In a college sports world that has changed around him, Josh Jones has remained put.
It’s become a bit of a family tradition for a Jones to wear No. 14 and play defensive back for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as Josh’s brother Jordan played the same role from 2016-21 while starting 30 games for the Mocs.
The two brothers even spent the 2021 season on the roster together, as Josh was a freshman who wore No. 39, the same number Jordan wore at the beginning of his UTC career.
So Josh has seen almost everything change around him at UTC, and particularly on the roster — which looks absolutely nothing like it did when he first arrived, as the NCAA transfer portal, immediate eligibility rules and the lure of name, image and likeness deals keep players on the move more than ever. The Mocs started preseason camp Thursday in preparation for their 2025 schedule, doing so with more than 50 new faces who weren’t in Chattanooga last season.
For nearly a decade, though, the one constant for UTC has been a Jones on the roster.