1. From 1987 to 1989, Butch Jones was an intern for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, assisting the staff of head coach Ray Perkins.
23 Facts About Butch Jones
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Two years later, Butch Jones took a job as offensive coordinator at Wilkes University, helping to guide the team deep into the Division III playoffs.
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Butch Jones led Ferris State to the top-ranked offense nationally for three straight years.
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In 1998, Butch Jones arrived at Central Michigan, where he coached tight ends for one year, running backs for two more, and was the offensive playcaller from 2002 to 2004.
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Butch Jones left the school in 2005 to work for Rich Rodriguez and coach wide receivers at West Virginia University, helping the school reach back-to-back top 10 seasons.
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Butch Jones returned to Central Michigan as head coach in 2007.
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Butch Jones guided CMU to the MAC title at Ford Field in Detroit against Miami, and led the team to its second consecutive Motor City Bowl.
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Butch Jones was only the ninth football coach in Mid-American Conference history to win the championship in his first season.
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On December 16,2009, Butch Jones was named as the head coach at the University of Cincinnati.
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Butch Jones replaced Brian Kelly, who left to become the head coach at Notre Dame.
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Twenty days prior to the bowl game, on December 7,2012, Butch Jones announced to the team that he would be resigning to accept the job as head coach at the University of Tennessee, after declining offers from Colorado, Purdue, and others.
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Butch Jones was required to pay $1.4 million to buy out his Cincinnati contract extension, signed on January 23,2012, that went through the 2017 season.
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On December 7,2012, Butch Jones was hired as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers.
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On October 19,2013, Butch Jones led the Vols to a win over No 11 South Carolina Gamecocks at Neyland Stadium.
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On January 2,2015, Butch Jones led Tennessee to their first bowl win since 2007, in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
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In 2017, Butch Jones's team saw a significant turnover of starting players, and the results were not positive.
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Butch Jones was fired from his position as head coach on November 12,2017.
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Butch Jones became the second coach in the SEC to be fired mid-season during 2017, after Jim McElwain had been fired from Florida two weeks prior.
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Butch Jones's replacement was interim head coach Brady Hoke, who had worked as the assistant head coach and defensive line coach during the 2017 season.
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On December 10,2018, it was reported that Butch Jones agreed to join the Maryland Terrapins, under new head football coach Mike Locksley, as associate head coach and tight ends coach.
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In mid-January 2019, it was reported that Butch Jones would remain at Alabama.
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Butch Jones became the special assistant to the head coach in February 2020.
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On December 12,2020, Butch Jones was hired to become the 34th head coach at Arkansas State University, replacing Blake Anderson, who left Arkansas State to become the head coach at Utah State University.