The Sunday Sampler 2011 – Miami

Perry Jones

There’s an old saying about “keeping up with the Joneses” where the gist is the desire to match your neighbors’ success. For the Virginia football team, the meaning is much more positive. After all, it’s good for anyone in the program to try to keep up with junior captain Perry Jones . From his work ethic to his leadership to his on-field abilities, the Hoos are better because he’s wearing orange and blue.

Virginia coach Mike London repeatedly notes how hard Jones works. He talks about Jones being alone on the practice fields in the summer, his drive in the weight room, and his motivation to improve. London says those things rub off on the other Cavaliers too where eventually Jones no longer puts in work alone because his teammates want to match the effort.

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