South Oak Cliff's Emmett Jones joins Texas Tech staff

[Harry]

Texas Tech has added South Oak Cliff football coach Emmett Jones to its staff. Jones made his decision official on Friday afternoon.

Jones (a 1993 Seagoville graduate) is considered a rising star in the Dallas ISD coaching ranks. He's led South Oak Cliff to state playoff prominence the last three seasons after a stint at Skyline as Reggie Samples offensive coordinator.

Jones is expected to join Tech's staff as early as next week. Tech is following a huge trend among high-ranking college to dip into the Texas high school football coaching ranks. SMU named former Lake Travis, Stephenville and Bay City coach Chad Morris as its head coach and Morris in turn hired multiple high school coaches including Claude Mathis from DeSoto and Mark Smith from Hurst L.D. Bell. Morris had been offensive coordinator at Clemson.

Read more: http://www.wfaa.com/story/sports/2015/01/30/south-oak-cliff-emmett-jones-expected-to-make-texas-tech-move/22606191/

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SMU is a high ranking college?

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SMU is a high ranking college?

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UNT Graduate

[Harry]

Jones, a graduate of Seagoville and North Texas, had spent his entire 13-year coaching career in the Dallas Independent School District until his Friday announcement that he is leaving for Texas Tech.