Beamer said. When he s been in important situations he s always done Well Beamer said of Drunken Vniller. When we put him in against Boston College he played very Deshazo in t the Only Hokie banged up starting kicker Ryan Williams is nursing a shoulder injury and backup atle Larsen is recuperating from a pulled Groin muscle. Beamer said he would decide later this week who would kick thursday. The injuries come at a time when the offence is still not quite in sync Beamer said. Virginia tech s defense has allowed an average of 188 Yards and is rated just behind Miami in the big East. The offence has averaged 350 Yards and 23 Points putting it in the Middle of the conference. But Beamer said he s making no significant changes to get his offence in gear. The offensive line is getting better each game and this thing will work itself out. We Are very close to being of he said. All we need to do is just make a big play or get in the flow of thursday night s game will be televised by esp an to 2 . Friday and a Victory would give Vir Ginia tech 3-0, 1-0 in the big East a shot at the High est poll ranking in the school s history. Because the game will be televised across the country and has Little Competition from other sporting events Beamer said All the College coaches and pro coaches will be watching. It s a great Opportunity for our foot Ball program if we take advantage of Virginia tech is about where West Virginia was entering last year s game. The mountaineers were ranked 25th then and beat the homies 14-13 in route to an undefeated regular season. West Virginia 1-3,0-1 entered the season expecting. Its Best showing since its 11-1 Mark in 1988, but has Al ready matched the worst Mark it has had after four games in the 14 years Nehlen has coached the mountaineers. The homies Are favored by More than two touch Downs. I would guess our kids Are frustrated Nehlen said tuesday. They be lost three and won one. I Don t sup pose they re having picnics every night. Well be i trouble if they they re already in trouble with losses to Nebraska Rutgers and Maryland to go with a narrow 16-14 Winover Ball state
