Jason Jones is in his first year as the recruiting and operations assistant and fourth year working with the football program at Southern Miss. He assists with all aspects of the day-to-day operation of the football office, as well as handling various responsibilities with recruiting.

He assists with the day-to-day administrative operation associated with the recruiting process, including written correspondence, unofficial and official on-campus visits, maintenance of the video recruiting library, the organization of camps and clinics and gives administrative support to the coaching staff. He also handles multiple office functions and game-day duties for the Assistant Director of Athletics for Football Operations and assists him with in-house operations.

Jones served as a student assistant for football operations for three years. He assisted with the day-to-day operation of the Golden Eagle football office, camps and clinics, game-day operations, on-campus recruiting weekends, team travel and bowl preparation.

Jones, a native of Petal, Miss. , earned his bachelor's degree from Southern Miss in sport administration in 2002 and his master's degree in sport administration in 2004. He is the son of David and Gail Jones.