Orange defensive tackle
Arthur Jones will return to Syracuse for his senior season. A 2008 All-BIG EAST First Team selection, Jones ranks sixth on the Orange record list for tackles for loss (31.5) and 13th on the career list for tackles by a defensive lineman (125).
"I want to finish what I started and leave Syracuse a winner," Jones said. "It is about this program and getting it turned around. We have a great team coming back. I really believe we can get this going in the right direction."
A native of Endicott, N.Y., Jones recorded 60 tackles, including 13 for a loss of yards, and had a fumble recovery, as a junior in 2008. At Notre Dame, he finished with 4.0 tackles for loss, tying his career best, and a personal-best 15 tackles, in Syracuse's 24-23 victory. The effort earned Jones an ESPN College GameDay 'Helmet Sticker' and the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week award.
"I just signed my first recruit," said head coach Doug Marrone. "My goal when I arrived was to make sure the juniors wanted to be part of this plan to win. My plan is not to rebuild. My plan is to win. The only way we will win is to reach the players here on campus. We are not going to win this coming season with the first recruiting class, we are going to do that with the players who are here in this program."